SONY VAIO Laptops Nseries

SONY VAIO NSERIES

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The Sony VAIO N series is the latest one bye ths SONY corporation. The VAIO N is a 15.4” widescreen notebook that can actually called a budget level notebook. The VAIO N is for the consumers who want a stylish and suitably powerful laptop just for around the home.


The model being reviewed here is specifically the Sony VAIO VGN-N130G/B and has the following specicifications:

* Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Core Duo T2050
* Screen: 15.4-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD with XBRITE-ECO technology (glossy display)
* Hard Drive: 80 GB hard drive, 5400 RPM
* Color: Grey and Black
* Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB max) 533MHz
* Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB of shared RAM)
* Optical Drive: multi-format/dual-layer DVD/CD burner
* Wireless: Intel 3945abg card (802.11a/b/g), 10/100 Ethernet
* OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005--Windows Vista capable and Windows Vista Premium ready
* Size: 10.5 inches x 14.4 inches x 1.6 inches (L x W x H)
* Weight: 6.8 pounds

* Ports:

o Two USB 2.0 ports
o FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link)
o ExpressCard/34 slot
o VGA monitor out
o S-Video out
o Stereo headphones/speakers/line-out
o Microphone/line-in
o Memory Stick reader (compatible with Memory Stick PRO and PRO DUO with MagicGate functionality)
o SD Card reader slot


Processor and Performance :

The VAIO N was not made for gaming or tearing through 3D rendering work, so it is not using the most current Intel Core 2 Duo processor or a dedicated graphics card. Rather, it is using Intel integrated graphics and the Intel Core Duo processor that was released earlier in 2006. For the laptops purpose, this is just fine. The VAIO N is meant as a machine to have around the house, likely for checking the email, looking up some websites or to see dvd movies in your home. And for these tasks the Core Duo processor is more than enough.

Screen :

The screens on Sony laptops has been good. The VAIO has an XBrite screen, meaning it is a glossy type, so colors are bold and vibrant but you do get reflection off of the screen when the background is dark and you have overhead lights.
The LCD is also nice and bright, which is excellent for ease of viewing.So you can adjust this on a level of 0 to 8.
The horizontal viewing angles of the screen are really good while the vertical angles of viewing are not so good, which is typical of any laptop.

Input and Output Ports

The VAIO N keeps its clean looks by arranging all the ports to the right side of the notebook.I think for home users with basic needs this laptop offers the essential ports though. It is having just two USB 2.0 ports .

Wireless

The VAIO N includes the Intel 3945abg wireless chipset,which allows you to connect to 802.11 a/b/g wireless access points.It offers a reliable and strong wireless connection from up to 200 feet away. There is no integrated Bluetooth option for the VAIO N.

Audio

The VAIO N offers two speakers for stereo sound. The volume is pretty good on the VAIO N, the sound quality is just okay. You'll get a bit of a tinny sound as you do from many notebook speakers. I'd say they're about average and if you want crisp and loud sound, use a pair of external speakers or headphones.

Software

Sony includes some useful and a lot of not so useful software with the VAIO C.

* Click to DVD - Sony DVD Creation software
* DVgate Plus - Sony Digital Video editing software
* Trial Versions of Sony popular games (Bewitched, Jeopardy!, Da Vinci Code, Wheel of Fortune)
* DISCover My Games application
* Microsoft Works 8.5
* 60-Day Trial Version of MicrosoftOffice 2003
* Norton Internet Security 60-Day Trial
* Napster
* TrendMicro Anti-Spyware 30-Day Trial
* A bunch of AOL Software (AOL Explorer Browser, AOL High Speed trial, AOL 5GB storage , AIM, AOL Video, AOL Desktop Search, AOL Music)

Conclusion

The price of under Rs46,000/- .The VAIO N offers a really nice screen and an appealing, basic, design. The build quality is decent and the power you get from the Core Duo processor enough for Office related tasks and for smaller games. The VAIO N can't be configured with a Core 2 Duo processor or dedicated graphics, so it's obviously not a notebook intended for power users, but for a laptop to be used around the home . I wouldn't recommend it as a portable notebook to carry around a ton though, it's not built well enough for that and it is a little heavy one.