The 7,rpm, GB hard drive booted Windows 7 Home Premium bit in 56 seconds, which is just a tad faster than the category average of59 seconds and 5 seconds better than the Satellite L That's a rate of This is a bit faster than the Satellite L's 1 minute and 12 seconds.
The category average is 52 seconds, but many of the systems that contributed toward that average have faster CPUs or four cores. When we played World of Warcraft at x resolution, the VAIO E managed a smooth-as-butter 60 frames per second, 15 frames better than the category average of 45 fps and nearly double that of the Satellite L 31 fps.
When we bumped the resolution up to x with high detail, the E Series' frame rate dropped to a still-playable 25 fps, on par with the category average of 26 fps, but far ahead of the Satellite L 10 fps. At x resolution, the notebook achieved a strong frame rate of 47 fps, far better than the category average of 32 fps, the 11 fps offered by the Satellite L, and the 22 fps provided by the ASUS UL50VF. At x resolution, the frame rate dropped to an unplayable 18 fps, but that was still better than the category average of 17 fps.
With a This is 45 minutes less than the category average of , and 23 minutes less than the Toshiba Satellite L These scores were similar to those provided by the Satellite L Sony tells us that a x resolution screen configuration of the VAIO E will be available soon, but right now you're stuck with the standard x display, even if you're playing high def Blu-ray discs.
Is it a deal killer? The E17 already lacks a touch screen, so the touch pad takes on greater importance. You can access Charms and flip between tile and old-school Windows 8 using physical buttons or by pointing the touch pad at the top of the screen, but the point is that this touch pad isn't all that fun to use.
The big, crisp display is a bright spot. The EX comes standard with a 1,x1,pixel resolution, and off-axis viewing angles are very good. Whether watching Blu-rays I looked at "Sucker Punch" , streaming video, or playing games, this Vaio reproduces vibrant color.
Stereo speakers above the keyboard are also loud and have decent definition, enough to make a movie feel alive. The Vaio EX comes preloaded with a bunch of software: some of it Windows 8 app demoware, the rest of it being largely a suite of Sony media software Sony Imagination Studio that amounts to a nice value. This Vaio also has Bluetooth 4. The 2. There are several other pricing configurations as well, if you choose to customize. However, in our benchmark tests, neither the quad-core CPU or AMD graphics performed up to snuff when compared with recent high-end competitors.
Particularly in terms of gaming, the E17 was sluggish, even with the highest-end AMD graphics configuration. The notebook notched a score of 5, on the synthetic 3DMark06 benchmark. That's points above the 5, mainstream category average. When we ran the "World of Warcraft" test, the E15 delivered a frame rate of 56 fps on Good at x p, placing it slightly above the 50 fps category average.
When we cranked the game to maximum, the frame rate dropped to 23 fps, a tad short of the 26 mainstream average. That's 54 minutes less than the category average.
Sony packages the VAIO E15 with a robust suite of programs for professional-grade multimedia creation and editing. Acid Music Studio 8 enables multitrack and MIDI recording and works best with loop-based music creation so you can create your own Girl Talk-inspired jams.
Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 enables pro-level editing and mastering of audio files. One of those goes to PlayMemories Home, which enables users to edit and organize images and photos in one, easy-to-access location.
Images and videos in PlayMemories Home can be accessed across devices and shared with friends via PlayMemories Online, an online storage account that offers 5GB of free storage. Using the webcam, users simply hold their hands in front of the webcam and swipe left, right, up and down for Back, Forward, Pause and Play, respectively.
Due to the webcam's narrow field of vision, we met with failure more often than not when we attempted to change a song or image.
After numerous tries, our wrist became sore and we switched back to the touchpad. In fact, the bundled software on the E15 might be worth the price of admission in and of itself for those who know how to use it.
It's good to see a Sony VAIO laptop that the average person can afford and we have to say that, even if it's not especially pretty, the this E Series laptop certainly gets the job done.
All in all, this is a good, if unremarkable, mid-level laptop from Sony, especially if you value the VAIO brand. Expert Reviews. Sony basically provides a good multimedia notebook with its But it faces a considerable devaluation due to numerous flaws and shortcomings.
Engadget Reader. August 31, The E series is by far my favorite from Sony, its durable, the display can be increased x, the design is unique that it lets you add keyboard skins for color, expanding RAM or changing the hard drive is simple and easy, and the noise is minimal.
The downside to this laptop would be the weight and the battery life, depending on what program your playing, the battery can drop from 3 hours to 1 hour and 15 if playing resource heavy software. December 5, I got this before entering college and am still using it my senior year.
It still runs perfectly--it's fast and doesn't give me any problems. The display is nice. The main downsides to this computer are the battery life and the size. I can only go about 2. And I bring my laptop to class most of the time so I put it in my backpack and it's pretty heavy. Other than that, this computer is still working wonders four years later and I'm very happy with it. October 20, The fan is really, really noisy!!! Otherwise, for the money it's a great laptop.
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