The nice thing about this Sony model is that it doesn’t have a lot of junky frills on it. It is a clean looking design that is stylish, too. The screen is very bright, yet you don’t get a lot of glare. The speed and performance is okay — nothing to brag about, but for the price it’s not bad. The battery is good for probably around four hours. That’s enough to watch a movie if you’re on a plane flight, but again — nothing to write home about.

On the downside, this laptop uses an older Intel Core Duo processor. This processor comes with integrated graphics, which means that the performance is not to be that great. But again, you’re not paying a lot of money, relatively speaking, or this laptop. If you’re going to install Windows Vista on this machine you’re going to want to upgrade the memory.

Overall, this model of Sony’s VAIO gives you a good price, but doesn’t give you a really powerful processor. But the laptop looks great and it’s very stylish and attractive. If looks count and you want to save some bucks, this is a great machine. Brand-new, out-of-the-box this model will set you back about $1100 plus tax and shipping.

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