And versatility is improved by a plentiful selection of connections. Two USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a mini-FireWire port and audio and headphone jacks sit alongside VGA and HDMI outputs. It’s not quite as impressive as the ThinkPad X301, which packs in an additional USB socket as well as ExpressCard/34, but it’s a vast improvement on the minimalism of the MacBook Air.
The Sony VAIO Z31VN/X quite simply forces all of its rivals it into submission on most fronts: it has more power, better design and superior battery life to every other ultraportable we’ve seen. It is a machine almost without compromise and, consequently, should sit proudly atop any mobile worker’s laptop shortlist.
Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
Physical specifications | |
| Dimensions | 314 x 213 x 33mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.470kg |
| Travelling weight | 1.8kg |
Processor and memory | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel GM45 Express |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
Screen and video | |
| Screen size | 13.1in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,600 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 900 |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS/Intel GMA X4500 HD |
| Graphics card RAM | 256MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
Drives | |
| Capacity | 320GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 297GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/150 |
| Hard disk | Toshiba MK3252GSX |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical drive | Matshita UJ862AS |
| Battery capacity | 5,400mAh |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
Networking | |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support | yes |
| 802.11b support | yes |
| 802.11g support | yes |
| 802.11 draft-n support | yes |
| Integrated 3G adapter | yes |
Other Features | |
| Wireless hardware on/off switch | yes |
| Wireless key-combination switch | no |
| Modem | yes |
| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 2 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port | no |
| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader | yes |
| Memory Stick reader | yes |
| MMC (multimedia card) reader | no |
| Smart Media reader | no |
| Compact Flash reader | no |
| xD-card reader | no |
| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? | no |
| Integrated microphone? | yes |
| Integrated webcam? | yes |
| TPM | yes |
| Fingerprint reader | yes |
| Smartcard reader | no |
Battery and performance tests | |
| Battery life, light use | 550 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 120 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.45 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.61 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.47 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.20 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.52 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 6fps |
| 3D performance setting | Medium |
Operating system and software | |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery partition |
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