Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sony VAIO PCV-Z214GX Review

Z214GX competitors of Apple MacBook Air and 13-inch Samsung Series 9 ($ 1,650 list, 4 stars) of thinness. Its carbon fiber (external) and aluminum (interior) Photo measures 0.56 inches thick, low, which is slightly thinner than the Samsung Series 9 (0.62 to 0.64 inches thick), and Apple Air 13-inch (0.76-inches at its thickest). Air Apple 13-inch, instead, is a streamlined design and much more subtle front panel (0.11 inches). 2.5 kg, is the lightest Z214GX ultraportable 13-inch, and one of the slimmest If you close a second battery. Unlike many of its competitors, Z214GX extended 49WH additional battery that snaps over the plain, and extends from the bottom of the laptop. The additional battery pack connected to a laptop weighs 4.3 pounds, which is heavier than the 14-inch laptops, such as a 4.4-pound HP Pavilion DM4 1265dx ($ 649.99 list, 4 stars).

Sony VAIO PCV-Z214GX





Sony VAIO PCV-Z214GX
After 1600-by-900 resolution, 13.1-inch widescreen display Z214GX is impressive in its class. Although Apple's Air is a 13-inch 1440-by-900, a second 13-inch ultraportable, and throw the Toshiba Portégé R835-P50X ($ 850 list, 4 stars) and the Lenovo X1 (1,399 dollars directly, 3 , 5 stars), here are 768 boxes in 1366 Island-style keys are almost equally between the base and lacking in depth are used. You'll find the keyboard to successfully adapt to X1, Lenovo and Toshiba R835-P50X. Z214GX ClickPad used, which combines the mouse buttons, like the Apple Air and the Samsung Series 9 Unfortunately, clickpads is half of the other two, and my least favorite feature of this laptop. Each click of the mouse requires too much pressure which can be tiring on a finger after you've clicked on the hour for web browsing.

Despite the cracker-thin, the Sony includes ports that are not available in the Air and the Apple 13-inch Samsung Series 9, such as VGA, USB 3.0 and a full-size Ethernet port. It also has a USB 2.0 (Sleep-and-charge function) and HDMI (you may use another HDMI port on the docking station dual monitor settings, and add both a VGA port for four configuration screen). Like most of Sony laptops, a separate SD and Memory Stick slot is located on the front panel. The speakers are horribly weak, without any kind of bass and overall volume. For a better pair of Leonvo sound from X1 and the Samsung Series 9 Unlike its predecessor, the Sony VAIO VPC-Z1390X (3800 dollars directly, to 4 stars), Z214GX does not support dual-SSD and 3G modems.

Sony VAIO PCV-Z214GX
Sony VAIO PCV-Z214GX








Peak Light Docking Station

The spring power comes with Media Z214GX is unique. It's basically taking all the features that Sony left out of the Z214GX and put them in an external box that measures 5.6 by 8.7 by 0.65 inches (DRC). Dock Power Media is a Blu-ray and discrete graphics card and two USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA and Ethernet. It connects to the laptop through an owner of cable that connects simultaneously to two USB 3.0 ports and the alternate port next to her on the phone. The traditional AC adapter is connected to the power media Dock. The dock uses the Intel Light peak, with more than 20 times the transfer speed of USB 2.0 and provides the necessary speed to run the components and ports on the dock, as if they were integrated into the laptop. In geek-speak means taking PCI-Express of the box.

Breakdown wicked fast, but poor

Lovers will appreciate the performance of pure power Z214GX standard voltage 2.7 Intel Core i7 processor-2620m. But there are two good reasons why the Samsung 9 series and 13-inch Apple MacBook Air selected for low-voltage processors instead. The first is the heat, according to the task, could send the bottom of the laptop soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, as measured with a thermometer Fluke. The second battery acts as a buffer and is almost a must in this case. Toshiba R835-P50X X1 and Lenovo also run on a standard voltage processor, but their frames thicker and better heat distribution is more likely to meet them. You also have to deal with wind noise, shot during the moderately intense tasks. While it is fairly quiet while playing a Blu-ray movie, surf the web or editing a Word document. But if you are transcoding a video that makes a great picture, or play intensive 3D games Z214GX seems quite high.

Z214GX coal dust Air 13-inch and 9 Series in all benchmark tests, except for testing the game. Z214GX received the highest marks in the parking brake (1 minute 40 seconds), Photoshop CS5 (3:39), and the Cinebench R11.5 (3:06), and its solid state, has produced one of the highest PCMark 7 (3328), the results obtained so far. It is simply the fastest ultraportable we've tested the PC Labs.

Sony also wanted Z214GX 3D skills would be the same as the Sony and Z1390X betting was that the AMD Radeon 6650M Power Dock portable media to contribute to this purpose. While strong on paper, without expectations, and the 6650M was not nearly as impressive as the NVIDIA GeForce 330M in Sony Z1390X. In 3DMark 06 (5206) and Crysis (24.2 fps), the results were only 10% percent more than the integrated graphics built the Core i7 Z214GX. I suspect that Sony would be able to bring down the speed of the 6650M on purpose so that it does not overpower the laptop.

If I had to choose something to compensate for any weaknesses Z214GX, would be the battery. Standard battery latch-45WH less, but you use a coin to remove the eight screws and turn it off. The standard battery alone, Z214GX lasted 6 hours and 30 minutes to MobileMark 2007 tests. When you add the extended battery, portable crank out 15:32, double, triple, even during the 13-inch Apple Air (5:35), the Samsung Series 9 (06:04), Toshiba R835-P50X (9: 26), and Sony Z1390X VPC (5.19). Lenovo X1, is similar to the combo battery, but 6:40, did not last nearly as long as Z214GX.

Sony VAIO ultra-Z214GX is one of the thinnest ever made, incredible battery life of two batteries. Compromises made to other profiles ultra stylish Sony brilliantly external box patch audio technology powered by Intel's Light Peak. Although the high-end features, efficient components, an elegant, Sony still managed to forget some basic knowledge of good design and portable. Heat, fan noise, underwhelming keyboard, mouse, click on this experience, the poor and the speakers are too many disadvantages for the money. You are in a better position Toshiba Portege R835-P50X.

When not connected to the Dock Streaming Media, the AC port on a laptop connected to an outlet traditional, while the returns for the USB port USB 3.0 (which is 10 times the speed of USB 2.0). I would have preferred that the included dock into your hard drive, 128GB SSD because the laptop is only so far. And frankly, the yard can be a hassle to get on the road.
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