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Sony VAIO VPC-SB1V9E

Sony VAIO VPC-SB1V9E
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alaScore 83

42 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 reviews of Sony VAIO VPC-SB1V9E. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the battery and keyboard are overall positive. The design and portability are also mentioned favorably. Reviews about the size and usability are different. Many are critical about the energy efficiency and image quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony VAIO VPC-SB1V9E is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Chris Barraclough (techradar.com)

Sony VAIO S Series VPC-SB1V9E review

 

Feature-packed Sony ultraportable laptop

Sandy Bridge CPU ; Highly portable ; Great set of features ; Plenty of storage ; Anti-glare screen

Not much of a looker ; Occasionally noisy

The Sony VPC-SB1V9E is Sony's latest power ultraportable laptop but it's unusual for Sony - itfalls into the business-oriented VAIO S-Series range.

Apr, 2011
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Expert review by : Chris Holmes (pocket-lint.com)

Sony Vaio SB VPC-SB1V9E

 

At first glance Sony's Vaio SB looks exactly what you'd expect from a business-oriented laptop. Small and light, it mixes a Core i5 processor with AMD Radeon graphics, and wraps it all up in a thin matte black shell. It's the laptop you imagine Sony...

Thin and light, impressive multimedia capabilities

Poor 802.11n performance, large bundle of trial software

Sony's Vaio SB is one of the nicer business laptops we've tested recently. It's thin and light, with few or no compromises, and it even fits an optical drive in. We did find Sony's labelling of the SB's GPU switch amusing, but there's a lot to be said...

Oct, 2011
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1X9E

 

Started live well.

Lasted 6 months, never work right. Always crashing. Righting this on my MacBook Pro, need I say more.

Feb, 2013
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1X9E

 

Started live well

Lasted 6 months, never work right. Always crashing. Righting this on my MacBook Pro, need I say more

Dec, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1X9E

 

Good performance laptop

Hard drive issues. Changed my hardrive twice in six month

Nov, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1A9E

 

light weight and design

very bad sceen resolution, freezes, gets hot to quick and noisy. too expensive for the quality.

Oct, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1V9E

 

Great laptop, I am a computer programmer and I have used many different makes of laptop over the years but my Sony VPCSB1V9E has by far been the best. It can handle anything, and hasn’t given me a day’s trouble in the year I have owned it. I would buy...

Non that I can think off, it really is a great laptop

May, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1V9E

 

Great laptop, I am a computer programmer and I have used many different makes of laptop over the years but my Sony VPCSB1V9E has by far been the best ; It can handle anything, and hasn’t given me a day’s trouble in the year I have owned it ; I would...

Non that I can think off, it really is a great laptop

Mar, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1X9E

 

Great lightweight design. Fantastic keyboard. Superior enhancments over manufacturers.

No dedicated graphics. Could handle games a little better. SSD storage should come as standard. Fingerprint scaner location compromises use of buttons. Poor multitouch performance on the trackpad. Would be good toops have more gestures, e.g. 2 finger...

Mar, 2012
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony Vaio VPC-SB1X9E

 

The machine is very efficient, lightweight and has everything you need for computing on the move, without compromising on speed, weight and battery life.

Unfortunately I returned this machine back to the store because I was unable to get it to work with an external monitor when working at base. The picture on the monitor was wavy and despite purchasing a new monitor for this machine I still could not...

Feb, 2012
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