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    VAIO Z540 Pictures and Benchmarks

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by plazmic, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. plazmic

    plazmic Notebook Consultant

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    • P8600 2.4GHZ 3MB
    • Hitachi 7200RPM 200GB
    • 3GB DDR3 RAM
    • NVIDIA 9300M GS / Intel 4500HD
    • 1366x768
    • Vista Ultimate x86

    First and foremost, here's a set of the photographs I took of the new Z :)

    Flickr Z540 Photo Set

    I haven't finished my review, but here's a few benchmarks...

    wPrime 32M: 32.248
    SuperPi 1M: 21s

    HD Tune Attached

    I ran the Counterstrike:Source Video stress test and I'm surprised by the results:
    1366x768 (All settings highest possible, but no AA and Trilinear Filtering) = 91.68 FPS
    1920x1200 = 47.02FPS
    That was the first graphic benchmark I ran, and with the default drivers. Hopefully, I can finish writing the actual usage review and have the rest of the benchmarks up by the end of the weekend.

    I will say at this point, the VAIO Z has taken the #1 spot as the best laptop I've ever worked with (knocking the IBM T40p out)... and as a professional who has worked on virtually any brand and model produced in the past 6 years, this isn't a lighthearted compliment.

    The VAIO Z epitomizes the essence of mobile computing, and sets the bar high for any future competition.
     

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  2. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Congrats on your purchase. Great pics too. :smile:
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Sep 13, 2008
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    phoebusvh Notebook Consultant

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    Great! finally we are going to have a full review for the Z.
     
    phoebusvh, Sep 13, 2008
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  4. Prabhash

    Prabhash Notebook Enthusiast

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    The full review at last!!!

    Wish you got the high res 16k display to run that, with all the hard work you will put in. Looking forward to it anyhow. All the best.
     
    Prabhash, Sep 14, 2008
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  5. Prabhash

    Prabhash Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any news on the full review...
     
    Prabhash, Sep 21, 2008
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    gr00vy0ne Notebook Consultant

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    gr00vy0ne, Sep 21, 2008
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