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    Vaio FE Review. Verdict: Everything better than on the FS

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Mister H, Jan 16, 2006.

  1. Mister H

    Mister H Notebook Enthusiast

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    French website presence-pc.com just published a test of the new Vaio FE11S
    SONY VAIO VGN-FE11S - Core Duo T2400 1 GB 160 GB 15.4" TFT DVD±RW DL WXPMCE

    Verdict: Everything appears improved from the FS serie!


    - Better hergonomics
    - Better keyboard
    - Video out
    - Integrated webcam
    - ExpressCard/34 adapter for xD, SD and MMC cards
    - Brighter screen (450 cd/m² ;) and improved color fidelity (Hitachi panel)
    - Less noisy
    - Better performances (of course ;))

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    etc.

    Battery life - Typical office tasks
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    Battery life - DVD player
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    Use google to translate from French
    http://www.presence-pc.com/tests/Portable-Sony-VAIO-FE11S-427/

    [​IMG]

    Bye
     
    Mister H, Jan 16, 2006
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  2. Bomfunk

    Bomfunk Notebook Consultant

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    Very interesting indeed! The dual core CPU's really live up to the expectations. Battery life isn't too bad either, well done intel!

    I'm kind of dissapointed with the benchmarks of the Nvidia 7400 though, it seems like it can't match the X700 in the MSI Megabook, too bad... The new control panel looks nice though!
     
    Bomfunk, Jan 16, 2006
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  3. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    What videocard was it tested on? The GeForce or Intel?
     
    Aero, Jan 16, 2006
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    Tested with the geforce 7400
     
    BENDER, Jan 16, 2006
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  5. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    Ohk cool then, thanks for the information.
     
    Aero, Jan 16, 2006
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  6. cy007

    cy007 Notebook Deity

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    How much of dedicated video memory does the GeForce 7400 (as tested) have? 64MB or 128MB?
     
    cy007, Jan 16, 2006
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  7. Aero

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    It has 128MB.
     
    Aero, Jan 16, 2006
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  8. R-G-T-A

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    No, it does just support 128MB with HyperMemory.
    But I did not yet find how much of these are dedicated memory.
     
    R-G-T-A, Jan 17, 2006
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    ... which sucks since the SZ is already proven to have 128MB dedicated. :mad:
     
    cy007, Jan 17, 2006
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