Whats the diference between the F11 and F1290x

I've been reading about the F11 and some of its Fixes & issues.



Is the VPCF1290x the latest model in that Vaio F series lineup? Does it have any of the issues that the F11 had? Thanks in advance

 

The f1290x is the customisable F available on sonystyle.

F12 series succeeds the F11 series with what is a minor refresh including mainly changes to processor, graphics, hdd and ram.

Given that some of the F11's had to be recalled I would comfortably say that Sony would have fixed it - one recall is bad enough for any company. There was an overheat issue which was fixed by a software upgrade too.

I do know that the palm rest has been changed - the old ones on the Grey model faded or went shiny - the F12 in the states has a 'grided' design, presumably to prevent that. The Euro one has a fake leather rest.

I've had my F for about a month and it's been brilliant - pretty powerful and very neat.

I should mention the screen - US version is glossy, Euro one is matte. I would have preferred the matte, but for the money I saved, ability to buy a bigger processor and backlit keyboard - it's a decision I sleep easy with

Why go f11 when you can go f12 - it's more powerful than the Z with the i7 840qm and much cheaper. These days my iPhone is my mobile pc.

 

Thanks for the rundown.

Is the screen of the F 12 Any better on the 1080P model or would it still benifit from the spider color adjustment in the F11 owners tweaks section??

 

Don't know about the spider.... The 1080 screen is very crisp but needs calibrating and switching off the Sony auto function, allowing nvidia control - this way it stays calibrated as you set it.