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The trackpad sometimes missed finger taps, but a driver update from Sony's website improved things. The ever so slightly textured, large glass trackpad is responsive and supports multi-touch gestures. Backlight is controlled by the ambient light sensor and you can set backlight duration when plugged in and unplugged, but you can't manually set backlight brightness. Those the chassis by design flexes, it doesn't introduce annoying keyboard flex, and I've enjoyed using it to type 10,000 words/week. Yes, it's an Ultrabook so you won't get deep key travel like that of the Lenovo ThinkPad X230, but I found it very comfortable to type on at length.

Sony vaio s series 13 pro#

The Vaio Pro has a very good backlit keyboard that's much improved over the Vaio Z in terms of key travel and tactile feel.

Sony vaio s series 13 full size#

The Vaio Pro 13 has a full size HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports (one with charging), 3.5mm combo audio and a full size SDXC card slot. The laptop's ports are on the right hand side, while the charging port and fan exhaust vent are on the left. Having reviewed and owned a few Sony carbon fiber laptops, I don't have a problem with this, but it's somewhat a matter of personal preference. Like it or not, it's intentional and it's designed to deflect blows and go with the flow bend rather than break or dent. The carbon fiber by design bends and it isn't incredibly rigid like metal-clad Ultrabooks. This is no MacBook Air clone, and the notebook has Sony's signature rectilinear design rather than the smooth aluminum, curved sides of the MacBook Air, Dell XPS 13 and Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A. Sony was making incredibly thin and light machines years before the MacBook Air and Ultrabooks hit the market, and they're well practiced at making extremely good looking ultraportables using metal alloys and carbon fiber. Here in the US, there's currently no 3G/4G option, nor can you get the machine with the slightly quicker Intel HD 5000 graphics as you can with the high end Sony Vaio Duo 13 configuration.ДЄs you'd expect from a high end Sony laptop, the Sony Vaio Duo 13 is quality gear with tasteful and understated lines that reveal their Sony Vaio Z and Vaio X heritage. There's no need to hunt for the NFC transmitter Sony wisely placed it under the trackpad rather than somewhere on the back.

Sony vaio s series 13 plus#

Samsung's own upcoming ATIV Book 9 Plus gained a half pound in the transition to touch screen. As we predicted, Sony is indeed first to market with a 1920 x 1080 Ultrabook touch screen that's as thin and light as a non-touch screen like that found in the Samsung Series 9 (now called Samsung ATIV Book 9). The Vaio Duo Pro 13 starts at $1,249 rather than the more common $999 for a Core i5 Ultrabook, and you're paying for the incredible light weight, slim design, Intel fourth generation Haswell CPU and very high quality touch screen. You can buy a variety of pre-built models or build your own via Sony's website, and for more money you can get a Core i7 CPU, 8 gigs of RAM and a 256 or 512 gig SSD drive.

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Standard features include dual band Intel Wireless-N 7260 WiFi with WiDi wireless display, Intel Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, the full HD IPS display and a webcam. Here in the US, we have only the touch screen models as of this writing. In some countries there's a black model (not carbon black) that lacks a touch screen. The laptop is clad in carbon fiber and it's available in carbon black or silver (we'd choose black for better keyboard contrast). The 11' model weighs less just 1.94 pounds. This is an extremely light 13.3' machine that weighs 2.34 lbs., and it's currently the lightest 13' Ultrabook on the market. The Ultrabook has a full HD Triluminos display with 10 point multi-touch, fourth generation Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs and Intel HD 4400 graphics. Sony also offers the Vaio Pro 11 with an 11.6' display, but today we take a look at the more mainstream 13.3' Vaio Pro 13. In Chief (twitter: first Haswell Ultrabooks are here in the guise of the Sony Vaio Pro 13 and the latest generation MacBook Air. What's Not: Inherent flex in carbon fiber and aluminum design is disconcerting to some. quality build and stunning design, latest Intel Haswell CPUs, excellent full HD IPS display. Home > Ultrabook Reviews & Notebook Reviews > Sony Vaio Pro 13 (SVP13213CXB)