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Pros
Excellent LED-backlit screen
Integrated wireless WAN (Sprint)
Cons
Tiny keys meant for tiny hands
Much more expensive than competitors

$2,874.96 - $3,366.97
From 3 Merchants

Pricing: Very Expensive: $3500 (5/30/2008)
Performance: Poor: 59
Features: Good: 77
Design: Very Good: 85

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Expensive: $3500

Performance

Poor: 59

WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 58

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	884
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	768
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	1245
Firefox 2	434
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	480
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	447
Multitasking	622
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	547
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	339
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	548

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	06:23

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	5.1
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	7.97

Features

Good: 77

CPU & Memory
CPU	1.33-GHz Core 2 Duo U7700
System Memory	2048
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	11.1" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1366
Vertical Resolution	768
Video Chip Set	Intel 945GM Express
Video Memory	usinta main memory
External Monitor Interface	integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	64GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	4
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	2
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	2
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	No
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	Yes
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	No
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	Gigabit ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11n
Bluetooth	Yes
Modem Type	V.92

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	10.9 by 7.8 by 1.2
Min. Weight (lbs.)	2.6Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	3.2
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Business (32 bit)

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Sony's laptops earned average marks across the board--no change from our last R&S survey two years ago.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Very Good: 85

Sony VAIO VGN-TZ295N Ultraportable Laptop Review

by Darren Gladstone

- The Sony VAIO design team must be ticked. Sony keeps producing geek-chic products like the VAIO VGN-TZ295N ultraportable laptop computer we tested, yet Apple gets all the attention with the MacBook Air. Sony deserves some recognition too; sure, Mac fans may be able to slip an Air into a manila envelope, but at least the VGN-TZ295N will let you watch DVDs without an external drive.

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