Got my Vaio E series laptop about 2 weeks ago from Amazon. I have nothing but praise for it. First of all the processing power and RAM are capable of handling just about anything you throw at it. I've edited and re-encoded 1080p video without much slowdown. I could still browse the web. When I'm not doing something intense, I can have tons of applications running in the background on Windows 8 and forget all about them. I used to close apps all the time to conserve power and RAM, now I don't have to. Despite the 5400rpm hard drive there aren't many hiccups or slow downs there. Plus having 1 TB of data storage makes up for it. Transfer speeds are just fine. One slight negative is the lack of an eSATA port, which I use a lot with my 1 TB external HDD.
The screen is gorgeous and Blu-Ray playback is beautiful and painless. HDMI out to the TV works like a charm. It's not nearly as heavy as my old 17" Toshiba, and can be moved around pretty easily. Although you probably won't be dragging it to Starbucks, but that's why I have a smartphone.
The Keyboard is fantastic for a laptop (and the backlighting is boss), not sure how they managed to put a full numpad on top of the full keyboard and still have plenty of space for my big hands. The touchpad is maybe the only weak point, but it's actually not too bad if you configure it correctly. The stock configuration makes it a little tricky, but I tweaked it and now it's hardly an issue. It just feels a bit soft, not as precise as I'd like. But otherwise it's a quality machine and I'd recommend it to anyone who needs some serious computing power but doesn't like to stay in one place.
| Standing screen display size | 17.3 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 Pixels |
| Memory Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon HD 7550M |
| Chipset Brand | Amd |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Wireless Type | 802.11bgn |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 3 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 2.5 Hours |
