Sony VAIO AR51E - Core 2 Duo T7250 2 GHz - 17" TFT > Reviews > Sony VAIO AR51E Review

Author's product rating:   

Speed	Very fast
Look & Feel	Good
Comfort & Portability	Satisfactory
Robustness & Durability	Good
Value For Money	Excellent

Advantages:	17" Screen, Awesome Specs and a built in webcam
Disadvantages:	Too much bundled software and it's also quite heavy .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

In this review I'm going to be covering Sony's great VAIO AR51E laptop computer.

Specifications- 9.5/10

The AR51E is a high spec laptop suitable for gaming, business, graphics, and just about anything, it has a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 2GB Random Access Memory, a massive 200GB Internal Harddrive, and a NVIDEA GeForce 8400M GT, and just to top it all off, a huge 17" TFT X-Black LCD Screen, with full HD and a 1440x900 Resolution, which makes for awesome viewing if you play games or watch movies. It also has 2 USB Ports, and a DVD+RW Double Layer Reader.

Design- 9/10

This laptop has a sleak slimline design, with a black matte finish, and the silver VAIO sign on the back, the screen is very reflective, which looks great, and thankfully in this case doesn't affect the screen when its on.

Software- 9/10

As usual Sony has bundled a lot of software with the AR51E including Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Premiere Elements and VAIO Camera Capture Utility, so you can capture videos and images using your built in webcam. The downside of this is that a lot of the software won't be used and in all it takes up about 12GB of your harddrive. The OS of this laptop is Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium.

Portability- 7/10

As far as laptops go this is pretty heavy, weighing just under 4KG the VAIO is weighed down by it's 17" screen.

Value- 8.5/10

At around £900 new these laptops aren't cheap, but for such a high spec laptop and the fact that it's made by a top brand like Sony, I think it's worth the money.

Overall- 9.5/10

The Vaio AR51E may not be cheap, but it's a truly awesome laptop, with a 200GB HDD, 2GBRAM and Dual Core Processor, as well as the 17" screen the VAIO makes for optimum computing, while its not the type of laptop you'd want to be carrying around all day, it's probably the best laptop Under £1000 for someone who uses it mainly in their home.