Sony VAIO FW Series VGN-FW21L

Author's product rating:   

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

Advantages:	Amazing processor and graphic card .  4GB RAM, Bluray optical drive
Disadvantages:	$$$$

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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Specs

Dimensions: (WxDxH) 38.4 cm x 26.1 cm x 3.7 cm
Weight 3.1 kg
Platform Technology Intel Centrino 2
System Type Notebook
Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 / 2.4 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Cache Memory 3 MB - L2 Cache
RAM 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz ( 2 x 2 GB )
Card Reader Yes
Hard Drive 400 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 4200 rpm
Optical Storage BD-RE - integrated
Display 16.4" TFT 1600 x 900 ( WXGA++ ) - X-black
Graphics Controller ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 - 256 MB
Audio Output Sound card
Telecom Fax / modem
Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Notebook Camera Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel
Input Device Keyboard, touchpad
Battery Lithium Ion
Run Time (Up To) 3.2 hour(s)
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Overview

With a simple yet stylish design, this Sony Vaio VGN-FW21L looks very similar to a Macbook. Even the keyboard design is the same. The power beneath, however, is much extraodinary than a normal Macbook.

Display

Equiped with a 16.4" screen, which has a high resolution of 1600x900 WXGA and a true 16:9 aspect ratio, is capable of producing impressively performance. This large screen is able to satisfy every single user, who is in the need of watching movies, playing games or view photos in high detail. The pictures produced are very vivid, sharp and realistic. There seem to be no colour in this world that cannot be produced on this screen. The X-black screen technology increases contrast and creates more depth to the image. With this screen, you can have the feeling of watching movies in the real cinema.

Performance

The Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 / 2.4 GHz and a huge amount of 4GB RAM ensure a fantastic multitask ability. You can listen to music, surf web, download movies, play games all at the same time smoothly.

The powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 allows you to play almost every game on the market at medium or high quality. I've put up a test for this laptop on thre games. First, with PES 2009, the game automatically increase all graphic settings to highest and I can play it without feeling a single shake. The second game is Crysis War head. I played the game in 1600 x 900 deffinition and details at Medium. The average frame rate for this game is 30! The last game is Call of duty 4, 1600 x 900, high quality, and I can play smoothly!

Moreover, with a huge storage capacity of 400GB, you will have no worry about deleting old movies, pictures or games.

With powerful processor, huge memory and terrific graphic support, this laptop is really a good game machine.

Connectivity

The Vaio FW21L provides every possibility of connecting to other devices with USB, Firewire port, Wireless device and bluetooth. You can connect this laptop to a camera to copy photos, exchanging files with a handphone through bluetooth or just simply connect to the Internet. The wireless system is very strong and stable.

Conclusion

Together with a 1.3 integrated camera and an optical Blueray drive, this laptop is equiped with the latest technology makes it become one of the best mobile entertainment machine. You can play enjoy games, movies, music, and more at tip top quality everywhere with this laptop. Worry about the battery? It can live up to 3.2 hours of games and movies! The only thing to worry about is your pocket.