Sony Vaio Z51 WGB

If you are not yet informed about the latest Sony Viao laptops then let me introduce you with the Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb laptop. With its light and gorgeous appearance it has won the heart of the users. The appearance has changed but its performance and functions are the same Sony has been giving.

Keeping the introduction short I think I should start with the review with its features and functions which have attracted me.

Style and Appearance

Sony has always impressed its users with its rare combination of portability and toughness. This time also it has brought the slim and the user friendly Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb. With a thickness of 33mm and a weight of 1.49kg it is light and easy to carry and when you are carrying it is barely noticeable.

It light weight leaves a feeling of skeletal. The chassis is almost hollow and features a paper thin display. With this type of slim look I find it extremely stylish and attractive. Though it looks thin and slim but it can survive the abrasions of the daily use. I must say that it is tougher than its looks.

Technical Features

Though Sony has introduced Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb with a slim appearance it has not changed anything of its technical features and that is what makes it more attractive to the user. It a type of ultraportable laptop and is perfect for all type of uses. With a processor of Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz and installed memory of 6 GB (DDR3 SDRAM) it provides huge range of performances and functions. The screen display of Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb is 13.1 in. WXGA++ TFT Active Matrix and it has a mobile technology of Intel Centrino 2.

The motherboard of the laptop is featured with a chipset of Intel GM45 Express. It has a memory of 6 GB and the Ram technology used in this laptop is DDR3 SDRAM. The Hard Drive Capacity is 400 GB, the Hard Drive Rotation Speed is 7,200 RPM and the Storage Controller Type is Serial ATA. The video Graphic Processor of Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb is NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS with an installed memory of 256 MB.

It has expansion ports of 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), VGA out, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), HDMI with the keyboard input method. The network type of this laptop is Bluetooth Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card, Integrated Wireless LAN. It supports the data link protocol of Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. The battery type is Lithium-Ion battery (VGP-BPS12). Thus it is easy to sum up and say that it has elaborate technical features.

Performances and Functions

The latest Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb laptop features special power buttons, wireless switch, short cut keys and hybrid graphics switches it is quite easy to use. The touch pad also makes the usage comfortable. It supports the Windows 7 Operating System with recovery disc method. The battery life for light use continues up to 10 hours 1 minute, and the battery life for heavy use lasts up to 1 hour 33 minutes.With so much of high technical features and rocking performances the Sony Vaio Z51 Wgb does not come with some basic features like smart card reader, hardware volume control etc.

The display of the screen is bright enough and unless the user is using it in the height of summer you will not need the brightest setting. The pixel resolution of 1600*900 offers prominent brightness and exact color display. It lets down a little backlight leakage next to its top edge. I liked its finger print reader which ensures higher level of security. The swapping between the dual graphics chipset is sure to satisfy the user.

Price

The Sony Viao Z51 Wgb comes for £1,592 excluding the VAT and £1,831 including VAT. It comes with warranty final.

Comments

To conclude with I find the features of Sony Vaio Z51 Wbg very attractive and it has impressed me a lot. I personally feel that it is worth spending such amount to keep in collection this high performing laptop. Lastly it is to be your decision if you want it and for that you need to have a look thoroughly at the features and functions.