Wednesday 21 March 2012

Sony's carbon-fibre VAIO Z is the lightest, most powerful and most versatile ultraportable available. With highlights like an optional Full HD screen and up to a 512GB SSD, and with its optional dock offering dedicated graphics and Blu-ray playback, its rivals don't even come close – especially since battery life is also good. As a package, it has no competitors, though for many users the Z won't justify its extra cost over either its S-series cousin or other rivals like the MacBook Air. However, while it's not without its faults, if you can afford it this is a stunning machine

Cons

1- No built-in optical disk.
2- No built-in switchable discrete graphics.
3- Small track pad.
4- Poor speakers volume.
5- Dose not look as premium as last year's Z
6- The extraordinary cylindrical hinge design is gone. 
7- Way overpriced.
8- Not yet a uni-body design.
8- Power Media Dock.
9- Only one built-in USB 2 port

Pros

1- Very powerful - full-power processor!!
2- Thin, and super-light.
3- Long battery life.
4- Extended battery sheet option.
5- SDD and super-fast booting.
6- Light Peak implementation.


The interface
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Under the hood of the Z series 2011
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The Power Media Dock, resembling a simple external optical drive, it crams in an AMD Radeon HD 6650 graphics chipset, and acts as a docking station too. Look to the rear and there's one USB 2 port, one USB 3 port, a Gigabit Ethernet socket plus D-SUB and HDMI video outputs. Unhook a flap on the dock's top edge, and you’ll find another USB 2 port for quick attachment of a USB flash drive or similar.

sony viao z series 2011

Product Type

Notebook

Green Compliant

Yes

Processor Manufacturer

Intel

Graphics Controller Manufacturer

Intel

Graphics Controller Model

HD 3000

Bluetooth

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

Optical Drive Type

Yes

Graphics Memory Accessibility

Shared

Maximum Battery Run Time

7 Hour

Finger Print Reader

Yes

Solid State Drive Capacity

256 GB

FireWire/i.LINK

No

HDMI

Yes

Webcam

Yes

Backlight Technology

LED

Product Family

VAIO Z

Operating System Architecture

64-bit

Keyboard Backlight

Yes

Processor Model

i7-2620M

Colour

Carbon Black

Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Professional with SP1

Brand Name

Sony

Processor Speed

2.70 GHz

Processor Type

Core i7

Screen Size

33.3 cm (13.1")

Screen Resolution

1600 x 900

Standard Memory

8 GB

Weight (Approximate)

1.18 kg

Cache

4 MB

Processor Core

Dual-core (2 Core)

Green Compliance Certificate/Authority

Energy Star

Display Screen Type

Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD

WWAN Supported

Yes

Wi-Fi Standard

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth Standard

Bluetooth 2.1

Gobi Supported

Yes

Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet

Memory Standard

DDR3-1333/PC3-10600

Height

16.7 mm

Width

330.0 mm

Depth

210.0 mm

Screen Mode

WSXGA

Memory Technology

DDR3 SDRAM

Product Series

Z

Manufacturer

Sony Corporation

Product Model

VPCZ21V9E

Product Name

VAIO VPCZ21V9E Notebook

Product Line

VAIO

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Manufacturer Part Number

VPCZ21V9E

Manufacturer Website Address

www.sony.co.uk

Marketing Information

Designed to impress
Take all the stress out of business travel. Carry around your Z Series with its ultra thin profile and full flat design, with no bulge from the battery weighing less than 1.2 kilos.
Enjoy solid Japanese craftsmanship in light but strong carbon fibre, with a new hexa-shell housing. Exclusively styled to complement your professional image.
Faster and more efficient
Store data and access files faster with the latest SSD RAID Flash drive. The light and robust drive transfers data around 6.2 times faster than a standard HDD and features low power consumption to preserve battery life.

Package Contents


  • VAIO VPCZ21V9E Notebook

  • Lithium Polymer Battery

  • AC Adaptor

  • Power Cord

  • Documentation Pack

  • VAIO International Repair Service Guide

  • Docking Station / Port Replicator with Optical Drive


  • Standard Warranty

    2 Year