Sony VAIO FW Laptop Overview - VAIO FW 270j
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The webcam peers out at you from its reflective gray housing, but that's virtually the thing marring the fluid silver. Below the display on either side there are large hinges, the rightmost hinge sporting a glowing green band which lights up when the personal computer is on. In between the hinges lies the big speaker bay and some small media control buttons, colored silver obviously. The keyboard is given a generous border, and aside from a little VAIO logo and a few unsightly stickers you'll find nothing but a well camouflaged trackpad on the large palmrest. 1 stylistic choice that disagreed with us however was the lid. It’s black with a big silver VAIO logo in the centre, which is fine, but we can’t understand why Sony chose to abandon the sleek look by giving it a grainy matte finish which was uncomfortable to the touch.
For a 16.4” laptop the Fw-270j is actually fairly compact, measuring just 1.1” thick at the tip and 1.5” at the hinge. The overall dimensions of 15.1 x 10.3 x 1.1-1.5” are reasonable for the form factor. The weight is 6.4lbs, which is respectable for a laptop of that size. Nevertheless, while it wasn’t overly cumbersome in the end, we still thought twice about carrying the laptop with us when we first decided to carry it outside the house. We imagine it is a laptop you won’t mind moving when you need to, but that you won’t bother moving very far when you don’t.
Despite feeling slightly miffed by the “Full HD 1080p” sticker on the front, the glossy 1600x900 LCD was bright and clear. Just to clarify, 1600x900 is HD-friendly but it’s only 720p (Sony explains that it’s only 1080p “when connected to a compatible HDTV”, which basically means you should use it as a Blu-ray player). The back lighting was very bright on maximum settings, which helped fight off the glare of the glossy screen. The big display has excellent horizontal viewing angles, making it possible for multiple people to very easily watch a video concurrently. The vertical angles aren’t quite as good, but are still decent.
The back of the laptop is empty of ports, as it’s reserved for the display sliding back on its hinge.
The left side contains the power jack and an exhaust fan, followed by the Ethernet and modem ports. Next comes your high end connectivity, with VGA followed by HDMI followed by i.LINK S400 (aka mini FireWire). Lat but not least, there’s an ExpressCard/34 slot.
The right side is pretty simple, with your inconspicuous unlabeled Blu-ray player followed by all 3 USB ports.
The front functions a battery light and a system activity light, followed by a wireless switch, multi-card reader, and eventually by audio in/out as well.
The FW270j is a laptop that's clearly designed for multimedia enjoyment, and to that end the Blu-ray drive, HDMI port and high end display prove a valuable tandem. Next to the set of media control buttons, addititionally there is a button labeled “AV Mode” which calls up Sony’s built in media playing software.
Another highlight is a programmable shortcut button on the other hand of the media control buttons, and an integrated webcam. Sony packs this laptop with software that may help you take your pictures and turn them into a movie or any other sort of presentation. You can also use it as a security camera of sorts which will only film when the camera detects motion.
One thing we didn’t like that much was the internal speaker. The volume got pretty loud, but the caliber of sound failed to impress. For a personal computer designed to play media, we were expecting more.
The VAIO FW270j was generally easy and comfortable to use. The keyboard is spacious and also the trackpad is smooth. The size of the laptop felt comfortable resting on our lap. The FW270j ran cool and produced virtually no noise, even when actively playing a Blu-ray disc. Overall performance during casual use was generally snappy too. We generally had no complaints arising from our regular usage, and the coolness/quietness is actually downright impressive.
With an HDMI port, a Blu-ray player and a beautiful and brightly lit 16.4” 16:9 1600x900 HD display, the Sony VAIO FW270j is a laptop designed for multimedia and designed for it well. Competitive with media looks when played on it, the FW270j itself is no slouch. With a minimalist design featuring an all silver chassis and black pebble keyboard, this laptop is easy on the eyes. It packs an Intel Core 2 Due P8400 2.26GHz together with 4GB RAM and a 320GB HDD too, so it’s hardly limited to multimedia use.
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Gursel Batmaz
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2010-06-15 08:54:40 |
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