Sony VAIO Y (YB) Laptop Review

The team at Sony has fully reinvented the VAIO Y notebook with some aid from AMD. The new Sony VAIO Y (technically known as the "VAIO YB") is Sony's 1st laptop to function the new AMD E-350 processor and graphics. This 11-inch laptop is more costly than a standard netbook but presents considerably far better efficiency. Get a look at what we've to say about this mighty mini.

Our Sony VAIO Y (YB) features the following specs:

•  AMD E-350 with AMD Radeon Hd 6310 Graphics (dual-core CPU at one.6 GHz and dual DX-11 SIMDs at 500 MHz)
•  11.6-inch 1366 x 768 Hd glossy exhibit with LED backlighting
•  Windows 7 Property Top quality (32-bit)
•  4GB DDR3 memory (1066MHz)
•  500GB, 5400 rpm HDD
•  Gigabit Ethernet and Atheros 802.11b/g/n wireless
•  Bluetooth 2.one + EDR
•  6-cell Li-ion laptop battery (38Wh)
•  Dimensions: 11.42 (L) x 7.99 (W) x 0.ninety nine - one.25 (H) inches
•  Weight: 3.24 kilos
•  MSRP: $549.ninety nine

Develop and Design
The brand new VAIO Y is a radical departure from very last year's 13-inch Sony VAIO Y. I am somewhat uncertain why Sony does not just contact this the "VAIO YB" on the official SonyStyle website, but regardless of the confusion more than the model identify this seems to be like another appealing Sony notebook. Concerning the overall dimension and shape, the VAIO YB has far more in typical using the VAIO W netbook than very last year's VAIO Y. In truth, the new VAIO Y was designed to replace the Atom-based netbooks in Sony's lineup, and fortunately the VAIO YB has far more to supply than individuals low-performance netbooks.

Construct quality is on par with most 11-inch laptops we've tested like the HP Pavilion dm1z and also the Acer Aspire 1830T. The plastics are thin but agency; presenting a mix of everyday sturdiness and light bodyweight. Although I would not advocate actively playing a game of frisbee with this laptop, the plastics utilised in the chassis are almost certainly robust plenty of to survivie a 12 months or two of constant travel within a school backpack. The plastic screen lid gives bends underneath substantial stress however you genuinely need to press tough to create ripples around the display screen. The lid also arrives inside your option of silver or pink at the time of this composing. The very best description I can provide for the paint complete is "metallic matte" considering that it is shiny but does not show off fingerprints like a typical glossy notebook.

The bottom of the notebook capabilities a single entry panel secured by three screws. Behind that panel you'll find the RAM and difficult generate in case you want to make any upgrades. Granted, most consumers who obtain a $550 laptop computer like this will possibly be material with the 4GB of standard memory and the 500GB hard drive. Nonetheless, it can be nice to find out that Sony manufactured it fairly easy to substitute the RAM and hard drive if you want to perform that.

Ports and Capabilities
Port selection on the VAIO Y is rather common for an 11-inch ultraportable notebook. You obtain 3 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI-out, VGA, Gigabit LAN, a microphone jack as well as a headphone jack. Furthermore, it attributes a SDHC-card slot and Memory Stick slot for loading pictures off your digital camera even though traveling. I am a bit unhappy to see there is not a USB three.0 port on this notebook (specially because it expenses $550. We're beginning to find out USB 3.0 on more buyer notebooks and there merely is not a great excuse for not like it here.