Sony Vaio T13 review – a stylish and affordable ultrabook
ultrabookreview.com
20 August 2012
Summary: The Sony Vaio T13 is a budget ultrabook, but an overall nice, solid and fast machine. It does have its downsides of course, as corners are cut in order to meet the low...
Pros: nice design, feels overall solid, several hardware configs available, runs cool, the battery, memory and hard-drive are easily accessible, good price
Cons: a bit heavy, mushy keyboard, noisy when pushed, sub-par battery life, poor screen, poor performances on this tested unit
Conclusion: New "Ivy Bridge" ultrabooks are arriving, and the Sony VAIO T13 (SVT13112FXS) is a nifty example. It's a fast, handsome ultrabook for the value price of $800.
Conclusion: The all-metal Sony VAIO T13 (SVT13114GXS) ultrabook seeks the perfect mix of design, functionality, and performance, and mostly succeeds.
Pros: Full-size HDMI port. Decent price. Large hard drive. 32GB SSD is larger than rivals. Aluminum and Magnesium construction. 7 hour battery life.
Cons: Only 30-day subscription to Internet Security. A few bloatware icons on desktop. Slower than systems with non-hybrid SSD. Heavier than rivals. No keyboard backlight. F...
Sony VAIO T13 review: the company's first Ultrabook targets the back-to-school set
Engadget
10 July 2012
Summary: Sony's first Ultrabook boasts a budget-friendly price and an attractive design, but it's not the highest-performing or longest-lasting system out there.
Pros: Attractive brushed silver design, Priced to compete, Good everyday performance, Highly configurable
Cons: Uncomfortable keyboard, Heavy for an Ultrabook
Summary: The SVT1311M1E is available to pre-order on Sony's website but will go on sale in John Lewis, PC World and other high street shops in early June.
Excerpt: Long before many other laptop vendors began experimenting with netbooks and ultraportables, Sony was making skinny, lightweight laptops--many with
Summary: Sony's first Ultrabook, the VAIO T13, offers an elegant design and fast third-generation Core i5 performance, but the battery life could be better.
Pros: Sleek modern design; Solid performance and graphics; Accurate touchpad; Fast boot and wake from sleep times;
Cons: Shorter battery life than other Ultrabooks; Reflective display; Keyboard not backlit;
Excerpt: Sony’s Vaio T13 doesn’t turn into a tablet or do anything particularly exciting – it is, in effect, simply an updated version of last year's T13 ultrabook with a