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Their strengths were the 1st-gen Intel Core i3 or i5, their ATI (now AMD) GPU, their multi-touch touchpad and the built-in Dolby Home Theater v3 audio.
Their strengths were the 1st-gen Intel Core i3 or i5, their ATI (now AMD) GPU, their multi-touch touchpad and the built-in Dolby Home Theater v3 audio.


==At a glance==
==Detailed Specs==
'''Processor''' : Intel Core i3-330M 2,13 GHz 2 cores or i5-430M 2,26 GHz (up to 2,53 GHz with Turbo Boost) 2 cores
'''Processor''' : Intel Core i3-330M 2,13 GHz 2 cores or i5-430M 2,26 GHz (up to 2,53 GHz with Turbo Boost) 2 cores



Revision as of 21:56, 3 January 2022

Image of a white VPCEC


Summary

The Sony VAIO VPCEC Series are notebooks made by Sony in 2010.

Meant to be a mid-range replacement to the VPCEB series, it had a 17,3" display with 1600x900 resolution and a better version with a 1920x1080 display.

They were made of plastic and available in white or black.

Their strengths were the 1st-gen Intel Core i3 or i5, their ATI (now AMD) GPU, their multi-touch touchpad and the built-in Dolby Home Theater v3 audio.

Detailed Specs

Processor : Intel Core i3-330M 2,13 GHz 2 cores or i5-430M 2,26 GHz (up to 2,53 GHz with Turbo Boost) 2 cores

Graphics : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 or HD 5650

RAM : 4GB SDRAM DDR3 (up to 8GB)

Display : 17.3" 16:9 LED retroilluminated 1600x900 or 1920x1080 (max external display resolution 2048x1536)

Storage : 500 GB HDD SATA

Battery : 3500 mAh (model VGP-BPS22)

Weight : 3.3 kg / 116.4 oz / 7.3 pounds

Originally shipped with : Windows 7 (64 bit)

Daily usage today

It is still usable today for a basic usage.

It is recommended to upgrade the RAM to 8 GB and switch to an SSD.

It can run Windows 10 but it won't connect to Bluetooth devices.

Downloads

Follow our guide to download and install the drivers (as Sony removed Windows 7 drivers and older).

Sources

NotebookCheck and Sony website