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Overview
The Sony VAIO VPCCA is a mid-range laptop released by Sony in 2011. It was primarily targeted towards home users, featuring a unique design that was offered in many colours, which were blue, pink, green, orange, white and red. The laptop used a transparent plastic design, which had coloured plastic underneath transparent plastic pieces on the lid and palmrest, giving it a unique finish. However, as a result of the 2 piece plastic design, dust and liquid can get between the pieces, which cannot be easily cleaned. Most laptops featured AMD Radeon 6470M graphics, with other models having Intel HD 3000 graphics or the rarer Radeon 6630M graphics. High end models would also feature Blu-Ray drives, as usual for Sony, as well as a backlit keyboard, which provides a good typing experience.
Detailed Specs
Processor: 2nd gen Intel i3, i5 and i7 dual core
Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6470M (512MB VRAM) or HD 6630M (1GB VRAM), Intel HD 3000
Chipset: Intel HM65 chipset
Memory: 2GB to 8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (2x SODIMM, maximum 16GB)
Display: 14" 1366x768 or 1600x900 LED display
Storage: 2.5" HDD 250-750GB
Weight: 2.45-2.6kg
MSRP:
Daily Usage Today
The VPCCA is still a very usable laptop today, with a RAM upgrade to 8GB and a SSD it will still run Windows 11 perfectly. Thanks to the Radeon GPU, you can also use this laptop for light or retro gaming. The Radeon GPU might need modded drivers or the original Sony drivers in order to work, as the VPCCA uses switchable graphics.