VGN-FE

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Sonys first Dual core Laptop

The Sony Vaio VGN-FE was introduced in 2006, as Sonys new mid-range offering. With good performance for a decent price, its clear that this 15.4" Laptop was targeted at people, that wanted a good user experience and performance, but didnt need a luxury case or a superb screen. With measurements of 14.4 x 10,8 x 1 inches and a weight of 2.8kg (6.17lbs), the VGN-FE was average when compared to ther 15" to 16" laptops.

The earlier models, being called VGN-FE11, came with the Core Duo T2300 for lower-end and midrange models, while the higher-end models recived the Core Duo T2400. Soon after the first "facelift" model, the VGN-FE21, was introduced. The VGN-FE21 was the first FE to feature the faster NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600. With the 3rd series, the VGN-FE31, Sony replaced the Core Duo T2300 and T2400 with the Core 2 Duo T5500 and T5600 Processors. The FE31 also featured a worse screen than the previous models. The last revision to the VGM-FE series was the FZ41. Here improvements were made to the screen, though it wouldnt match the one found on the earlier models. In addition to the improvements made to the screen, Sony also offered the Core 2 Duo T7200 on the FE41Z. Throughout its life, the VGN-FE was offered with the choice of 1 and 2 Gigabyte of memory, the latter being reserved for the Full-Spec model on the FE31 and Mid- to Full-Range on the FE41.

Generally the VGN-FE series can be split into three categories, Entry/Basic Level, Mid-Range and High/Full Spec. Lower/Basic Level FEs have the letterys B (Basic) and H (Entry) at the end of the Name, e.g VGN-FE11H, VGN-FE21B. A Mid-Range VGN-FE would have the letter M (Mid-Range) at that place; e.g VGN-FE11M. The letters S (High-Spec) and Z (Full-Spec) at the end of the name signal that this device is a High- or Full-Spec respectivly. There are not many diffrences between these designations, since they are mainly used to show diffrences in memory and Hard Drive Size, as well as to differentiate between devices with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 and 7600 models.

According to many reviews from around 2006, the Vaio VGN-FE was excelent for mobile image- and videoediting, thanks to its decent CPU and GPU, especially the T7200 and Go 7600 models. Sadly the 2GB of memory out of the box put a damper on that performance. Together with this powerful hardware came a DVD-RW diskdrive, a plethora of 2,5" SATA HDDs ranging from 80 to 200GB, one ExpressCard slot, one PC Card slot, a PCMCIA Type-II slot, S-Video and VGA out, support for SD, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Duo and xD-Picture Card, physical volume buttons and two programmable buttons. Bluetooth and webcam could be had as options, though most VGN-FEs where equipped with those. Only the VGN-FE28B did not come with a webcam.

AS usual with


Midrange, very good price to performance, good performance for a cheap price, sacrefiing looks and case materials (cheaper plastic, worse screen), but good GPU and CPU options

up to FE2xx: Core Duo T2300 and T2400 later: Core 2 Duo T5500, T5600 and T7200

bluetooth and webcam optional, DVD-RW perfect for Picture- and Videoediting

Detailed Specs

Processor: Intel Core (2) Duo T5500, T5600, T7200, T2300, T2400

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 / Nvidia GeForce Go 7400

Display: 15,4", 16:10, 1280x800 X-BlackII LCD WXGA

RAM: 2x SO-DIMM DDR2 (upgradable to 4GB)

Storage: 2,5" Serial-ATA HDD

OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition / Windows Vista Home Premium

Weight: 2,8 kg

2006 MSRP: 1699€

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