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Sony Vaio Duo 11 SVD-1121 Series

Based on 36 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

15
Average:

12
Bad:

7

Pros

Superb 1080p IPS touchscreen.
Digital pen.
Compact and light.
Plenty of ports and wireless features.
Excellent 1080p IPS screen.
Powerful components.
Backlit keyboard.
Impressively slim.
Windows 8.
Intel Core i5-3317u processor and 128GB SSD.

Cons

Keyboard is small.
No cover or included case for the always-exposed screen.
Keyboard isn’t great for extended typing.
Brief battery life.
Awkward design.
Glitchy touch screen.
The Duo's design misses the mark for use as a tablet and a laptop, feeling like too much of a compromise.

By Gadget Guy Australia on April 23, 2013

Computers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and this year, we’ve certainly seen some interesting blends of the computer and tablet, pushing the hybrid to new levels of neat design. Sony’s Duo 11 makes the tablet and notebook into one...

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By ultrabooknews.com on April 16, 2013

I'm writing this review of the Sony Vaio Duo on a Lenovo Yoga 13. It's not a good start for the Vaio is it. The fact is though the Sony Vaio Duo is a really useful Ultrabook convertible and it has surprised me. Sliders. They are in many respect...

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By APC Magazine on April 10, 2013

Sony's convertible notebook sacrifices good looks to deliver a much stabler touch experience. The Duo 11 uses a sliding mechanism to transform from tablet to laptop form, with the screen sliding upwards and away...

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By The Luminous Landscape on March 01, 2013

The advent of digital photography brought with it the replacement of the traditional wet darkroom with the modern digital lightroom. In the wet darkroom the main instrument of the photographers trade was of course the enlarger....

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By Good Gear Guide on February 13, 2013

Sony’s VAIO Duo 11 slider has all the power of an Ultrabook in an innovative form factor. We like the versatility the slider offers, and the inclusion of plenty of ports means the Duo 11 is one of the first potential business tablets we’ve...

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By AsiaOne on February 05, 2013

If having the flexibility to alternate between tablet and traditonal laptop mode means a lot to you, then you'll likely be willing to live with the...

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By Tech2 on February 04, 2013

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By Wired UK on January 27, 2013

The Duo 11 has a stonking screen and delivers an impressive performance. It shows off Windows 8 to best effect but while the sliding screen mechanism is distinctive, it won't be for everyone. This being Sony, it's no bargain, but if you want a...

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By Computeractive on January 22, 2013

The Sony Vaio Duo 11 laptop has an identity crisis. Slipping and sliding, the Duo is in one instance a thick and heavy Windows 8 tablet before clumsily transforming into a Windows 8 laptop with an awkward, fixed-angle screen. In trying to do two...

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By V3.co.uk on December 20, 2012

As a notebook, the Vaio Duo 11 performs well, and the HD screen is high quality. But for £849 for the least powerful configuration, we think it is a little too expensive for what you...

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