Sony Vaio VPC-F215FX - Intel Core i7

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Pros:

Good audio, if you enable Dolby enhancements, Beautiful display with excellent 3D support.
Excellent performance; very good 3D gaming and movie experience; Blu-ray drive; lots of extra features
Great performance, Nice backlit keyboard, Decent speakers.

Cons:

Overall unit is quite unattractive, Pioneer Bluray drive is very noisy.
Hefty 3D glasses; short battery life; won't play some Blu-ray 3D discs

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Last revision on August 1, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good audio, if you enable Dolby enhancements, Beautiful display with excellent 3D support
Excellent performance; very good 3D gaming and movie experience; Blu-ray drive; lots of extra features
Great performance, Nice backlit keyboard, Decent speakers

Reviewers Didn't Like

Overall unit is quite unattractive, Pioneer Bluray drive is very noisy
Hefty 3D glasses; short battery life; won't play some Blu-ray 3D discs
Boring design, Noisy fan, Loud touchpad buttons, Subpar screen

Expert reviews and ratings

Sony includes Nvidia’s 3D Vision with its latest 16-inch laptop, but it’s more attuned to stereoscopic movies than to games....

By PCWorld on April 28, 2011

Speedy performance and engaging true-3D graphics make this VAIO a winning entertainment notebook. (Just be prepared to pay.)...

By Computer Shopper on April 01, 2011

The Sony VAIO F is an overall well-rounded desktop replacement multimedia notebook. Highlights include excellent performance, a good keyboard, and a nice array of input/output ports. The biggest downside is the lackluster design, which is unusual for...

By Notebook Review on March 31, 2011