Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14218CXP 14-Inch Core i7 Touch Laptop

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Product Feature

• Intel Core i7-3537U
• 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
• 1000 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• 14-Inch Touch-enabled Screen

Product Description

SVF14218CXP Vaio Notebook PC, Pink Touchscreen
Intel Core i7-3537U 2.00GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz Processor; 14" LED Capacitive Touchscreen Display; 8GB Memory; 1TB Serial ATA 5400rpm Hard Drive; CD/DVD Player / Burner; Genuine Windows 8 64-bit
Work, play or do a little of both with the laptop that's flexible enough for everyone. Whether HD touchscreens are your thing or games are your calling, there's a choice just for you. From built-in subwoofers and Clear Audio+ sound that will make your forget you're on a computer, to the latest one-touch NFC connectivity, it all comes together for a perfect fit.

Features:
* Style on the go
* Exceptional 14" HD Plus(1600x900) touchscreen display
* Resume instantly with your data secured with Rapid Wake
* Sony Imagination Studio VAIO Edition software
* HD web camera with Exmor RTM CMOS Sensor
* Easy touch sharing between NFC enabled devices
* Type in dim light with the backlit keyboard
* Produce natural looking artwork with ArtRage Studio
* Make movies in a snap with VAIO Movie Creator

Specifications:
Intel Core i7-3537U 2.00GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz Processor
Processor Cache: 4MB
Display: 14.0"
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Touch Technology: Capacitive Touchscreen
Backlight Technology: LED
Installed Memory: 8GB (4GB x 2)
Memory Type/Speed: DDR3L/1600MHz
Max. Memory: 8GB
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics 4000<

Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14218CXP 14-Inch Core i7 Touch Laptop Review

This Sony VAIO Fit Series laptop happens to replace another Sony VAIO laptop that I previously owned and pretty much enjoyed using. That one was a red version (the /R rather than the /W, icy white version) of this Sony VAIO VPC-CW17FX/W. I had gotten that laptop back in late 2009 specifically because it had some features that made it somewhat more appropriate for gaming and/or for use as a portable media consumption device (the included Blu-ray drive, something that I must note that I did experience issues with as it would mysteriously not want to handle Blu-ray discs when I'd want to use them). I wound up passing that laptop on to a co-worker who has now passed it along to his former significant other. For her needs, it is still a fine device that will do everything that she'd want to do on it (browse the web, play games like Words with friends, etc.)

This particular VAIO Fit Series laptop is a nice enough device with some nice advances, but at the same time, perhaps a few areas of regression to comment about.

First up, I like the touchscreen, especially for use with Windows 8 which is very touchscreen friendly, if not downright touchscreen demanding. While it (Windows 8) can be used with a mouse and/or touchpad and a keyboard, there are just so many ways that using a touchscreen is much more efficient with Windows 8. That said, I must admit that the touchscreen also drives my OCD self a little crazy as the screen tends to get fingerprinted easily, making the display more cloudy/fuzzy than I would like. Considering that the touchscreen already makes things a little cloudy to begin with (not badly, but enough to notice), the added fingerprint oil smudges on the screen can be distracting.

I dislike that there's no Blu-ray drive built-in and find it a bit mystifying that Sony, the purveyors of, if not the downright pushers of, Blu-ray technology have opted to include just a DVD drive. The added cost to go with a Blu-ray drive, or even better to have included a Blu-ray RW drive in this laptop should have been minimal for Sony to have done. It makes me think all the more that Sony, as with other studio owners, just wants to push their consumers all the more toward streaming digital media. :-/

I also find myself disappointed that there's no Memory Stick PRO(tm) reader slot on this device. This was something my earlier laptop had and since I have a couple of Sony cameras that I've used that memory on, well, it would have been nice to have a reader for same on this laptop. I can use a USB adapter that I have for such purposes, but that requires using a USB port and having the card reader stick off to the side of the laptop. Not necessarily a "clean" solution.

Performance wise, this laptop is pretty nice. Its built-in Core i7 processor is plenty fast. The graphics performance is nothing to rave about, but is reasonable for typical usage. Even for lowered expectations in a game like the latest SimCity, it would be acceptable, though it would mean turning down some of the advanced graphics features in such a game.

The memory is already maxed out as shipped, with 8 GB of RAM the maximum for this device. That is another area where I wish that I could perhaps make changes here. My older VAIO had topped at the same level and that is now nearly 5 year old device. With thoughts of perhaps running VM's (Virtual Machines) on this device, well, more RAM would have been an area to make improvements in, but it just isn't in the cards for this machine, or at least not without limitations.

Disk capacity is plentiful with 1 TB of hard drive space built-in. For most users, that is more than should be needed. If someone did want to work with virtual machines and the like, I could see using up considerable portions of that disk space, but again, for more typical users the 1 TB that is included should be fine.

Wi-Fi performance has been quite reasonable for me. In my case, this laptop easily found both of the available Wi-Fi access points and networks and would happily operate on either even when sitting farther away than I might have expected other devices to be able to work from. For example, I have tablet devices and/or other laptops that just can't find the access points unless they are sitting much closer to the access points (which is why I have multiple APs in my home, basically one for either end of the home), but experienced none of those issues with this laptop.

The size of the unit is a bit bigger than I had originally expected when looking at the system specs, but not really that much bigger than the VAIO that I formerly had. Having the backlight available behind the keyboard is kind of neat, but as a touch typist, I don't necessarily need the visual clues that others might.

Having 4 USB ports, two of them USB 3.0, is nice as it seems that I'm always plugging something into those ports.

All told, this is a nice laptop. Not necessarily top of the line or gamer ready, but nice for most home users. It is stuck in the middle of a crowded marketplace when it comes to these devices, and the performance and other features are not necessarily enough to make it stand out.

It doesn't feature the lightweight and/or longer battery life features that would be found, as an example, in my ASUS X202E 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop which is more of an Ultrabook type device, and at 5+ pounds, well, it is actually relatively heavy by comparison. Especially in an era where tablet PCs are becoming more the rage. It is not a convertible device, doesn't flip the display, doesn't break into two pieces (the keyboard "dock" and the touchscreen device of a typical convertible device) and as such, well, again lands somewhat squarely in the middle of the marketplace with customers that will likely expect more.

If asked about recommending this device for purchase, I could easily do so, but I'd also want to ask the intended purchaser hard questions such as "what do you intend to use it for", "where do you intend to use it", and things like that which might make them think all the more about perhaps looking into a Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet or something of that ilk.

Oh, one minor complaint, but something that I think all laptop makers do (and I wish they wouldn't), comes up in the fact that this device includes Windows 8, but not Windows 8 Pro. I will be adding, eventually, the media center components to this device and doing so will require "upgrading" to Windows 8 Pro. Yet another opportunity to hand Microsoft more funds. Ugh. I'll also be looking to add Office to this device and will likely do so via subscription to Office Live. Ah, the fun of owning laptops and other computing devices.

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