- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Sony VAIO F Series
- 3.6 GHz Quad core
- 16 GB
- 256 GB HDD
Released September, 2011
Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010)If those worked and if it could BURN Blu-Ray (and didn't cost so much) it would be perfect.
Conclusion Check out the Sony VAIO F Series
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Sony VAIO F Series
3.6 GHz
Rated 100% by by Joseph-Mills (Aug, 2010)The i7 processor handles everything and I haven't been able to top 60% usage yet, but the RAM gets sucked up rather quickly.
screen resolution
VAIO F Series by Calvin-C.-Mcgaugh (Nov, 2010)The HP Envy has a better graphics card, bigger screen, better resolution, better sound quality.
VAIO F Series by Calvin-C.-Mcgaugh (Nov, 2010)marred...in contrast, the HP Envy has an embossed surface that should look good much longer.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.3 GHz    | 4 GHz |
VAIO F Series by Calvin-C.-Mcgaugh (Nov, 2010)But it's also a 1 lb heavier...a lot to lug around and the cpu is slightly slower.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB  | 20 GB |
VAIO F Series by Calvin-C.-Mcgaugh (Nov, 2010)The ASUS has more room for ram, 2 HD's, and a better graphics card, but is also heavier.
Performance Real world tests of Sony VAIO F Series
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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16 GB -
3.6 GHz -
watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs -
Quad core -
SDSC -
572 MB/s (USB 3.0)
cons
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256 GB
Reviews Word on the street
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 |  Rated by 145 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010) Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010) Rated 60% by by James-R.-Walker--Making-the-Difference (Jan, 2011) |
Storage
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Dillon (Jul, 2011)They said the original laptop does not come with the crappy Toshiba HDD as well as it only use samsung memory card in this model.
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 60% by by James-R.-Walker--Making-the-Difference (Jan, 2011)I might upgrade to either with a SSD or a 7200rpm HD.
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)First the blue ray player went out, but not completely, it still plays blue rays and burns DVDs and cds.
Harddrive
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)I've reformatted the hard drive, installed all updates, and cleaned it and everything under the sun!
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)After the hard drive and blue ray drive failures, I was convinced things were ok again.
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)On the plus side, despite the slow hard drive, the processor, graphics, ram and esata port are great.
Keyboard
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 60% by by James-R.-Walker--Making-the-Difference (Jan, 2011)Keyboard: It takes getting use to.
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 60% by by James-R.-Walker--Making-the-Difference (Jan, 2011)Typing on the raised keys is defintly diffenent then the conventional keyboards.
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)I wiggled the ribbon, which is located under the speaker panel by the caps lock lights, and the keyboard came back.
Optical drive
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Seth-G.-Nelson (Oct, 2011)It just won't read regular US DVDs.
Screen
Sony VAIO F Series 3.6 GHz, 16 GB, 256 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Joseph-Mills (Aug, 2010)The laptop can even adjust screen brightness and keyboard light intensity all on its own.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Longest battery life Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 2 | Dell Inspiron 17R Largest amount of storage capacity Dell Inspiron 17R vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 3 | Toshiba Qosmio X775 Fastest graphics processor Toshiba Qosmio X775 vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 4 | ASUS G73 Series G73SW 3-way tie: Highest resolution screen ASUS G73 Series G73SW vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 5 | Toshiba Satellite A665 3D 3-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader Toshiba Satellite A665 3D vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 6 | ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 Good CPU benchmark score ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 7 | Dell Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK) 3-way tie: OK l2 cache Dell Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK) vs Sony VAIO F Series |
 | 8 | Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7270B 3-way tie: Fast USB Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7270B vs Sony VAIO F Series |
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Editions Editions of the Sony VAIO F Series
| Price | Edition | Internal storage | RAM capacity | Cores | Manufacturer code | Compare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 1 GB | 1.95 GB | Quad core | VPCF121FX/B | | ||||
 | | 256 GB | 16 GB | Quad core | F Series | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF221FX/B | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Dual core | VPC-F12AFM/H | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF133FX/B | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF221FX/S | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPC-F13WFX/BC | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF132FX/B | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPC-F13UFX/B | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPC-F13WFX/B | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF133FX/H | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPCF137FX/B | | ||||
 | | 512 GB | 16 GB | Single core | F Series limited | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF233FX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF223FX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF1390X | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF223FX/S | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPCF234FX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPCF237FX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPC-F215FX/BI | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPCF224FX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPC-F136FM/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPC-F13YFX/B | | ||||
 | | 640 GB | 6 GB | Quad core | VPCF224FX/S | | ||||
 | | 750 GB | 4 GB | Quad core | VPCF232FX/B | | ||||
 | | 750 GB | 8 GB | Quad core | VPCF226FM/B | | ||||
 | | 1,024 GB | 8 GB | Single core | VPCF | | ||||
 | | 1,024 GB | 8 GB | Single core | VPC-F | | ||||
