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

Full specs

Sony VAIO F Series

3.6 GHz Single core
16 GB
512 GB HDD

older Released September, 2011

Our configuration of the VAIO F featured a 1.60-GHz Intel Core i7-720QM processor (which overclocks to 2.8-GHz), 8GB of RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), and a 500GB hard drive running at a fast 7,200 rpm.

by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)

Conclusion Check out the Sony VAIO F Series

Sony VAIO F Series

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga

Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

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FeaturesView Details

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100%

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Popularity

100%

PerformanceView Details

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ReviewsView Details

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the Sony VAIO F Series

3.6 GHz

When we watched Iron Man on Blu-ray, details such as the flames in explosions looked crisp.

by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)

cpu speed

0 GHz

Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK)2.2 GHz

IdeaPad Yoga1.7 GHz

VAIO F Series3.6 GHz

4 GHz

I'd been deciding on a new laptop to replace my very very old Dell Latitude that was running a Pentium M 1.8 Ghz processor and XP Pro.

VAIO F Series by R.-March--CRracer_912 (May, 2012)

Click to enlargeThe configuration of the VAIO F Series we tested came very well endowed with a top-of-the line Intel Core i7 740QM CPU running at 1.73 GHz, which dynamically overclocks up to 2.93 GHz.

VAIO F Series by LaptopMag (Nov, 2010)

processor

Sony VAIO F Series

Single core

VAIO F Series Single core

Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

Quad core

MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quad core

Dell Inspiron 17R

Quad core

Inspiron 17R Quad core

The quad-core Core i7 platform really shines when it comes to heavy duty multimedia tasks.

VAIO F Series by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)

While the various preset configurations keep changing and disappearing, Sony currently has the customizable version of this system for sale on its website, and it's worth noting that even the $1,049 base model includes a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU.

VAIO F Series by c|net (Jan, 2012)

memory

0 GB

Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK)4 GB

MacBook Pro 8th Gen4 GB

VAIO F Series16 GB

20 GB

But everything has been fast and smooth so far and I don't feel I need to add another 4GB RAM anytime soon.

VAIO F Series by Yoshiko-Akashi (Feb, 2012)

Further I upgraded to 8 Gig of Ram, and since it's got BlueRay as standard it's a great value / Price.

VAIO F Series by PiscoSours (Apr, 2012)

Performance Real world tests of Sony VAIO F Series

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Lots of RAM

16 GB
Really fast processor

3.6 GHz
Has a Blu-Ray reader

watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs
Has a memory card reader

SDSC
Fast USB

572 MB/s (USB 3.0)

cons

Fewer processing cores

Single core

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Reviews Word on the street

	Read the review (Nov, 2010) Read the review (Jan, 2010) The VAIO F’s strong showing isn’t surprising: the benefit of Core i7 processors is that their quad-core architecture offers blazing performance.

	Rated 76% Read the review (Jan, 2012) In benchmark testing, the 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 2670QM performed excellently, beating out Dell's XPS 15z and Toshiba's P775 (both with Core i7 CPUs) in our multitasking test.

	Rated 74% by 145 users at amazon.com The upgrade to i7 is worth it in my opinion, you can feel how fast this laptop is with and it never misses a beat. Rated 80% by by Hush (Nov, 2012) The 640 gig HDD is also nice, but even bigger would be better if you are using the computer for Hi-Def video editing. Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010) 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. Rated 40% by by Dillon (Jul, 2011)