- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Sony VAIO E Series
- Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
- Dell Inspiron 17R
- Dell XPS 15z
- 3.6 GHz Single core
- 8 GB
- 1,024 GB HDD
Released September, 2011
by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)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.
Rated 100% by by Mark-Twain (Mar, 2012)The primary reason I bought the Acer S-3 i5 with Solid State Hard Drive (SSD) is for the speed, weight, and form factor.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Sony VAIO F Series compared to the Acer Aspire S S3-951
GHz3.6
by LaptopMag (Nov, 2010)Other VAIO F models even offer RAID 0 configurations of 256GB for an extra $150.
1.6 GHz
Intel Core i5 2467M
Rated 100% by by Austin-D. (Feb, 2012)I'm obsessive about design/style/looks, and I am very very happy with the styling of the S3.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 3.6 GHz   | 4 GHz |
VAIO F Series by R.-March--CRracer_912 (May, 2012)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.
processor
VAIO F Series by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)The quad-core Core i7 platform really shines when it comes to heavy duty multimedia tasks.
Aspire S S3-951 by Gregg-A.-Lebovitz--glebovitz (Mar, 2012)Fast - I was running a Dell 6520 with an i7 processor prior to this.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
VAIO F Series by Yoshiko-Akashi (Feb, 2012)But everything has been fast and smooth so far and I don't feel I need to add another 4GB RAM anytime soon.
Aspire S S3-951 by M.-Svensson--MSven (Nov, 2011)Overall, satisfied with the purchase and am much happier having the added RAM, processing speed, HDMI out, and SSHD that cheaper ones don't have.
Performance Real world tests of Sony VAIO F Series vs Acer Aspire S S3-951
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Acer Aspire S S3-951
| Much faster processor | 3.6 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 2.5x faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Much more storage capacity | 1,024 GB | vs | 240 GB |
| Around 4.5x more storage capacity | |||
| Has a memory card reader | SDSC | vs | None |
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 8 GB | vs | 4 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Much faster USB | 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) | vs | 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) |
| More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device | |||
Advantages compared to the Sony VAIO F Series
| Much faster internal storage | 0.1 ms (SSD) | vs | 10 ms (HDD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100x faster random access time; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Sony VAIO F Series | Acer Aspire S S3-951 | ||
 |    Rated by 145 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Hush (Nov, 2012)  Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010) Rated 100% by by PiscoSours (Apr, 2012) | Rated by 39 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by J.F. Rated 60% by by Gregg-A.-Lebovitz--glebovitz (Mar, 2012) Rated 100% by by william (Aug, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 3 | Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 5 | Dell XPS 15z Sharpest screen |
