- 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 Air 4th Gen
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Dell Inspiron 15R-N5110
- ASUS ZENBOOK UX31E
- SAMSUNG Series 9 900X3A
- 13.3"
- 2.3 GHz Dual core
- 8 GB
- 500 GB HDD
Released June, 2011
Rated 78% by by c|net (Jul, 2011)The 15.5-inch display has a native resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels, which is perfectly suited for Blu-ray and 1080p HD video.
Rated 100% by by Tanbo (Mar, 2013)I love this laptop, because the glossy screen, the background light and the logo in back cover are perfect.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Sony VAIO S Series compared to the Dell Alienware M14x
GHz2.3
by LaptopMag (Jul, 2012)Click to EnlargeAlthough the 1366 x 768-pixel resolution is standard fare for a 13-inch laptop, the VAIO S Series 13 plenty bright.
2.4 GHz
Intel Core i5 2430M
screen size
13.3"
14"
VAIO S Series by Shawn-Corrill (Apr, 2012)Otherwise I love the backlight on the keyboard, the large screen.
screen resolution
VAIO S Series by c|net (Jul, 2011)Tew/CNET). The 13.3-inch matte display does a good job of keeping glare away in an office; the screen's 1,600x900-pixel resolution is a step up from the average 1,366x768-pixel resolution of most 13-inch laptops, and colors and text alike pop vividly.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
VAIO S Series by LaptopMag (Jul, 2012)In addition to the $919 configuration we reviewed, which includes a 2.5-GHz Core i5-3210M CPU, 6GB of RAM and 640GB HDD, the S13 can be customized to include up to a 2.9-GHz Core i7-3520 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce GT 640M LE GPU with 1GB of VRAM, a 1TB 5,400-rpm hard drive, 12GB of RAM and a 4,400-mAh sheet battery.
processor
VAIO S Series by c|net (Jul, 2011)It's not quite in the ultrabook category, but this is still a reasonably thin and light 15-inch laptop, especially considering the powerful components inside, such as the quad-core CPU and Nvidia GPU.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
VAIO S Series by M.-F.-Makala (Mar, 2011)I have owned a Vaio laptop before even though the RAM was only 2GB, and 6 years older its performance was a lot much better than this one.
Performance Real world tests of Sony VAIO S Series vs Dell Alienware M14x
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Dell Alienware M14x
| Significantly sharper screen | 138 ppi | vs | 111 ppi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 25% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1600 x 900 | vs | 1366 x 768 |
| More than 35% higher resolution screen | |||
Advantages compared to the Sony VAIO S Series
| Significantly more storage capacity | 750 GB | vs | 500 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50% more storage capacity | |||
| Bigger screen | 14" | vs | 13.3" |
| More than 5% bigger screen | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Sony VAIO S Series | Dell Alienware M14x | ||
 |    Rated by 108 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Mark-J.-Tierney--coastie-1980 (Dec, 2011) Rated 80% by by Real-Name™-╦⌠≥---æ¢ç╡ (Aug, 2012) Rated 80% by by rkent78 (Aug, 2012) | Rated by 4 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Ryan-Relator (Apr, 2013) Rated 100% by by Ryan-Relator (Apr, 2013) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 6 | Dell XPS 15 Most CPU cores |
 | 8 | Dell Inspiron 14z 5-way tie: Fast RAM |
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