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Sony VAIO PCV-LX2 review

6.0

Members' Rating

Good

Typical price:£ 1279

Verdict

Sony has upgraded the internals of its eye-catching desktop PC to bring them up to date, and dropped the price. Although it's still not an absolute bargain, this is an affordable and attractive system... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Compact, stylish design
  • Good removable media facilities.

Cons

  • Uninspiring performance
  • Little scope for internal expansion.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4
Clock speed: 1.7 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Hard drive size: 80 GB
Graphics processor: nVidia GeForce2 MX
Graphics RAM: 16 MB
Graphics card: integrated
Display diagonal size: 15 in
Case form factor: compact
Operating system: Windows XP

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Member Opinion

6.0

Average Member Rating

Good

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Tiny, Powerful, Lasted!

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9.0

Spectacular


roj anu

roj anu

Worst ever support

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2.0

Terrible


Anonymous

Anonymous

Display is very tricky to work with

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4.5

Mediocre


Danny Kingaby

Danny Kingaby

Sexy, compact and powerful

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8.5

Excellent


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