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Sony VAIO PCG-GRX616SP review

8.2

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.3

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 2554

Verdict

This is a technical tour-de-force, including a dual-mode DVD-RW/+RW drive, a 2.4GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a huge 16.1in. screen. However, the enormous price tag is likely to deter a lot of potential buyers... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Very fast indeed
  • Dual-mode DVD-RW/+RW drive
  • Huge high-resolution screen.

Cons

  • Seriously expensive
  • Screen can be hard to read
  • Only one year's return-to-base warranty
  • No floppy drive as standard.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Mobile Pentium 4-M
Clock speed: 2.4 GHz
RAM installed: 1024 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11b PC Card
Hard drive size: 60 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Graphics RAM: 32 MB
Display diagonal size: 16.1 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 35.5x3.95x29.2 cm
Weight: 3.8 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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Member Opinion

8.3

Average Member Rating

Excellent

5 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Excellent machine...i use it for high-end 3D work

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

It's an Excellent PC

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9.5

Spectacular


Dennis Tillerman

Dennis Tillerman

www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/5449/

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4.0

Mediocre


Jonathan METILLON

Jonathan METILLON

The best 'desktop replacement'!

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9.0

Spectacular


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