Sony SVS1511S3R reviews: 15.5" Laptop computer

Sony SVS1511S3R reviews: 15.5" Laptop computer reviews

This laptop is a good all rounder.

£950 – £1051 at 3 retailers out of 416 retailers checked

7.0 out of 10 based on 8 reviews.

Sony SVS1511S3R with Intel Core i5 i5-3210M 2.5 GHz 2 Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 640GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. Blu-ray combo See full product description

Battery life	7.2
Design	7.9
Size and weight	8.2
Performance	7.8
Value for money	6.8
Overall rating	7.0

Some customer reviews of Sony SVS1511S3R

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Sue, Crewe General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: slim, light weight and back lit buttons great for low light.
Bad points:: SCREEN: Please be aware that the thin screen is subject to accidental damage as it is so thin to make the machine light it has a tendency to break. The outside shell is not strong enough to counteract any form of pressure put on the screen from either side. Three weeks after purchase the screen cracked. No pressure was applied to the screen. This was termed customer damage so not covered by warranty, costing over £100 to repair at local IT shop.
Repair man said screen is so thin it can break by holding the lid.

Battery life	5.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Oct 2012

Scott, Often on the move

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Lightweight, stylish, fast normally, some of the build quality good, screen quality excellent, Stays very cool and the air intake in a very good place. Blue ray very good.
Bad points:: Arrived with the computers body not together properly, slow at startup, when awakening many programs crash, build quality poor especially on the backing of the screen. The screen is bowed and feels very flimsy. For the price I paid there should be non of these issues.

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Jan 2013

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	4

Number of cores	2
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	640
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core i5
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	i5-3210M
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2.5
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Bluetooth

Built-in disc drive	Blu-ray combo
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Card reader	Multi Card Reader
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Weight (kg)	2

Graphics card model number	HD GRAPH. 4000
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Chipset brand	Intel
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	38

Depth in cm	23.9

Release date	2012-07-04
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony VAIO S

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Ready to go with a slim and light magnesium design
See more, do more on a Full HD IPS screen
Keep going around the clock using an optional Sheet Battery

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