Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E reviews: 16.4" Laptop computer

Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E reviews: 16.4" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on size and weight.

£1207 at 1 retailer out of 420 retailers checked

7.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews.

Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E with Intel Core i7 i7-2360QM 2 GHz 4 Core Processor, 8GB of Memory and 640GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. Blu-ray writer, 3 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	6.8
Design	7.6
Size and weight	6.9
Performance	8.8
Value for money	7.5
Overall rating	7.5

Some customer reviews of Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E

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Colin , Washington, England Music, gaming or video fan

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: 3D Bluetooth, 8gb memory, i7 processor, USB3.
Bad points:: Small hard disk

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

Was this review helpful? 5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 26 May 2011

Michael, London Music, gaming or video fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: It is awesome for games and computer visualizations. I have tested it with the original Assassin's Creed game; press the 3D button on the laptop, it is perfect the sound quality was great and the 3D is much better than the ones I'm in the cinema. Also for those who are interested in producing computer generated image or animations there are option with rendering output to convert your who to 3D. I have been using softwares such as 3ds MAX and Bentley Microstation V8i, the processor is capable of rendering (raytrace) 2 images from different software at the same time.
Bad points:: The Hard drive is less than 1TB, which I believe this should be a standard size for today's computer. Scatch disk space for rendering images or generated output of an animation/ video editing is vital.

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

Was this review helpful? 20 of 26 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 26 Apr 2011

john, Huntingdon General home user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Fast response time
Good graphics and excellent screen
Well made
3D is very good as is the simulation feature
Bad points:: High price
Battery faulty from start so cannot rate battery life

Design	8.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Nov 2012

goktug, izmir Business user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Performance, keyboard, screen, 3D, blueray
Bad points:: Battery, weight, touchpad, design

Battery life	5.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	4.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jan 2013

Harnish, London Music, gaming or video fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: excellent 3d laptop. upconverting 2d to 3d is just best and as easy as touch of a button. laptop is a work horse andd super fast. all latest features comes preinstalled. best sound quality u will never hear to a quality like it anywhere in a laptop.
Bad points:: its a bit of heavy, comes with just one 3d glasses and no extra battery for glasses so be ready to spend on it.

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

Was this review helpful? 6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 04 Aug 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	16.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	8

Number of cores	4
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 i7
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	i7-2360QM
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2
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

Connections	Wireless

Connections	Firewire

Built-in disc drive	Blu-ray writer
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	3 in 1 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.
Battery life (Hours)	3
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	3.1

Graphics card brand	nVidia
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	GeForce GT540M
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Graphics card memory (Megabytes)	1024

Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Chipset brand	Intel
Chipset series	HM65
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	39.83

Depth in cm	27.13

Release date	2011-03-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony VPCF21Z1E/BI, Sony VAIO VPCF21Z1E/BI, Sony Vaio F21Z1EB, Sony VAIO VPCF21Z1E/B, VPC-F21Z1E

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