Sony Vaio VPC-YB2M1E (Netbook) reviews: 11.6" Laptop computer

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Sony Vaio VPC-YB2M1E (Netbook) reviews: 11.6" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop scores high on size and weight. - It scores poorly on performance.

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7.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews.

Sony Vaio VPC-YB2M1E (Netbook) with AMD E-Series E350 1.6 GHz Dual Core Processor, 4GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. 6.5 hours of battery

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Battery life	7.6
Design	8.8
Size and weight	8.9
Performance	7.8
Value for money	6.9
Overall rating	7.7

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Joy, rowlands castle hants General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Neat
Bad points:: i find the screen too narrow hence it,s very difficult to read as the print is too small for my eyesight. If I enlarge it to be able to read then the screen is too small.I am very disappointed and am not using it so my comments are not good. I wish I had bought a different.model will not buy on the Internet again.I am elderly but keep up with the times I recently bought an iPad 2 in one of your stores and I can see that. ,!!!!!!

Battery life	5.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	3.0
Performance	5.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Sep 2011

Sean, Business user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Light, Stlish, easy to use
Bad points:: The @ button is too far to the right of the keyboard.

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

Was this review helpful? 2 of 5 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 25 Oct 2011

ernestas, Music, gaming or video fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The laptop is quite thin, with a modern look to it,
The weight is amazing, I switched to it from a 10.1" netbook which is twice the weight of this vaio.
After using it as a main personal and work computer for half a year still not having any BSOD, cooling or any other problems whatsoever, the fans are still working silently.
Great value for money from a subjective perspective (satisfying design):
The netbook is quite thin and the design is aesthetically pleasing, making me somewhat emotionally satisfied with the product
Bad points:: The plastic on the back of the screen scratches extremely easy.
Not the best value for money from an objective perspective (poor build quality, above market price range):
The build quality is inferior to it's mostly identical spec. competitor lenovo s205 yet the vaio is still twice the price and despite emotional satisfaction, realistically the value for money isn't the best.

Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Feb 2012

Steve, London Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: I bought this to replace a netbook and I am happy with the result - much better performance, a slightly larger screen, only a little extra weight. It did cost 2.5x more than the netbook cost (2 years ago), but it proves you get what you pay for.
Bad points:: none so far

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

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Oct 2011

Confirmed purchaser Often on the move

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: very portable, excellent battery life
Bad points:: annoying mouse click

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

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Oct 2011

James, Cardiff Business user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: stylish look. Processor speed. Hdmi output
Bad points:: battery life good but not great but to be expected.

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

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 14 Sep 2011

Ahmed, General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Lightweight, solid feel
Bad points:: Paying for the brand

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

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

Confirmed purchase: 05 Sep 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	11.6
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	Dual
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)	320
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)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
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	AMD
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	E-Series
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	E350
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.6
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

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.
Battery life (Hours)	6.5
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)	1.46

Graphics card brand	AMD
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	Radeon HD6310M
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	AMD
Chipset series	AMD Hudson M1 (A50M)
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	29

Depth in cm	20.28

Release date	2011-07-11
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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