However, we found the audio quality to be lacking.
At maximum volume, the VAIO SE's sound easily filled a small room. We were pleasantly surprised with the volume produced by the notebook's speakers. Charlize Theron's evil queen was resplendent in gold and even more stunning as she emerged covered in bone-white goo.
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The display delivered a brightness of 250 lux which is brighter than the Envy 15's 243 lux but well below the 317 lux mainstream category average.ĭuring the 1080p YouTube trailer of "Snow White and the Hunstman," the blood-red eyes in the murder of crows popped, as did the crimson war flags. Text on CNN.com and was sharp, and images were crisp and vivid.
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Thanks to the full HD screen's matte finish, we could view the screen in direct sunlight without too much glare or sacrificing color. We did like the oversized mouse buttons with their firm, springy feedback.Ĭlick to EnlargeWatching video and reading text on the VAIO SE's 15.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 backlit IPS display was a pleasure. Two-finger rotation was a hit-or-miss affair, and poor palm rejection caused the cursor to jump around at times as we were typing. One-finger scroll, pinch-zoom, two-finger scroll, flick and press worked well.
Instead of complicating the multitouch features with a ton of gestures, Synaptics whittles it down to a few useful swipes. We enjoyed running our fingers over the smooth 3.8 x 2.25-inch Synaptics touchpad. The keyboard's backlighting was bright enough to clearly distinguish letters and symbols in a dim setting, but we noticed a significant amount of light bleeding from underneath the keys. While the Tab, Caps Lock and Left Shift Keys were a tad small, the large flat keys delivered solid feedback. However, when its extended sheet battery is attached, the VAIO SE weighs 5.7 pounds and has a thickness of 1.3 inches.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe Sony VAIO SE features a silver island-style backlit keyboard with a full number pad and generous spacing.
It's lighter than both the 5.6-pound Dell XPS 15z (15.2 x 10.3 x 1-inches) and the 5.8-pound HP Envy 15 (14.9 x 9.6 x 1.1 inches). At 4.4 pounds, the 14.9 x 10.1 x 0.9 inch VAIO SE is one of the lightest 15-inch notebooks ever.
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