Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14212CXW 14-Inch Core i3 Deals

By Danny Z (Venezuela)

This review is from: Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14212CXW 14-Inch Core i3 Laptop (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop before it was released so I wasn't really sure of what it would be, fortunately it is a nice and stylish laptop it has a great perfomance, really fast, so far it works great for my basic homework and university work (matlab, R, C++..etc), any complains about it. It's a pain in the .. to get used to windows 8 but once yo get used to it the whole thing it's pretty easy to enjoy. It was a good purchase in terms of price/specs because I don't needed an ultra fast jet/laptop. It "fits" perfectly for my needs.

 By Itakethiscrayon - (Ca)
This review is from: Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14212CXB 14-Inch Core i3 Laptop (Personal Computers)
Bought the Fit 14E while it was on sale for ~$490.

Pros:

-Build quality is excellent.
-Back-lit keyboard
-Great display resolution
-Decent Intel ULV processor
-Acceptable battery life.

Cons:

-Known wireless issues with the Broadcom wireless card. Frequent disconnects, link speed would drop to ~5Mbps. No resolution as of yet.
-Back-lit keyboard can be annoying. The island style keys sit well above the LEDs below, allowing the light to shine directly at you. You can disable the back-light entirely, but you cannot change the brightness.
-Viewing angles on display are not great.
-Intel case badge was crooked : (

I ended up replacing the stock WLAN card with an Intel Centrino 6235. This resolved the wireless issues. Unfortunately, the USB 2.0 ports on the right-hand side stopped working three weeks in. Returned.

By Lola LaFosse - (CA)
This review is from: Sony VAIO Fit Series SVF14212CXW 14-Inch Core i3 Laptop (Personal Computers)
My last laptop was a VAIO that lasted me a long seven years, so this brand was my go-to when it was time to upgrade. I didn't realize it had a i3 (instead of i5) processor until I ordered (because.. apparently I can't read, so) but it hasn't seemed to make THAT much of a difference in functionality. Main pro, for me at least, with this upgrade, is the battery life. With the right settings, this thing goes for HOURS.