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Sony VAIO VGN-AR51SU review

Another powerful Vaio with a great screen, and only a couple of hiccups

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-01-31January 31st 2008

Price at launch £1,999.00
MPN VGNAR51SUCEK
Dimensions 415 x 300 x 46
Display Resolution 1920 x 1200
Display Type Super TFT
Graphics Chipset nVidia GeForce 8600M GT
HDD Capacity (GB) 500
Infrared Yes
Installed RAM (GB) 2
Installed RAM (MB) 2048
Modem Yes
No of Firewire Connectors 1
No. of USB Ports 3
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate
Optical Storage Tri-Format DVD/Blu-Ray
Processor Speed (GHz) 2.4
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
Protocol Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Remote Control Yes
Software Provided Extensive Software Package
Video Output HDMI, S-Video
Warranty Length 1 Year
Weight (kg) 3.9
Battery Life (minutes) 119
Built-in devices TV Tuner, Integrated Camera, 2-in-1 Media Card Reader
Display Standard WUXGA
Notebooks & Tablet PCs Display Size 17
Pointing Device TP
Video Memory Technology 512 MB (Dedicated)
Resolution (Vertical) 1920
Resolution (Horizontal) 1200

Product Summary

Vaio VGN-AR51SU

Price at launch

£1,999.00

For

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Sharp display

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Great performance

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Some nice features

Against

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Awkward touchpad buttons

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Gets hot quite quickly

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