Sony VAIO VGN-UX390N 4.5-inch Laptop Review
Sony VAIO VGN-UX390N 4.5-inch Laptop Review from Robert Wenger. Some performance info, I’ve had mine for 2 weeks now and I love it! Most of the time I used it docked, connected to a 20″ FP monitor at 1600×1200 and use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse (Logitech diNovo – also awesome product). Set up like this, it works like a regular PC, though obviously a bit underperforming for this price compared to a desktop. However, you can’t expect desktop performance from something that fits in your pocket. Not yet anyway.
But, it is while away from the desk that it really rocks. I use it in the car when my wife is driving, in front of the TV during American Idol’s many many commercials, waiting at the doctor’s office, etc. In two weeks I have probably logged 16 hours on it portable and am more impressed as time goes on, rather than less.
I have the same feeling as the other reviewer regarding the resolution. It is right on the edge of where I can see it. When my eyes get a little tired, late at night, it takes a bit longer to focus them on it. But once they do, the screen is amazing. 1024×600 is awesome. Anything less than 1024 really won’t do anymore. Most software and websites want that much these days, and I hate scrolling left to right.
Now, I titled this performance. Since Winows Vista has this nifty “Windows Experience Index”, I believe that all PC makers’ marketing stuff should tell you what this is for their machines so you can really compare one to another. For my VAIO, I get:
Processor: 2.9
Memory (RAM): 4.3
Graphics: 2.0
Gaming graphics: 2.7
Primary hard disk: 5.2
That Primary hard disk number is important, because I keep reading about how impressive this NAND drive is, performance wise. 5.2 is a great number. But just to compare:
My Dell laptop has a 7200rpm HDD and it gets 4.4
My Dell desktop (brand new) has a 7200 rpm HDD and it gets 5.3
So, significantly faster data transfer than the laptop (and, btw, most laptops come with 4200rpm drives which would be even slower) but about the same as a desktop. My point is that the NAND drive performance is impressive, but not revolutionary.
One last word, on battery life. I have gone from full to empty several times in the past few weeks. I never really timed it, but it seems like about 2 to 2.5 hours with just regular usage.
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