Sony VPCSC31FM/S Review | 13.3″ VAIO S Series Laptop W/ Core i5-2430M, WiMAX, WiDi

Sony VPCSC31FM/S VAIO S Series is a 13.3″ thin and light laptop with magnesium alloy lid and aluminium palmrest. this 3.8 lbs. laptop also features a dual battery option to double the run time, and hybrid graphics that swaps between integrated and installed AMD Radeon HD 6470M graphics. VAIO VPCSC31FM/S also offers a multitude of ways to connect to the internet including 4G WiMAX, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi 802.11n. It also equiped with HDMI as well as Intel’s Wireless Display (WiDi), which allows you to wirelessly stream to HDTV up to 1080p.

Running on Windows 7 Home Premium, Sony VPCSC31FMS S Series is powered by 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-2430M processor and 6GB DDR3 memory (8GB max),and offers spacious storage and fast read/write with 504GB (500GB + 4GB SLC hybrid; 7200 rpm). Core i5-2430M is a dual core processor based on the Sandy Bridge and offers Hyperthreading to handle 4 threads at once. The base clock speed is 2.4 GHz but due to Turbo Boost it can reach 3.0 GHz. The Cpu also offers an integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000.

Other specifications include Blu-ray drive, Touchpad with gesture support, MOTION EYE webcam with microphone, 1 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports and Bluetooth A2DP (2.1 + EDR) interface. Price, Sony VPCSC31FM/S laptop currently selling for $980