Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sony Vaio VGN-YB1S1E

The Sony Vaio VGN-YB1S1E is one of the first mini-notebooks with the AMD processor E-350. Whether the new data center from AMD's "Fusion" line of the Sony Notebook gives you wings, the test.

Speed​​: Power of Three Hearts

In AMD's dual-core processor has two cores are stuck with each 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency and the integrated graphics processor AMD Radeon HD 6310th In the tests with programs for photo, video and music editing, the Vaio was about one-third faster than traditional netbooks with Intel Atom processor (two cores, 1.50 GHz). Programs with high memory requirements were also fairly quick - after all, is two gigabytes with twice as much memory as usual on board.

Graphics Performance: Fleet Mini

For gaming, the AMD Fusion is much better than the Intel Atom. The graphics core is calculated around 22 frames per second - for netbook conditions an excellent value. Old games without complex graphics to run in an acceptable pace. From the better graphics performance but also benefits the browser speed: New browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 bring thanks to the faster graphics processors or faster on the screen.

Image quality: more image on the display

29.4 centimeters (11.6 inches) diagonal display offers a third more space than usual netbooks with 10.1-inch monitor (25.6 inch diagonal). He also shows some 70 percent more pixels on a typical netbook displays (1366x768 over 1024x600). This provides for greater clarity, such as surfing the web. However, appear to image content such as letters or symbols rather small. The image quality was generally good, colors look through the glare display very much alive. The glossy screen surface led to disturbing reflections, especially in dark image content. Criticism is the limited viewing angle.

Connections

There are three USB ports. Image content, make sure to either by VGA or HDMI. For audio playback, there is a headphone jack or use the built-in stereo speakers that do not sound convinced. A card reader (MS Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) and a Kensington lock off the equipment.

Features: Inner values

About 300 gigabytes (GB) of data and programs stored to disk - more than most netbooks (often 233 GB). A CD / DVD burner is not. To install programs or data backup to DVD, you need an external DVD burner. A good figure made ​​the built-in wireless card: In buildings they radioed without appreciable loss of speed by two walls or ceilings. For wireless data exchange with Bluetooth mobile phones is installed. Even a fast network connection (A Gigabit-LAN) on board.

Operation

18.5 mm key pitch almost reached the 19-mm-pitch standard PC keyboards - to ease typing. However, mitigating the keyboard a bit, the stop has therefore somewhat imprecise.

Battery life and robustness

Special efforts showed the battery: Despite relatively high computing power he held while working through almost four hours. In video-viewing for an hour more was possible. Silently working the Sony Vaio not, but the fan noise was always in (0.9 sone in office programs, 1.6 Sone at full load). The vibration and liquid test survived the Vaio notebook with no damage - just as the hinge-term test in which the screen is 21 000 times up and closed.

Software Package

The following programs are: Windows 7 Home Premium, 60-day trial version of antivirus McAfee Internet Security Center suite 10.5, Microsoft Office Starter 2010 (basic functions of Word and Excel), Windows Live, 2010 (Messenger, Writer, Mail, Photo Gallery, call) , the Sony Vaio Bild-/Videobearbeitung PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 5.5.

Conclusion: Sony Vaio VGN-YB1S1E

As fast as the Sony VGN-YB1S1E with the new Fusion processor from AMD so far was not a netbook COMPUTER BILD-Test. The equipment with almost 30-inch screen, HDMI output, and 300 gigabytes of hard drive space is impressive. The Vaio netbook is however more expensive than regular netbook.

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