One of the first notebooks with Windows 7, Sony Vaio NW250AF is impressing the market by the sophisticated look. The texture and embossed acrylic touchpad are really drool. It can be used to replace the desktop as well because of the comfortable keyboard and screen of 15.5 inches. However, the only thing you can not forgive is the poor video performance and lack of Blu-ray.


This finish is a nifty move from the traditional silver Vaio. In addition to the beauty, the machine has rigid construction and is not very heavy - although take 2.5 pounds in the backpack is not a good idea. To get a sense of how the model pleases the crowd, the art staff of the INFO where everybody crazy for Macintosh, decreed that if it's buying a PC, it would certainly be that because of the demanding design of Sony Vaio NW250A.

The most striking detail of this notebook is the touchpad acrylic, textured and also with great sensitivity. In the area for the palm rest, the base is slightly higher than the keypad to enter a beauty when the computer is on the table (and with enough space to even put her elbows resting position). The shape fits like a glove in this type of computer, considered as a replacement desktop.

Good mini keyboard

Comparing the keyboard of the Vaio with NW250AF used in previous models, the change is not only the color of the buttons. It is also softer and more comfortable for typing. These castings-style keys, are now well positioned for those who speak Portuguese. Characters as question mark and do not share bar space with the letters Q and W, earning a corner right next to the Shift. So they could fit in there, three buttons were smaller.

A negative point for anyone who uses the very notebook in multimedia activities such as listening to music and play videos, is the absence of row with shortcuts at the top for play, pause, forward and rewind tracks, besides the volume control. And everything seems to have come out of there by Sony's own choice, because space is not lacking in housing of this notebook.

Looking through the bizarre resolution of the screen (it has 1366 by 768 pixels), you think this will cause surprise in time to run videos or any program. But in the end, that option from Sony just makes the machine a little more compact vertically, without causing damage.Entering this area, for example, could split the screen between the Excel spreadsheet and Word file comfortably, opening occasionally chat windows of Messenger.

Where's the video card?

In general, the configuration of the Vaio NW250AF can be considered very good. The Core 2 Duo T6600, 2.2 GHz, comes in 4 GB of DDR2 memory in standard and 320 GB hard drive. It's enough to run heavy applications on a good Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Good connections

In the requirement connectivity the Vaio NW250AF not much more than necessary. There are three USB ports, an iLink (the name given by Sony to a FireWire input with less), Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi standard 802.11n in two card readers, one for SD and Memory Stick to another.

In our battery test, we had a bigger disappointment than the applicant, when it comes to big-screen notebooks: the battery lasted very little. Battery Eater with the program, the autonomy of the machine was only 60 minutes. All competitors shown in the chart below, were in about 50% higher.

Pros: nice finish and good ergonomics, comfortable keyboard and touchpad
Cons: It has poor performance for the category and does not read Blu-ray
Conclusion: Notebook handsome to replace a desktop, but that owes Performance
Imprint: Screen 15.5 "> Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2 GHz> 4 GB of RAM> 320GB HD> DVD-RW> 2.5 kg> Windows 7 HP> Battery life: 60 minutesBy: LaptopGuruArticle Directory: http://www.articledashboard.comGet comprehensive on-demand tech support to fix problems with Sony laptop batteries from LaptopTraveller.com and get also more related new about Sony products - Sony Bio-Battery.