The best Sandy Bridge notebooks in Australia
We review the latest notebooks on the Australian market featuring Intel's 2nd Generation Core CPUs
Updated: 8 April 2011
While only a few vendors have sent us laptops based on Intel's 2nd Generation Intel Core CPUs (codenamed Sandy Bridge), one thing is clear: They are the pace-setters when it comes to performance. We've seen solid entries from Apple, Dell, Lenovo, MSI and Sony. Look for HP and Toshiba reviews in the coming weeks.
Check out our roundup below to read reviews and specifications on the Sandy Bridge-based models we've seen so far.
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Dell Latitude E5520
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Sony Sony VAIO SB Series (VPCSB16FG)
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Sony VAIO CB Series (VPCCB15FG)
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Apple Macbook Pro (15in, early 2011)
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MSI CR640
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Dell Vostro 3550
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MSI GE620
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Dell Inspiron 15R N5110
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Lenovo ThinkPad T420
The Sony VAIO SB Series (VPCSB16FG) represents all that is good about mobile computing: it's a thin, light, well built and attractive 13in laptop, and thanks to 2nd Generation Intel Core CPU technology, it also possesses great battery life and fast performance. We're quite taken by it, and think it's an excellent buy for business users, and indeed anyone who wants a well featured 13in laptop. It may even convert some Mac users.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 24th Feb., 2011
- Elias Plastiras
- Sony
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 1,499.00
- Pros:
- Light and well built, excellent battery life, excellent performance, backlit keyboard, USB 3.0, ambient light sensor
- Cons:
- All ports on one side, not friendly to left-handers, lots of pre-installed software
