Similarly to its small sister model, the Vaio SV-E1712 comes in an interesting, two-color look: black and white plastic (other combinations also available) make for a diverse combination that distinguishes the notebook from the usually dull masses. But which manufacturer has put together the most attractive package? Sony should not worry about the lack of competition: in particular, the new Trinity APUs by AMD are widely used in this price range and are installed in the HP Pavilion g7 for example. The Radeon HD 7650M is here too - it is a standard feature on all of the models in the range. Our test candidate, a Sony Vaio SV-E1712F1EW, relies on a Pentium B980 CPU, 4 GB of RAM, and a 500 GB HDD, which reduces the price to 550 Euros (~$699). Such hardware seems to be overkill for a simple multimedia notebook.
But equip it with a quad-core processor, Blu-ray drive, and a Full HD display and it can easily go over the 1000 Euros (~$1273) mark. This 17-inch notebook comes in various configurations, starting at 500 Euros (~$635). Now that we have taken a look at the middle 15-inch model ( Vaio SV-E1511V1EW), today we review the SV-E1712.
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