Sony Best & Worst Laptop Brands 2012

Find out how Sony fared in our rankings.

by LAPTOP Staff on JUNE 12, 2012

It offers top-notch support and some unique features, but overall Sony needs to do a better job justifying the premium that comes with its brand.

Reviews: 14 out of 20 points

Of the seven Sony notebooks we reviewed, six earned ratings of 3.5 stars, but that's as high as this brand would go. Notebooks such as the VAIO Z and VAIO S offered great performance in portable packages, but were a bit on the pricey side. While no laptops earned less than 3 stars, this down year for Sony wasn't stellar.

Design: 12 out of 15 points

We're excited to see that Sony continues to offer multiple color options on its laptops. For example, the affordable E Series is available in Black, Midnight Blue, White and even Blush Pink. The retro-chic VAIO Z comes in multiple hues, including Carbon Gold. However, the S Series and F Series look rather plain compared with the competition. Overall, Sony fell slightly behind the pack in terms of industrial design this past year, and we'd like to see the brand step it up.

Keyboards & Touchpads: 10 out of 15 points

Though Sony's keyboards always look attractive, they sometimes suffer from small flaws such as too-little key travel, undersized keys or too much flex. That was our experience with the VAIO Z, where the shrunken right Shift key was problematic. Sony mostly sticks with a highly accurate two-button design for its touchpads, though the buttons are sometimes a bit stiff.

Review On Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 [2012]

Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 [2012]

Nokia Lumia 800

I can bet this is going to be the last effort that Nokia could make in this decade to get it’s head back to track – which so far seems to be working to some extent. Highly leaked Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are dubbed as “True Windows Phones”, which boost the design that Nokia is bragging about plus the Windows Operating System that it is using as it’s last resort to retain the dipping smartphone share. It merits mentioning here that you must not expect both the phones hitting Pakistani stores earlier than next year.

If you look from top – there’s nothing magical unlike Stephen Elop repeatedly described the the Lumia 800. There’s no catchy innovation or killer application that comes with Nokia Lumia 800 – however, with the looks and feel in a single piece body, Lumia is set to win countless aesthetic hearts. Windows Mango has already managed to impress the reviewers, especially with it’s new expressive icons and user interface. From what we have seen and heard so far, integration of Nokia’s solid hardware with OS is pretty smooth. Nokia’s renowned Bright AMOLED ClearBlack display with toughened glass stretching to the sides of the phone is what will catch your eyes in the first contact. The Back, Start and Search buttons on the front of the screen are set in the glass on the front of course. On the back, there’s an eight-megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Inside, there’s a 1.4GHz processor and graphics co-processor driving the operating system to deliver smooth user experience. In addition there’s 16GB of internal user memory, with cloud computing integrated to offer 25GB of free SkyDrive storage. Connectivity includes up to HSDPA 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. Talktime is rated at up to 13 hours, or standby for up to 335 hours.

Price and Availability:
Nokia says that Lumia 800 will be priced at or around PKR 50,000 – Company said that Nokia Lumia 800 will ship to 6 European countries in November 2011 while to another 5 Asian countries (including Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan) by year end. More markets including Middle East and Pakistan to follow after that.

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia Lumia 710 was the other launched smartphone by Nokia today. This affordable smartphone aims to cover the masses who want to get going with a Windows Phone, enhanced with features that bring Nokia’s great strengths to bear.

The 3.7-inch screen offers an 800 x 480-pixel resolution with a ClearBlack TFT for great colors and readability even in bright sunlight. At the rear, there’s a five-megapixel auto-focus camera with an LED flash. The camera can also shoot HD video at 30 frames-per-second. It’s designed for social, offering full integration of Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In, and photo-sharing can be done in just a couple of taps. The Internet experience on the Nokia Lumia 710 is powered by Internet Explorer 9, offering excellent performance and compatibility with a wide range of modern HTML5 web apps. Packing the same 1.4GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 offers exceptional performance at this price point. Inside there’s 8GB of user storage memory and 512MB of RAM. It has quadband radio reception, 3G up to HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth, so the communications options are covered.

Price and Availability

Lumia 710 is likely to be priced at PKR 32,000 – and is suppose to hit Pakistani shelves not earlier than year 2012. Nokia Lumia 710 will first appear in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before becoming available in Middle East in 2012. 

Best Mobile Phones of 2012 in Pakistan

Top Ten Best Mobile Phones of 2012

   10. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini With 2Gb internal and 32GB external memory of microSD card Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini stands at 10th position in top 10 best mobile phones to buy in 2012. The stand by time of this phone is more than 300 hours. It is available in black and white color. Other than that, dark pink and blue color is also available.

 9. BlackBerry Bold 9900 This phone has TFT screen with internal storage of 8GB and 768MB of RAM which makes it grab 9th position in this list of top 10 best buy phones of 2012. It also gives touch access which makes it more attractive. It was released in August, 2011.

8. Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Only 100g of weight but 8 megapixel camera in Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray takes it to 8th number in the list. Music can be played on it for more than 30 hours which is incredible time for music lovers. It was also released in August, 2011.

7. Nokia Lumia 800 Touch control facility is available in Nokia Lumia 800 and it has 16GB internal memory with 8 megapixel camera earns it 7th rank in best buy mobiles. Those who love Nokia should buy this one.

6. Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Motorola Droid Razr Maxx has 16GB of internal memory with 1GB RAM. This phone has everything but no radio option so radio listeners should remain away from it. Without radio

feature, it is still in competition of top mobiles of 2012.  

5. HTC Sensation 4G With auto focus camera of 8 megapixel HTC Sensation 4G holds 5th rank in the list of best buy phones of 2012. Face detection is one of the cherishing feature of this phone.  

4. Samsung Epic Touch 4G If playing games is your hobby and you don’t want to leave it then go to any market and ask for Samsung Epic Touch 4G. It is very slim and yours hands look beautiful if you hold it.  

3. Samsung Galaxy Nexus Samsung Galaxy Nexus gives you talk time of about 18 hours so if you want to listen someone for so long then have this one with your ears.  

2. Samsung Galaxy S2 If you are not satisfied with Samsung Galaxy Nexus then go for Samsung Galaxy S2 because its talk time is more than the previous mentioned phone with stand by time of about 700 hours. The slim shape of this cell can be seen in the photo.  

1. iPhone 4S iPhone 4S retains the place at top of the list. Watch videos for more than 10 hours, play music for whole day on iPhone 4S and enjoy it because its an offer by Apple. iPhone 4S is the best phone to buy till date

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Best Top 10 Laptops of 2012 "Now Available in Pakistan"

  

Top 10 Best Laptop Brands In this era of amazing technology, there are lots of brands with numerous quality, products with some stunning features, so it becomes a hell lot difficult to choose the very best laptop. But there are few that lead them all with their performance and uniqueness. Here is the list of the top 10 best laptop brands at present.

1.) Apple MacBook Air13-inch (Thunderbolt)
Apple MacBook Air is the best Ultraportable Notebook at present having a 13.3 inch LED display of resolution 1440x900p. The Intel Core i5-2557M Processor up to1.7GHz, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, which is a very fast option for transmitting data. It has a storage capacity of 256GB, supports SDRAM 1333MHz DDR3 expandable up to 4GB, Intel High Definition Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0. It contains revolutionary Lithium Polymer battery with AC adapter of 45 watts.


2.) Dell XPS 15
Dell XPS 15 is the Best Multimedia Notebook on seen having a 15.6” screen 1366 x 768 pixels display, Nvidia graphics GeForce GT540M plus Intel GMA High Definition, Blu-ray and above all its extremely efficient set of speakers. It has a storage capacity of 750GB, supports DDR3 RAM expandable up to 8GB at 667MHz. It comprises a built-in Intel Quad Core i7-2630QM processor with processing speed of 2GHz, wireless Ethernet, WiFi 802.11, WiMax and Bluetooth 3.0.




3.) HP Pavilion DV6-6013CL
HP Pavilion DV6 comprises of 15.6 inch HD display of 1366×768p resolution, Intel High Definition Graphics 3000, 2.1GHz Intel core i3-2310M processor, storage capacity of 500GB, DDR3 RAM of 4GB and long lasting Lithium-ion battery with AC adaptor of 65Watts. Advanced audio is quite impressive with its Beats Audio System for 3D proficient audio output.



4.) Dell Vostro 3350
Dell Vostro 3350 comprises of 15.6” screen 1366 x 768 pixels High Definition LED display, a storage capacity of 500GB SATA hard drive, supports DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB at 1333MHz. It comprises of a built-in Intel Core i7-2620QM processor, Lithium-ion 8-cell battery with AC adapter of 90 Watts, wireless Ethernet, WiFi 802.11 and a Bluetooth Combo.

5.) Toshiba Portege R835-P56X
The Toshiba Portege R835-P56X has an intelligent design and performancewith13.6” screen 1366 x 768 pixels display. It has a storage capacity of 640GB, supports DDR3 RAM expandable up to 4GB at 1333MHz. It consist of a built-in Intel Core i5-2410M processor with processing speed of 2.3GHz, wireless display, Wi-Fi, WiMax, Bluetooth and Lithium-ion 6-cell battery with AC adapter of 65 Watts 3.42A.



6.) Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839
When it comes up to large, the Acer Aspire identifies what it is to have a whole lot laden for an enormous laptop experience. It comprises of 18.4” screen 1920 x 1080p full High Definition widescreen display, a storage capacity of 750GB SATA hard drive, supports a dual channel DDR3 RAM expandable up to 8GB at 1064MHz. It comprises of a built-in Intel Core i7-2630QM processor with 2.3GHz of processing speed, Lithium-ion 8-cell battery, wireless Ethernet, WiFi 802.11 and most importantly, it features Dolby Home Theater v4 with DolbySurround Sound.


7.) Asus U41JF-A1
Asus U41JF-A1 has a 14” screen 1366 x 768 pixels display, Nvidia graphics GeForce GT425M plus Intel GMA High Definition. It has a storage capacity of 500GB, supports DDR3 RAM of up to 4GB at 1066MHz. It comprises of a built-in Intel Quad Core i3-380M processor with processing speed of 2.53GHz, wireless LAN, 802.11Atheros AR9285 and 8-cell battery with long lasting capability.




8.) Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A
Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A has a 13.3 inch TFT display of resolution 1366x768p. The Intel Core i5-2537M Processor upto1.4GHz, 802.11 b/g/n/a IEEE and Bluetooth 3.0. It has a storage capacity of 128GB, supports SD RAM 1333MHz DDR3 expandable up to 8GB, Intel High Definition Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 and HD & SRS 3D audio. It contains Lithium-ion 6-cell battery with AC adapter of 40 watts.


9.) Lenovo ThinkPad T420s
The Lenovo ThinkPad T420s is the best Business Notebook on seen having14.1” screen 1600 x 900p TFT display and Intel High Definition Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0. It has a storage capacity of 320GB, supports DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB at 1333MHz. It comprises of a built-in Intel Core i5-2520M processor with processing speed of 2.5GHz, wireless Ethernet, and Bluetooth 3.0. It contains Lithium-ion 6-cell battery with AC adapter of 65 watts.



10.) Alienware M14Xz
Alienware M14Xz has a 14” screen 1600×900 pixels HD display, Nvidia graphics GeForce GT555M.It has a storage capacity of 500GB SATA, supports dual channel DDR3 RAM expandable up to 8GB at 1600MHz. It comprises of a built-in Intel Core i7-2820QM processor with processing speed of 2.3GHz, WiFi, WiMax, Bluetooth and Lithium-ion8-cell battery with AC adapter of 150 watts.




Hope you enjoyed the info on some Quality Laptops brands and models listed above.