While it doesn’t have an aluminum body, the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S offers a chassis that is thinner and lighter than most 13-inch thin and light laptops. Using a mix of magnesium alloy and brushed metal, the laptop’s chassis is strong, durable and solid. At 3.0 pounds, it’s also lighter than even the aforementioned unibody models of the Apple laptop. The overall look of the laptop is more workmanlike, which should work well with serious business executives. The keyboard is a bit narrower, but it’s quite comfortable and even has backlit keys. The touchpad is equally excellent and feels just as comfortable as the keyboard.

With a 13.3-inch LED screen offering a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels, the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S clearly stands out as a high-end laptop. Other 13-inch laptops have much lower pixel resolutions. This trend continues with its Intel Core i5 M520 processor and 4 GB of DDR3 memory for an ultra-stable and highly powerful portable system. For storage, it uses a super-durable, super-fast 256GB Solid State Drive. Graphics can be switched between the more power-saving integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics or the higher-end Nvidia GeForce GT 330M. Sony has managed to include a DVD burner along with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity. Connections are equally top notch with an HDMI port, a VGA port, three USB ports, an SD card reader, and a memory card reader.

With a hardware-based switch, you can change the graphics on the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S whenever you need to. With its Nvidia GeForce GT 330M enabled, it can run most 3D games smoothly, which means the laptop can run pretty much everything else, including watching 720p HD movies, any office applications, browsing the Internet, etc. . However, even with the more power-saving integrated graphics enabled, the laptop is still packed with high-end components. However, Sony has balanced them well, as the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S can last three hours and thirty minutes on a single charge, which is better than some older laptops, but not quite as good as other thin and slim laptops. light, low-powered CULVs.

Overall, the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S is exactly what the doctor ordered if you’ve been complaining that your expensive laptop isn’t fast or powerful enough. However, the trade-off in battery life is obvious, but its three-hour battery life should be more than enough for most business executives, engineers, programmers, gamers, and other high-intensity users who need the additional performance of the Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S.