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We have collected 2 reviews of the Sony Vaio VPC-CA1S1E. Experts rate Sony Vaio VPC-CA1S1E 6/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Sony Vaio VPC-CA1S1E and Sony Laptops.
Sony produces a huge variety of laptops under its VAIO brand, from large desktop replacements to sleek ultraportables. The VAIO CA Series is a colourful new entertainment machine that is well suited to staying social online. The most striking part of this laptop's design is undoubtedly the bright green colour, which helps it to stand out from the crowd. You'll either love or hate it and we're guessing only attention seekers will enjoy using it on public transport, but it also comes in more conservative white and black finishes. Build quality is strong and the plastic chassis feels suitably tough in all areas. The 2.3kg weight makes it a light laptop for lugging about, but the three-hour battery life the bare minimum we expect from a modern laptop. If you need a laptop to stay in touch on the go, the Packard Bell EasyNote TS13 is a better all-round option. The excellent build quality extends to the keyboard, which is only a tiny bit spongy in its centre. The well-sized isolation-style board is comfortable and quiet to type on, while the bevelled touchpad is also responsive and spacious. Like most other laptops nowadays, the Sony has 802.11n Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet for the fastest possible wireless and wired networking.
The Sony VPCCA1S1E C series laptop is a 14 inch in a strikingly colourful design (green, pink, white, orange or black). According to Sony, these multimedia orientated machines - equipped with a latest generation Core i5 processor - are made with a finish and materials of a standard never seen before. Leaving the choice of colours to one side, a matter of subjective choice, the VPCCA1S1E's finish is ok but could be better. Take the keyboard for example. The chassis sinks in when you press down on it. In addition to this minor issue with the keyboard, the keys (separated) aren't all that nice to use. They're well proportioned and well positioned, but keying is hard and noisy. Note also that there aren't many shortcuts available: the basic features are there (brightness, volume and so on) but others, such as backlighting, are missing. For these additional settings you have to go into the VAIO Control Center submenus. The multitouch touchpad impressed us however. Although the indentations made us think it would be unpleasant to use, in fact it was quite the opposite. The glide is fluid, the cursor is easy to move around and you can move it across the screen without having to start over several times. The clicks are however a little noisy.