Sony Vaio VPC-J114FX/B

Sony Vaio VPCJ114FX/B

When you command one of the higher prices of any all-in-one desktop that we're reviewed in the past year, you had better come to the table with a fair share of features, connectivity, and speeds. Why would a consumer dare settle for anything less? Unfortunately, Sony's VAIO VPCJ114FX/B All-in-One desktop -- hereafter referred to as the "VAIO" -- sits in a crowded category. The competition is just too stiff, and too powerful, for the system's commanding $1,050 asking price to help it make a strong impression. We'll give the VAIO some credit: Its 1.86-GHz Intel Pentium P6000 processor, accompanied by four gigabytes of DDR3-1066 memory, allows the system to achieve a score of 86 on our WorldBench 6 suite of tests. That's about average for the category. But we've reviewed machines in both the Budget and Big-Screen All-in-one category that do better. Acer's 23-inch AZ5700-U2112 beats the VAIO on price and performance, clocking in a WorldBench 6 score of 119. Gateway offers up the ZX6951-53, a striking, 23-inch $999 machine that posted a score of 121.