Sony VAIO VGN-CR13G Specifications

By Craig Simms on 24/09/2007

More Sony reviews , RRP: AU$1999.00

The good:

  • Attractive design
  • Excellent keypad
  • Great display
  • Great specs for the size

The bad:

  • Back of screen could do with some reinforcement
  • Poor positioning of speakers
  • No digital video out
  • Separated card reader
  • Vaio Update needs some streamlining

The bottomline:

The Sony VAIO CR13G is a head turner that most would be proud to tuck under their arms.

Editors' rating:

8.2/10

Users' rating:

8.1/10

Tags:

colour | cr | notebook | sony | vaio | vgn

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion
  • Claimed battery life
  • 3.5 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100 LAN, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • Firewire ports
  • 1
  • Firewire type
  • 400
  • S-Video
  • Yes
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • DVI
  • No
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • LCD technology
  • WXGA
  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 14.1 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 100 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 42.5 x 335 x 249 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.5 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Graphics hardware
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X2300

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 1GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Other

  • Motherboard chipset
  • Intel GM965
  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes
  • TV tuner
  • No

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 1.80 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Home Premium

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes
  • Digital audio output
  • No
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