Sony Vaio Flip Review: The Most Beautiful Hybrid Laptop We’ve Seen In Recent Times, But For A Price
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Design
This is by far the best designed hybrid laptop that we have seen in recent times. You fall in love with the machine as soon as you pull it out of the box. Available in two colours, we got the black version to test. We have seen the silver version as well, which we found to be the preferred choice as dust and smudges won’t show up as easily as on the black one. To add to the show, Sony has used brushed aluminium all around this hybrid.
At a flip of a switch Flip 13 can be converted into a tablet. The 13-inch touchscreen is set on a special hinge located at its back. Just flip the screen around and press it back down to use it like a tablet. The weight of the laptop works against it when one uses it in tablet mode. The usual weight of a stand alone tablet is under 0.5 Kg. But since this is a hybrid machine one has to lug 1.31 Kg’s. Also, using it with just one hand is not comfortable at all. On the other side, in the laptop mode we found the backlit keyboard and touch pad to be fairly large and easy to use.
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Performance
For the hefty
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Battery life is good and one can squeeze about 7 hours under nominal use. We have saved the best part for last –the 13-inch screen is a treat to work on. The user interface of Microsoft
Overall, this is a great machine if you can look past the price. One can do lots with it and it can very well be your business laptop. Flip 13 is good to be used as a laptop in most parts and a tablet if the need arises.
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