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Sony VAIO Duo 13
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Engadget Review
Sony completely revamped its slider design for the VAIO Duo 13, and the result is a well-made machine with longer battery life and a more comfortable keyboard.
Pros
- Much-improved design
- Bright 1080p display
- Great battery life
Cons
- Cramped touchpad
- Oddly placed rear camera
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Sony VAIO Duo 13
- Critic Reviews (7)
- User Reviews (3)
- 76AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE7 ReviewsLaptop Magazine60Sony VAIO Duo 13 ReviewThe Sony VAIO Duo 13 is a versatile 2-in-1 Ultrabook and tablet that offers long battery life and robust pen support, but the typing experience and touchpad are drawbacks.PC Mag70Sony VAIO Duo 13The Sony VAIO Duo 13 is a slick-looking hybrid ultraportable that gives you solid performance and a full workday's worth of battery power. The 13.3?inch touch screen display delivers a crisp picture with brilliant colors but its viewing angle performance could be better.CNET80Sony Vaio Duo 13 review: Sony upsizes the slidingThe Sony Vaio Duo 13 is ambitious, but less universally useful than other Windows 8 laptop-tablet hybrids. There may not be a real need for a slider-style PC.CNETNot RatedSony upsizes the sliding PC with the Vaio Duo 13While it's still not going to be a mainstream device, the new Duo 13 takes a stab at rebooting the slider and correcting some of the things that were so irksome about the original Duo 11. Most importantly, the sliding mechanism for exposing the keyboard is much-improved.Engadget80Sony VAIO Duo 13 review: a much-improved take on tSony completely revamped its slider design for the VAIO Duo 13, and the result is a well-made machine with longer battery life and a more comfortable keyboard.Pocket-LintNot RatedSony Vaio Duo 13 pictures and hands-onWe're not quite sold on who will actually want to use it in tablet mode, given the size. It's more akin to the Windows tablets of old, than the new generation of slim and light like the Surface Pro.T380Sony Vaio Duo 13 reviewIt's been a fantastic performance from the Sony, and it's made a huge leap forward in terms of battery life. The touchscreen, Haswell and slim build combine to form one of the best Windows 8 laptops money can buy - just not one of the best tablets.TechRadar80Sony Vaio Duo 13 reviewThe Sony Vaio Duo 13 is an excellent product, and probably the best hybrid Ultrabook/tablet device we've seen, but with such a hefty price tag it's still not enough to convince us to ditch our separate laptops and tablets.Expert Reviews80Sony VAIO Duo 13 reviewThis powerful laptop has an outstanding battery life, setting the standard for all Ultrabooks to come, but we have some issues with the screen and hingeTrustedReviewsNot RatedSony Vaio Duo 13The closer you look, the more the Sony Vaio Duo 13 appears an ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ device that has a little too much of the oddball vibe of the original Duo 11. However, in use it still solves many of that earlier model’s problems, including a better keyboard, much better looks and an improved hinge.V3Not RatedSony Vaio Duo hands-on reviewHaving had a go with Sony's Duo 13 we have to say our opening impressions are positive and our brief encounter with the convertible left us wanting more.
- 83AVERAGE USER SCORE3 ReviewsEngadget Reader80December 23, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80October 3, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!This is the perfect laptop/tablet for the right kind of market. I wanted a touch enabled laptop that worked like a tablet. The Lenovo Yoga just didn't feel right for me while my experience with the Asus Transformer series of tablets made me hate carrying portable keyboard around.The only thing really painfully missing from this is more decent Windows 8 METRO style applications that take advantage of the touch screen.Engadget Reader90August 13, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - Engadget
Key Specs
TYPE
Tablet
FORM FACTOR
Convertible
SCREEN SIZE
13.322
SCREEN RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
BUNDLED OS
Windows
CPU FAMILY
Core i7
PROCESSOR SPEED
1.819
SYSTEM RAM
81
POINTING DEVICE
Trackpad
VIDEO OUTPUTS
HDMI
MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE
Up to 1020
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