This year celebrated its sixth birthday my MacBook Pro and it was time for a new laptop. To select the MacBook Air 13, the Sony Vaio Pro 13 and the Vaio Duo 13 were what the users are terms Experience the superior MacBooks running Mac OS to Windows devices, but that is my subjective impression. On the MacBook Air 13 and the Sony Vaio Pro 13 (slightly lighter than the MBA), there is little to complain about. I have both tested and guess they serve their purpose. I am, however, opted for the duo 13.
The following points (marked with a (+)) in favor of the Duo 13:
(+) The display mechanism of the Duo 13 is the perfect solution for a Convertible. If you simply equip a normal laptop with a touch screen, the screen shakes with every touch. Thus, I see little point in equipping a conventional laptop with a touch screen. However Win8 calls for a touch screen. For other concepts (Yoga ...) bothers me that you have to rotate the display 360 degrees for the Tablet mode and the keypad is on the bottom. Elegant I do not find that.
(+) The display of the Duo 13 is firmly folded open and snaps. In case of contact, it does not yield. The angle is optimal. The change between keyboard and touchscreen is very comfortable (for something acclimatization).
(-) Have the disadvantage that you can not adjust the angle of view is stable through the (+), high-resolution display more than offset. (-) A further disadvantage is that the display is "closed" in the state facing outward. Like a Tablet just ...
(+) The hardware configuration is quite adequate with a Corei5, 8GB RAM and an SSD for office purposes. (-) However, is free at the factory only half the space. Sony packs quite a few (unnecessary) programs with a.
On the keyboard, I can expose a little, but the typing experience is not overwhelming. (-) The touchpad, however, is really tiny. But this application has the touch screen.
(-) The pen input leaves a streaky impression. Notes in PDFs, signatures, sketches and so you get out well. But the accuracy is not a Wacom drawing tablet ran on. If you need the pen input really professional, then you should be more appropriate information regarding pressure sensitivity and jumps.
To the often mentioned criticism wireless reception. The router is one floor down, the Wi-Fi reception is in laptop mode in 4 of 5 strokes. My iPhone and iPad are there not better. In the closed Tablet mode the wireless reception of the Duo 13 is a bit worse. Overall satisfactory.
The built-in modem I have not tested. The USB slot on the power supply is a nice gadget, just like the plug-Fi router.
(-) The connections are somewhat brief. An additional USB port, Firewire or maybe even a Thunderbolt port would be nice.
The Vaio Duo is (+) and quiet (+) cool in everyday life. Fiepen I hear none.
Objectively, one could give a fair 4 stars the Vaio Duo 13 so.
But subjectively speaking more for the Duo 13: it is (+) Made in Japan and is probably the (+) "correct" his last Vaio, after Sony wants to separate from the Vaio division. For the (-) support is nothing good, so I just hope that my Vaio will never go broke. ;-) The design (+) is sober and functional. So for me smooth 5 star.
