First of all: I am a normal user, not a computer specialist.
The chic, white design is at first glance an eye-catcher. On the 2nd glance but is immediately apparent that the surface of the touchpad is another shade of white as the rest of the does not look nice. Materials and workmanship are otherwise perfectly fine.
The sound is described by Sony as powerfully. I would not describe quite so while keeping the sound thanks to the built-in subwoofer is actually much better than any other notebook I have / had.
One finds numerous interfaces 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 3.0 Powered, 2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x line-out, 1x Mic In, 1x Ethernet, 1x Card Reader.
The equipment with Intel Pentium 987 1.50GHz and 4GB of DDR3 RAM is sufficient for everyday use in the office. For gamers, this notebook is probably not useful, but certainly not so provided. The reaction rate during operation is of my feeling well so far, but also usually is in a brand new computer / laptop so. The start behavior / boot is then but not quite as fast. With an SSD hard drive that would be of course definitely better.
For some reason you find here in the product description the words intuitive touch. My notebook has definitely no touch screen, which I also do not need such a or wanted to have.
The operating time of the lithium battery is approximately 3-4 hours do not feel very good. Probably a more powerful battery has dropped the slim design and narrow budget victim.
What is completely new to me, the operating system Windows 8 (Windows 8 64bit is installed). This is initially quite used to, but is not included in the rating with here. After a few days I find even a liking to the new operating system and discover so slowly also take advantage of WIN. 8
The preinstalled programs from Sony (Windows 8 apps for movies, music, photos, home networking and social networking) and other manufacturers (Office 365 trial, McAfee trial) I deleted immediately after commissioning.
After the first few days I have to confess, this notebook if you have because once configured it for themselves, is absolutely suitable for everyday use in the office and also looks chic. Price / performance is also true, and so I can the notebook Sony VAIO SVF1521B1EW thoroughly recommended.
