Vaio FW390 computer theater

This laptop is the perfect combination of mobility, multimedia entertainment power and big screen .

Sony Vaio FW390 is one of the first laptops to use a 16.4-inch widescreen, 16: 9 aspect ratio. This size and rate is very suitable when watching HD movies and convenient when opening multiple applications at the same time. The FW390, on the other hand, is slightly lighter than 17-inch laptops and only slightly better than the 15.4-inch machines. With Intel's new Centrino 2 platform processor, the FWW390's performance is even better while its battery life is still high.

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Sony Vaio FW390 is one of the first laptops to carry a 16.4-inch screen.
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The design of FW390 is not as flashy and sleek as the later Sony Vaio trend with simple monochrome and rough surface. This line consists of 3 "classic" colors: white, silver and black. The beauty of the design of the FW390 is still appreciated by the sophistication but not as sophisticated as the combination of the plastic material on the Dell Studio XPS 16 plastic or printed patterns sink on the HP HDX16t case. It's quite light, about 3 kg, lighter than the competing 16-inch models, HP HDX16t (approximately 3.1 k) and Dell Studio XPS 16 (3.12 k).

The FW390's 16.4-inch screen is the right choice for graphics professionals, not only in size but also in Full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Large screen is also handy when opening multiple applications window at the same time. The FW390 is not the only 16-inch model with a 1080p screen, both the Dell Studio XPS and HP HDX16t use this high-resolution screen. Thanks to Sony's XBRITE-ECO technology, the screen provides realistic display images with more vivid colors. Another advantage, the FW390 LCD mirror screen is not too glossy and does not cause glare.

Vaio FW390 owns "chiclet" keyboard with floating keys, spread, reasonable layout to bring a comfortable feeling when typing. But FW390 does not have separate number keys and Sony has not been equipped with a high-class LED keyboard. The device has a large surface roughness touchpad, but very responsive, very nice to use. However, the two separate mouse buttons are not on the same plane as the Touchpad is easy to mistakenly click without looking down.

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Chicklet keyboard. Photos: Notebookreviews .

FW390 has an open configuration, with many prices depending on the option of the user.

Vaio VGN-FW390

Evaluation version

Version in Vietnam (FW390JAS)

Price Approximately 36 million VND About 21 million VND Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 (2.66 GHz) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4 GHz) RAM Memory DDR3 4 GB RAM DDR2 4 GB ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics 3650 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 512MB SSD 128 GB HDD 250 GB SSD +/- RW DL optical drive
(read Blu-Ray disc) DVD +/- RW DL Windows Vista Home Premium operating system (64-bit) Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) 16.4-inch screen , 16: 9, 1,920 x 1,080 pixel16,4 inch, 16: 9, 1,600 x 900 pixels

If you choose 128 GB SSD, it will cost nearly 1,000 USD, so the common configuration still uses 250 GB HDD drive at 5,400 rpm. There is also the option of a Blu-ray drive (read drive) that enhances compatibility when enjoying the latest high-definition movies on a 1080p screen or outputting a large screen TVHD via HDMI, besides traditional video output. VGA. On the right side of the device are 3 USB ports, on the left is a FireWire port (you can connect to some cameras to copy data) and separate MS (Memory Stick) and SD (SecureDigital) card slots on the front edge machine. The FW390 is full of basic connectivity like Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.0.

In addition, if you choose Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz processor instead of 2.95 GHz T9550, you will save up to $ 200 more and longer battery life by T9550 CPU (35 Watt power consumption ) quite power consuming. Combined with 4GB DDR3 RAM memory and SSD hard drive, the power of the machine is enhanced.

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3 USB ports on the right edge. Photos: Notebookreviews .

Benchmark results of system power with PCMark Vantage reached 4,761 points, setting a record of 6283 points in the Cinebench 10 test evaluating Multimedia capabilities, much higher than the Dell Studio XPS 16 (5,250) and HP HDX16t (5,803).

FW390 only takes 30 seconds to launch heavy applications like Photoshop CS3, slightly faster than HP HDX16t (takes 29 seconds). The graphics power of FW390 is "energized" with ATI Mobility 3650 512 MB graphics card, achieving a score of 2,268 with 3DMark 06 testing (at native resolution) but still not comparable to HP HDX16t (using Nvidia card Geforce 9600M GT) reached 3,014 points. When playing games at the native resolution, the FW390 can run FEAR at an output of 37 frames per second, and with "terrible" games like Crysis, low resolution video camera 1024 x 768 at 17, 4 frames per second.

FW390 is equipped with a small battery compared to the system configuration and much lower when compared to the same laptop model as Dell Studio XPS 16. Under the "pressure" of the processor and fast graphics card "power consumption ", The FW390 maintained its 2 hours and 33 minutes with MobileMark 2007 tests, still better than HP HDX16t's 2 hours and 8 minutes.

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Wide touchpad. Photos: Notebookreviews .

In Vietnam, the popular FW390 model is the VGN-FW390JAS version, which costs about VND21 million (US $ 1,139) with a "lighter" shape than the evaluation version. Besides, there is a newer model, FW490 and earlier model FW190 with selling price ranging from VND20-22 million.