The Stylish Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR

The Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR laptop sports a Second Generation dual-core Intel Core i5-2430M processor which is commonly seen on mid-class core i-Series notebook PCs. The Intel Core i5-2430M is created on the Sandy Bridge architecture and clocked at 2.4 GHz but since this processor supports TurboBoost Technology it can reach up to 2.7 GHz when 2 cores are active and 3.0 GHz when only 1 core is active. This Sandy Bridge processor offers Hyperthreading Technology to handle 4 threads at once for improvement in performance of up 20% more.

The Core i5-2430M processor supports many of the instruction extension but it does not support AES, VT-d, and Trusted Execution functions. The Core i5-2430M processor offers an integrated graphics card dubbed Intel HD Graphics 3000 which is faster than the older Intel HD Graphics controller. It also has discreet graphics card called AMD Radeon HD graphics card with 512MB of memory for video processing.

Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR

Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR

Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR

The Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR also features 13.3-inch widescreen LED backlit display with 1366 x 768 resolution; 4 GB DDR3 RAM; 500GB SATA HDD at 5400 rpm; SuperMulti Dual Layer DVD+/-R/RW; built-in memory card reader; webcam and integrated microphone; 1 USB 3.0 port and 2 USB 2.0 ports; VGA output; HDMI output port; WIFI; Ethernet port; Bluetooth; backlit keyboard and 4000 mAh 6-cell lithium-ion battery that will last up to 7.5 hours.

The Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR measures 2.39 cm (T) x 22.45 cm (D) x 33.10 cm (W) and weighs just 1.6kg. The Sony Vaio EVPCSB31FDR runs on Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and will be available at about $900.