Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S Reviews

Jun.05, 2008 in Sony

The Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S is Sony’s new entry into the low price notebook market. It boasts such fancy features as a Core 2 Duo processor and a large hard drive. It has a slim design and comes in three eye-catching colors: Granite, Wenge, and Silk. However, the most attractive feature of the new Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S is its price tag.
At $829, Sony’s new laptop will no doubt turn the heads of those looking to buy a budget entry level notebook. It’s sleekly designed and features a crisp 15.4-inch WXGA XBrite-Eco LCD monitor. It has plenty of USB inputs (four in total) and accepts both Memory Stick and SD cards.
Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S Reviews From i4u

Sony is still struggling with crapware issues, however. This system had enough of it to affect performance considerably. After removing some unnecessary applications, the PCMark05 score jumped to 3,219. That’s 139 points higher than the out-of-box configuration, so we’d recommend removing anything you don’t need right away to boost system performance.
The VGN-NR160E/S’ wireless networking connection performed very well despite the lack of 802.11n capability. ”

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Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S Reviews From Zdnet

What it is:
The first inexpensive laptop from Sony targets consumers who need Core 2 Duo power on a budget. Available in three colors–wenge, granite, and silk–the VAIO NR maintains Sony’s traditionally thin profile, but the dumbed-down design makes it look cheap, compared to more expensive VAIOs. The NR 160 has a 160GB hard drive while the otherwise identical NR180 has a 200GB hard drive.

What we like:
The Sony VAIO NR series offers a comfortable keyboard, a crisp, bright display, decent components, and an Express Card slot–all for under $1,000.

What we don’t like:
Sony’s laptops are still inundated with bloatware–enough to affect performance, especially boot time. Fairly standard extras such as Bluetooth and an S-Video out are missing.

Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S Reviews From laptopmag

Pros

• Fast performance for the price
• Spacious hard drive
• Crisp display
• DVD burner

Cons

• No multimedia keys
• Hidden wireless toggle