(+) It’s pretty light, weighing only 1.3kg
(+) Lots of ports: VGA, HDMI, two USB readers and SD card reader
(+) The magnesium body feels solid, as does the mechanism to slide the screen
(+) The gorilla anti-scratch screen is well made
Backlit keyboard
(+) The 11” full HD LED screen, 1,920 x 1,080 pixels is clear and vibrant
(+) With Core i5 CPU 1.7GHz, 4GB RAM, a 128GB SSD and integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, it’s a pretty speedy laplet
(+) The digitizer stylus pen is pressure sensitive, giving you more control—quite accurate, it feels like a proper pen
(-) Even when folded it feels chunky; it could be thinner
(-) The keyboard is too small
(-) The screen won’t tilt when used as a laptop
(-) There’s no trackpad, only a tiny track ball which could be more accurate
(-) The touch screen input isn’t always responsive
(-) No stylus storage
(-) With an 11” screen, buttons on websites are too small to effectively touch
(-) The two speakers are located at the bottom, so sound is muffled
Verdict: With its specs, the Sony Vaio Duo 11 is a pretty smooth laplet to play around with. The clarity of the screen and the sturdiness are impressive. Still, with an impractical keyboard design, a thick body and a touch screen that could be more responsive, it isn’t very practical. And at its price, save up a little more and you’ll be able to get a Macbook Air and an iPad Mini. We recommend you wait a bit longer for this new segment to truly mature. Nutthachai Bunluthangthum
Specs: Intel Core i5-3317U (1.70 GHz, 3 MB L3 Cache, up to 2.60 GHz
Mobile Intel HM77 Graphic Card Intel HD Graphics 4000
11.6” (1920x11080) Full HD LED
4GB memory, 128GB SSD
B44,900