Sony Vaio SVT11113 (T Series)

Sony has joined the budget-segment ultra-book league with its latest T Series ultra-book Vaio SVT11113FgS priced at Rs 49,000 and powered by Intel’s 3rd gen processorK It features an 11KS-inch screen and a MacBook style keyboard with black chicklet keysK The display augmented by Intel 4000 HD graphics technology offers stunning visuals while the well-spaced keyboard provides an ideal typing experience that’s further enhanced by a cohesive multi-touchpadK It is handsomely braced with several ports, and unlike many other ultra-books, has both VgA and HDMI portsK It also features 2 uSB ports, one of which is a uSB 3K0 port, besides having a multi 3-in-1 card reader and a lAN portK

It has light indicators placed right above the keyboard, followed by three short-cut buttons --Web button for one push Internet access; Vaio button for instant access to Sony’s media gallery; and Assist button for help and support from Vaio careK It isn’t as thin as Aspire S3 or the Samsung Series 5 ultra-books, but with a 17K88 mm width it’s more like HP’s Folio 13 (18 mm widthFK In the PC Mark benchmark, it scored an impressive 827S pointsK In 3D Mark and Battery Mark tests, it came out an average performer with a score of 3755 and battery backup time of 2 hour 30 minutes respectivelyK However, the screen appears too small and could have been a little biggerK

Bottomline: A good performer but loses out on features to the Samsung Series 5 ultra-bookK