One of the most utile and sought after device of the modern age is the laptop that has replaced their bulky counterparts named the desktops. The black and sleek Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/Q is a front runner in the industry supporting Wireless LAN antenna and Bluetooth antenna for effectual wireless connectivity. This portable and convenient gadget measuring 13.2” x 9.6” x 1.6” and weighing 5.7 lbs is shipped with a 14.1″ TFT screen of 1200 x 800 (WXGA) resolution and X BRITE-ECO feature rendering excellent visibility. This Sony Vaio laptop is constructed with a 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor with multi-core technology enabling 64-bit computing, 4 GB / 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM, a 320 GB, Serial ATA-150, 5400 rpm hard drive, Mobile Intel GM45 Express chip set, 800 MHz technology Data bus enhancing the performance, 2 MB L2 cache and DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM type optical storage.

The other captivating features are its GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology, 5.0 graphics processor presenting 1750 MB of total graphics memory, a Sound card for audio output, a microphone for audio input, Camera, a keyboard and touch pad rendering easy execution of functions and commands, a network adapter supporting Intel WiFi Link 5100 as its Wireless NIC, Expansion options including the 2 memory, 1 Express Card/34, a card reader extending supports to Memory Stick, SD card, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo flash memory cards and Memory Stick PRO.

This laptop houses Interfaces like a display / video, a VGA output, a 15 pin HD D-Sub, 3 Hi-Speed 4 pin Type A USB, a microphone input of 3.5 mm, a network, a 4 pin IEEE 1394 Fire Wire, a 3.5 mm Mini-phone stereo Headphones Output and Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, RJ-45. It comes installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition OS and software such as Norton Internet Security 2009 (30 days subscription), VAIO Media Plus Multimedia Streaming Software, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition, VAIO Music Box, VAIO Start up Assistant, VAIO Help and Support, and Microsoft Works 9 SE. This elegant Black Laptop with 1 year warranty and a powerful Lithium ion battery lasting up to 6 hours delivers unrivaled performance to its users.

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The build quality of this notebook is excellent. Having such thin panels merging together across various parts of the notebook you would almost expect to see uneven panel spacing or gaps, but this notebook has none. Panels merge together with razor thin clearances, and even flexing the notebook doesn’t make the parts squeak or groan from plastic rubbing together. Support is excellent around the base of the laptop, leaving just the screen with some amount of flex. I can’t really place too much blame on Sony for that, since it is only 4.75mm thick. Overall I found the Sony TZ to be of excellent quality, only lacking on allowing certain parts to be upgraded by the user.
Screen
Sporting a new LED backlight screen, a first for a Sony ultra-portable, the laptop is able to achieve great color reproduction and backlight distribution. Watching movies, editing pictures, or just browsing the web was very enjoyable. I only wish this laptop had the performance of a gaming machine, so that the screen could be used for more recreational purposes. Comfortable brightness levels on the TZ were around midrange, with anything above too bright for my poor eyes. As is common with most notebook displays, viewing angles were excellent horizontally, but poor vertically. The purple anti-glare screen coating combined with the poor viewing angles helped make dark colors invert at shallow angles.

Protection of the screen from the display cover is on the weak side, since it is extremely thin. Throughout the review procedure, the only damage I was able to inflict were key marks left on the screen from the LCD pressing on the dirty keys. These were only temporary marks, I was able to rub them off with a soft cloth (which Sony included with the notebook). Besides flexing the screen into a taco shape or accidentally sitting on it, I don’t see most users having any problem with the screen.

Speakers
The speakers on the Sony TZ are located right below the pivot point of the display, providing a clear path to your head for maximum listening pleasure. They worked quite well for watching movies, playing games, or listening to some music around the office. With the volume set to max, the decibel meter registered ~64dB at one foot. The audio was only slightly distorting on high notes, but stayed mostly clear. During normal use high and upper midrange came through well, but don’t expect any lower notes from speakers this small.

Keyboard and Touchpad
The keyboard on the Sony TZ is very compact, and takes a bit to get used to typing on. It took a few hours of use before I could type without peaking at the keys. Passwords were mangled, friends were confused with my typing, and websites locked me out for too many login attempts.

Once I got used to it the typing was fairly comfortable, but this keyboard is not ideal as a primary machine used during an entire work week. For users who would buy this machine as the main computer in their office, a docking station with full-size keyboard would be highly recommended.