Vaio SX12 Review (2020)
Lisa Gade reviews the 2020 edition of the Vaio SX12, one of the lightest and slimmest 12.5” Ultrabooks on the market. The laptop has the 10th gen Intel Comet Lake 6-core i7 CPU. Despite its small size, it has myriad ports, including 3 USB-A, USB-C, Ethernet, HDMI and even VGA. The casing is made of unidirectional carbon fiber and there are full HD and 4K matte IPS display options. There’s also a 14” SX14 model for those who prefer a larger laptop.
Watching this on my 2012 Sony Vaio E-Series
they need a new designer branch, that vaio looks still not refreshed 🙁
I bought a S11 two years ago. I like it very much, but I want SX12‼︎
If viao still here the laptop gonna be great
Watching this on my Sony Vaio SVS1511V9EB 2012 since then, overclocked by 1000 MHz (GeForce GT 640M LE) with no problems!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puY9gUIvbDA
Very good review! Thanks
1) Isn’t Vaio dead yet? Really? Why?
2) 4K on a 12 inch display!?!?!?!? Is there a way that we can report these devices like we can report videos?
How is it not cheating giving 4K displays giving crappy 30Wh cells and sub-par color gamuts? (It has a lower accuracy than my Nitro 5!)
How is the recording on this?
Where can we get one? It’s so fucking pretty!
I have one of these with the FHD 1TB NVME 16B RAM matte black – it’s truly divine.
Awesome vid. Thank you
Apple just copied them and patented this design and knowing steve jobs loved sony Vaio laptops in the 2000s i can tell they just site this design like they did htc phone m7 after the iPhone 5 everyone copied htc antenna banding and unibody design
Hi Lisa, the new Vaio SX is out, will you be reviewing it any time soon?? Love your reviews, thanks!!
Plss tell its price
keys light up ?
It’s strange that Vaio isn’t controlled by Sony anymore, but the Vaio team seems to have copied Sony’s Xperia strategy anyway: build a nice product, but then don’t let anyone know it’s there. Then, for those who do find it, charge a premium. I suppose those who hunt for a Vaio these days are self-selected for being willing to pay more, but I’m still not sure this is sustainable.
Still have my vpcsb.
No Sony no soul. —-send from Sony VAIO Z13
Just ordered an sx12 in black! Thanks for the informative video. It is nice to see vaio still going I have a sony vaio z from 2010 that still works actually.
Does it support Type C quick charge?
waitching this from my 2009 vaio laptop (vpceb) had blueray back then and still runs great…
Anyone else love when she says "we’ll look at it now"?
this is actually my dream laptop, not gonna lie
Having raised a bunch of kids through to college level I have had a lot of laptops go through our house. The Sony VAIO is extraordinarily resilient – evidently immortal [so far] – outlasting every brand you can name. If the present product imitates the past, the future is good! Lisa – thanks again to you as well, for being the best at what you do.
4:45
They could put this settings into the BIOS instead, not to make it dependent on the pre-installed operating system…
I still use my 2012 Sony Vaio with i3 2nd gen and 1gb Radeon graphics Card and 4gb ram. Other laptops launched on 2012 is dead… I have never seen a laptop come this far.
Ps: Sony Vaio lasted more than my relationship
Hello
I have Sony Vaio 15116EA and i reinstalled operating system Home Premium to Ultimate 64bit installed driver and audio patch, sony shared library, notebook utility, vaio gate, care etc but unfortunatly i m not getting xloud even i cannot hear anyting with full volume but working fine with headphone and other external speakers, please help
i am using VPC EG 25EN still now with high performace i3 3rd genration with 8 gb ram, only battery replaced with cooling fan
Doesn’t understand English
Awful to listen to this rambling old bird
Когда я вижу VGA дисплей порт на ноутбуке в 2020 году….. мне кажется что мне пытаются продать ноутбук 2010 года как новый.
Watching this video from sony vaio S series 2010
sorry but now that I have metal ultrabook plastic like material can go to garbage bin, even carbon fiber. Metal just feels really good in hand!
Good and accurate review thanks. I had 2 previous Sony Vaio, last one had 100 GB on the C drive, was full and slowing it down. Upgraded to the SX11 recently, with 237GB storage. Great little machine, BUT wished I had paid more attention to Lisa comments at around 6.03. The speakers are HORRIBLE, esp. compared to both my old Sony Viao. Even with an external speaker attached, doesn’t seem to really improve them. Very disappointed about that as I listen to music all day at work and cant use a headset.
FullHD on 12" ? No thanks, 1366×768 is small enough already and really needs a 13-14". Its so hard to find a laptop with a small enough resolution and not a complete entry level with emmc. I’d love a pentium silver with hdd and 13-14" HDready VA or good calibrated TN. How is ips in terms of input lag these days? They were unbearable couple of years back
Hello IAM new friend 😊
Vga 8n 2020 ?
I love vaio
I have this. It’s perfect except for one thing – the palm rests are unbelievable fingerprint/smudge magnets.
I haven’t seen this laptop on best buy, is it only available on the VAIO website?
Is SX12 or SX14 are good for adobe illustrator or adobe photoshop????
Sony VAIO was the only reason I got excited about laptops. Now the new trend is pathetic.
Ok this is such a informative review. You giy a new subscriber
It is like still 2005
Watching this video from my 2010 Sony Vaio C series. Till now not a single issue. Battery lasts after 8.5 years. One of my best in my life
Greetings,
Just to verify, the memory chip is soldered and there is NOT an upgrade slot? So, you get what you get and that it? 8GB is fine, however, down the road, for those who keep their laptops, it may not be suffice and as a result, one may want to foot the $$ for the model with 16GB.
It sucks that they don’t offer LTE in the US.
Is from Sony? Anyway waiting to buy
Please give me my laptop
Watched this on my 2012 Vaio SVS15