| Because of computerization of each and every | | | | set through a pop-up window in toolbar and an |
| data and fall in the prizes of laptops, | | | | AV Mode button. Four USB ports, memory card |
| laptops here onwards will not be considered | | | | slots for memory sticks and SD cards are |
| as a part of technocrats and rich people. Now | | | | provided around the edges. At a fairly low |
| middle class people can purchase laptops. | | | | price, you get a 1.5 GHz Core 2 Duo processor |
| Here we will see about Sony's NR series | | | | with 667 MHz FSB and 2MB cache and 1GB DDR2 |
| laptops. | | | | RAM. |
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| Sony has changed its agenda now. Now, you can | | | | You won't face any problem in multitasking |
| purchase Sony's electronic components without | | | | e.g. you are watching a DVD, browsing the |
| exceeding your budget. The new NR series is | | | | Internet and booting up Paint Shop Pro |
| at the cost of $900. The VGN-NR160E/S | | | | simultaneously. The hard disc is a 160GB, |
| provides consumers the Core 2 Duo feature at | | | | 5,400-rpm SATA drive to avail plenty of space |
| $829. The NR Series is available in three | | | | for your documents and multimedia. |
| colors- Granite, Wenge, and Silk. The | | | | |
| 6.2-pound body has fine textures on the lid | | | | PCMark05 and 3DMark03 scores were below |
| and keyboard body and has fillet edges. It is | | | | average for a mainstream machine at 3,080 and |
| somewhat similar to the Apple's MacBook Pro. | | | | 1,459 respectively, but recent scores are |
| But NR series features 15.4 inch LCD at a | | | | above average. Sony is still struggling with |
| resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. | | | | crapware issues. After removing some |
| | | | unnecessary applications, the PCMark05 score |
| The keyboard is spacious and durable. There | | | | increased to 3,219. If you remove the things |
| are two buttons above the keyboard: an S1 | | | | which you don't need, the system performance |
| multipurpose, programmable key, which can be | | | | will definitely boost. |