Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
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Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
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Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
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Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
5.0 out of 5 from 4 user reviews.
5.0 out of 5 from 4 user reviews.
Technical Details
- Box Contents - Sony VAIO(R) VPCEJ28FX/B Notebook, Standard Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery (up to 5 hours and 20 minutes), AC power adapter, Power Cord; Pre-installed Software - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit, Microsoft Office Starter (purchase a Product Key to activate a full Microsoft Office suite), Norton Internet Security 2012 30-Day Trial Offer, 1-Year Limited Warranty
- Intel Core i5-2430M 2.40GHz Processor with Turbo(R) Boost Technology up to 3.00GHz
- 3MB Smart Cache
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (8GB max.)
- 640GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Product Description of Sony VAIO EJ2 Series VPCEJ28FX/B 17.3-Inch Laptop (Charcoal Black)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1 64-bit. Intel Core i5-2430M. 2.40GHz with Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.00GHz. 640GB (5400rpm). Blu-ray Disc Player. Internal Intel HD Graphics 3000. 17.3” (1600x900). Intel High Definition Audio Sound System. USB 2.0: 4. HDMI Output: 1.Amazon.com Product Description
Built with the features and performance you need every day to stay connected and be entertained, the Sony VAIO EJ2 series laptop (model VPCEJ28FX/B) in black sports an extra-wide, theater inspired 17.3-inch display with a native 720p HD resolution that provides deeper blacks, brighter whites, and true-to-life color. The isolated keyboard includes an integrated number pad. And with a pleasant feeling textured touch pad that is integrated into the palmrest, your hands and fingers will be happy to compute.
It's powered by a second-generation Intel Core i5 dual-core processor with updated Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, which increases speed automatically for whatever you're doing.
This EJ2 series laptop includes a read-only Blu-ray Disc drive for viewing movies in crystal-clear HD resolution, and the Blu-ray drive includes an integrated dual-layer DVD±RW drive for creating your own DVDs and CDs. You can connect this VAIO to a compatible HDTV via the HDMI port to display your creations to a larger audience via a single cable.
It also includes Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11n), which offers ultra-fast speeds, wider range, and compatibility with 802.11b/g networks as well. And the integrated camera with face-tracking technology and microphone makes it easy to video chat with family, friends, and co-workers.
This VAIO laptop comes pre-installed with the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium and it includes Microsoft Office Starter 2010 with limited-functionality versions of Word and Excel (learn more below).
The PMB VAIO Edition software also helps you produce your own high-quality home movies and slideshows quickly. Sony breaks complex movie production into three simple steps, freeing you from tedious hours spent mastering difficult and expensive video editing software. Just import your photos and videos, choose a theme and soundtrack, and then click finish. PMB VAIO Edition does the rest, generating a professional-looking movie complete with special effects, smooth cinematic transitions and a perfectly timed soundtrack.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Best budget 17" laptop available
By Tomgadgets
For those looking for a budget 17" laptop for play or work, look no further. This is perhaps the best laptop that balance performance, cost, battery life and reliability. Purchased this laptop 2 days ago from Frys, couldn't be happier. This is a list of my observations:
Pro:
1. Wonderful 17" Sony screen - one of the best in the industry. Lots of space to work. My work machine has a 24" full HD screen and I don't miss it.
2. Super fast second generation Core i5 2.4GHz 2430M 2.4GHz with turbo boost to 3GHz, not the much slower Core i3 and one step above the Core i5 2.3GHz 2410M you see on most lower cost sandy bridge i5 laptops
3. Very rigit chasis - no flex at all for a 17" laptop, built quality is valut like - should provide many years of reliable protection. It is the BMW/Benz of laptops.
4. Extremely low power consumption - the default 4000MAH battery will easily last 4-5 hours on light use - web surfing or working on office apps. I am very impressed.
5. Lightweight for a 17.4" laptop - it is quite easy to carry it around, especially since the long battery life means you can usually leave the power adapter at home.
6. There are TWO battery upgrade options - a 5300MAH battery which is the same size and weight as the included battery, but will last 7 hours instead of 5 hours, and a 9 cell, slightly heavier battery which is 7950MAH and 10 hours battery run-time.
7. Blu-Ray drive for watching HD movies. Never get a DVD for a 17" laptop. It is just not appropriate. Believe me you will want to watch Blu Ray on this machine.
8. 4xUSB ports, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, SD/MS slots, Wireless on-off switch
9. Wondeful multi-touch touchpad with pinch to zoom and other gestures
Cons:
1. Screen resolution is 1600x900 and no option to upgrade it, but it is probably one of the best 1600x900 screens out there. The slightly lower resolution is quite acceptable actually.
2. Regular battery is 4000MAH, not the 5300MAH version which is the same size and weight
3. No backlit keyboard
4. Numeric pad makes the keyboard slightly off center
5. No bluetooth and no Intel Wireless Display
6. No USB 3.0 port
7. Speakers a bit weak, crackle a bit at full volume.
Immediately upon getting this laptop, I ordered another 4GB Samsung RAM that is identical to the one that is in the laptop, and also purchased an Intel Advanced Wireless 6230 mini-PCI WiFi card to replace the original Atheros WiFi card. The WiFi card upgrade allows me to have bluetooth and also Intel Wireless Display capabilities. The 8GB RAM makes this machine run so fast that most programs simply pop open immediately.
Just found out that upgrading to 8GB is a MUST!! It improved Windows experience score from 4.4 to 5.9, and significantly sped up the graphics! 3DMark06 went from 3200 to 4600 by simply upgrading the RAM, looks like the Intel HD 3000 is seriously starved for memory bandwidth. It is now a competent laptop even for casual 3D games!
The Windows 7 Experience score (8GB Ram):
Overall: 5.9
Processor: 7.0
Memory: 7.4
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming graphics: 6.2
Primary hard disk: 5.9
Very impressive score for a budget 17" laptop!
Next purchase will probably be either the 5300MAH or 7950MAH battery - can't decide which one though. The 5300MAH is small and light, same size as the original battery. The 7950MAH will last 10 hours and lift the laptop a bit for better cooling and typing angles.
Can't be happier with the purchase and looking forward to improve it even further!
---------EDIT 10/8/2011--------
Made up my mind and ordered a 7950MAH battery - might as well go for broke and get 10 hours battery life. This means that I will never have to bring the adapter out again, as it is truly an all day computing battery life. Can't wait to get the battery!
---------EDIT 10/16/2011--------
After using it for more than ten days, I can say that this is truly an excellent laptop with no major faults. The 7950MAH battery arrived and indeed provide more than 10 hours of battery life with light use. It lift the back of the laptop slightly for a better viewing and typing angle. Very glad to have the large battery instead of the standard version!
---------EDIT 11/9/2011---------
Having lots of fun with this powerhouse machine - running multiple VM on it (8G RAM really helps), the OSX Mac VM is running at twice the speed of my other 2.66GHz Core2Duo Sony. Still very happy with the purchase. Have discovered a flaw to the machine's design - the green power button is a bit lose and positioned too close to the right speaker - sometimes it will rattle when you play loud music. Maybe some play-doh could fix this....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent laptop
By XDR
Very very nice laptop, no complaints.
- True desktop replacement.
- The design and looks are great, very solid build and very light to move around.
- The quality of the screen is amazing, blu-rays played flawlessly.
- Chiclet keyboard is very comfortable to type on.
- Performance is excellent for multimedia family use purposes.
- Laptop came with 4GB (4GB x 1) of ram and I replaced with 8GB (Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 KIT 4GB x 2) for faster multitasking and increased integrated graphics card sharing.
- Windows Experience Scores: Processor: 7.0, Memory (8GB RAM): 7.4, Graphics: 6.3, Game graphics: 6.3, Primary hard disk: 5.8
- Battery ran for 3 hours at full power and highest screen brightness.
- 4 usbs is great to have, we had 3 before and always was 1 short.
- 640 GB @ 5400 hard drive is more than enough.
- Speakers are good enough for a laptop, I usually hook it up to an external speaker system.
- No bluetooth, no problem cause we have never used it on other laptops.
- Fans are on the quiet side, you won't even notice it's on.
All in all it was a perfect purchase at an incredible $599. If you don't want to spend much on an excellent family desktop replacement 17" laptop with an amazing screen you have to get this. Enjoy!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Love the screen size and the speed, Best Screen in the market. Sandy Bridge CPU. good value
By Ken94538
This one have a 17.3" screen. And the LED display is Glass-view screen, not like other higher price SONY Vaio which have anti-glare screen.
I prefer this one. This also have the new i5 CPU and Blu-ray.
After several months of research and compare. I bought one of this. I really love the screen, it's super clear. And only Apple Macbook Pro 17" can compare to this SONY.
But you know, Apple Macbook pro will cost $2500 plus. That's too much for me.
And I found this SONY, 17.3", i5 sandy Bridge CPU and BLu-Ray. Apple Mackbook pro do not have Blu-Ray.
Cannot be happier. The price is reasonable. And I love the SONY Gate software, it looks so cute. And I can also use this SONY Vaio to control my PS3.
Get one, you won't be regret.
CREDIT by Amazon.com
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This EJ2 series laptop includes a read-only Blu-ray Disc drive for viewing movies in crystal-clear HD resolution, and the Blu-ray drive includes an integrated dual-layer DVD±RW drive for creating your own DVDs and CDs. You can connect this VAIO to a compatible HDTV via the HDMI port to display your creations to a larger audience via a single cable.
It also includes Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11n), which offers ultra-fast speeds, wider range, and compatibility with 802.11b/g networks as well. And the integrated camera with face-tracking technology and microphone makes it easy to video chat with family, friends, and co-workers.
Second Generation Intel Core i5 Power
As the most popular family member, the second generation Intel Core i5 processor delivers visibly smart PC performance that values time as much as you do. Intel's Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload--providing more performance when you need it the most. And Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology enables each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time, delivering the performance you need for smart multitasking. It also comes equipped with Intel Quick Sync Video, which provides accelerated encoding, decoding, and transcoding features (for converting video for portable players or online sharing).One-Touch Ease
This VAIO notebook comes with three unique hardware buttons--WEB, VAIO and ASSIST--that help get you to where you want to go with a touch of a button. Quickly access the Internet, without full boot up into Windows, by simply pressing the WEB button. Troubleshoot any issues or facilitate simple do-it-yourself PC maintenance procedures by pressing the ASSIST button and launching the included VAIO Care software program. Finally, launch directly into Sony's Media Gallery software by pushing the designated VAIO button to create high-quality home movies and enjoy your music in a whole new way.See larger image.
Take It to the Big Screen with HDMI
Whether you're watching an HD movie or enjoying your own video creation, this VAIO laptop allows you to play back HD content on your compatible big screen HDTV with a high level of resolution. The HDMI output delivers both your video and audio via a single HDMI cable (sold separately), providing the optimal digital connection to your HDMI-enabled HDTV so you can enjoy HD entertainment on the big screen without a myriad of extra cables and wires.Easy Photo and Video Management
Sony's PMB (Picture Motion Browser) VAIO Edition makes managing your photos and home videos as easy as taking them. Instantly sort and search using the magic of Sony’s intelligent analysis technologies--PMB eliminates the clutter and automatically organizes content by person, place and date. And new and intuitive navigation features make it fast and easy to find your favorites.The PMB VAIO Edition software also helps you produce your own high-quality home movies and slideshows quickly. Sony breaks complex movie production into three simple steps, freeing you from tedious hours spent mastering difficult and expensive video editing software. Just import your photos and videos, choose a theme and soundtrack, and then click finish. PMB VAIO Edition does the rest, generating a professional-looking movie complete with special effects, smooth cinematic transitions and a perfectly timed soundtrack.
Key Specifications17.3-inch LED-backlit display with 1600 x 900 resolution for native HD 720p viewing2.2 GHz Intel Core i5-2430M processor (3 MB L3 cache) 640 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM) 4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1333 MHz; 8 GB maximum)  Intel HD Graphics 3000 for casual and mainstream gaming (supports Microsoft DirectX 10). Blu-ray Disc drive (read-only; also includes integrated multi-format CD/DVD drive) Built-in stereo speakers Up to 5.15 hours of battery life at default brightness with standard battery (4.5 hours at maximum brightness; 3.33 hours of DVD playback) Dimensions and Weight: 16.11 x 10.79 x 1.5 inches (WxDxH); 6.85 pounds | Wireless & Networking
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What's in the Box
Sony VAIO EJ2 laptop (model VPCEJ28FX/B); standard lithium-ion battery (4000 mAh); AC adapter; power cord; operating instructionsIncluded Software
Microsoft Office Starter with reduced-functionality versions of Word and Excel; VAIO Care; Media Gallery; PMB VAIO Edition; Norton Internet Security 2012 (30-day trial offer)Warranty
1-year limited hardware warranty, and 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance (onsite/in-home service and international service availability).Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
The Best Entertainment Experience On Your PC
Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, and rewind TV or record it to watch whenever and wherever you want. For the best entertainment experience, choose a PC with Windows 7.
Windows 7: Your PC Simplified
Simplifies everyday tasks, works the way you want, and makes new things possible.- Improved desktop navigation features like Snap, Peek, and Shake, make it easier to manage all of your open windows.
- Creating a home network has never been easier. You can even share files and printers with all the PCs with Windows 7 on the network.
- Find virtually anything on your PC--from documents to songs to email--just by typing a word or two with Windows Search.
- Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
- Watch, pause, rewind and record TV with Windows Media Center to watch whenever and where ever you want*.
Create, Connect and Share with Windows Live
Windows 7 and Windows Live bring it all together for free. Get the free set of programs that make it simple to create and share amazing photos and movies, organize mail, and stay connected with your closest friends.- Get 25 GB of free online storage with Windows Live SkyDrive.
- Sync files on your PCs automatically with Windows Live Mesh.
- Share photos during video chats with Windows Live**
- Easily edit photos and combine the best parts of multiple photos into one perfect photo with Photo Fuse.
Complete your PC Experience with Microsoft Office 2010
- Microsoft Office Starter 2010 includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel with advertising. (Note that PowerPoint or Outlook are not included.)
- Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC.
* Additional hardware may be required. Not available in all countries. (See windows.microsoft.com/products/windows-7/system-requirements/ for more information.)
** Requires a compatible microphone, speakers or headset, webcam, and broadband connection.
** Requires a compatible microphone, speakers or headset, webcam, and broadband connection.
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Most helpful customer reviews
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Best budget 17" laptop availableBy Tomgadgets
For those looking for a budget 17" laptop for play or work, look no further. This is perhaps the best laptop that balance performance, cost, battery life and reliability. Purchased this laptop 2 days ago from Frys, couldn't be happier. This is a list of my observations:
Pro:
1. Wonderful 17" Sony screen - one of the best in the industry. Lots of space to work. My work machine has a 24" full HD screen and I don't miss it.
2. Super fast second generation Core i5 2.4GHz 2430M 2.4GHz with turbo boost to 3GHz, not the much slower Core i3 and one step above the Core i5 2.3GHz 2410M you see on most lower cost sandy bridge i5 laptops
3. Very rigit chasis - no flex at all for a 17" laptop, built quality is valut like - should provide many years of reliable protection. It is the BMW/Benz of laptops.
4. Extremely low power consumption - the default 4000MAH battery will easily last 4-5 hours on light use - web surfing or working on office apps. I am very impressed.
5. Lightweight for a 17.4" laptop - it is quite easy to carry it around, especially since the long battery life means you can usually leave the power adapter at home.
6. There are TWO battery upgrade options - a 5300MAH battery which is the same size and weight as the included battery, but will last 7 hours instead of 5 hours, and a 9 cell, slightly heavier battery which is 7950MAH and 10 hours battery run-time.
7. Blu-Ray drive for watching HD movies. Never get a DVD for a 17" laptop. It is just not appropriate. Believe me you will want to watch Blu Ray on this machine.
8. 4xUSB ports, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, SD/MS slots, Wireless on-off switch
9. Wondeful multi-touch touchpad with pinch to zoom and other gestures
Cons:
1. Screen resolution is 1600x900 and no option to upgrade it, but it is probably one of the best 1600x900 screens out there. The slightly lower resolution is quite acceptable actually.
2. Regular battery is 4000MAH, not the 5300MAH version which is the same size and weight
3. No backlit keyboard
4. Numeric pad makes the keyboard slightly off center
5. No bluetooth and no Intel Wireless Display
6. No USB 3.0 port
7. Speakers a bit weak, crackle a bit at full volume.
Immediately upon getting this laptop, I ordered another 4GB Samsung RAM that is identical to the one that is in the laptop, and also purchased an Intel Advanced Wireless 6230 mini-PCI WiFi card to replace the original Atheros WiFi card. The WiFi card upgrade allows me to have bluetooth and also Intel Wireless Display capabilities. The 8GB RAM makes this machine run so fast that most programs simply pop open immediately.
Just found out that upgrading to 8GB is a MUST!! It improved Windows experience score from 4.4 to 5.9, and significantly sped up the graphics! 3DMark06 went from 3200 to 4600 by simply upgrading the RAM, looks like the Intel HD 3000 is seriously starved for memory bandwidth. It is now a competent laptop even for casual 3D games!
The Windows 7 Experience score (8GB Ram):
Overall: 5.9
Processor: 7.0
Memory: 7.4
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming graphics: 6.2
Primary hard disk: 5.9
Very impressive score for a budget 17" laptop!
Next purchase will probably be either the 5300MAH or 7950MAH battery - can't decide which one though. The 5300MAH is small and light, same size as the original battery. The 7950MAH will last 10 hours and lift the laptop a bit for better cooling and typing angles.
Can't be happier with the purchase and looking forward to improve it even further!
---------EDIT 10/8/2011--------
Made up my mind and ordered a 7950MAH battery - might as well go for broke and get 10 hours battery life. This means that I will never have to bring the adapter out again, as it is truly an all day computing battery life. Can't wait to get the battery!
---------EDIT 10/16/2011--------
After using it for more than ten days, I can say that this is truly an excellent laptop with no major faults. The 7950MAH battery arrived and indeed provide more than 10 hours of battery life with light use. It lift the back of the laptop slightly for a better viewing and typing angle. Very glad to have the large battery instead of the standard version!
---------EDIT 11/9/2011---------
Having lots of fun with this powerhouse machine - running multiple VM on it (8G RAM really helps), the OSX Mac VM is running at twice the speed of my other 2.66GHz Core2Duo Sony. Still very happy with the purchase. Have discovered a flaw to the machine's design - the green power button is a bit lose and positioned too close to the right speaker - sometimes it will rattle when you play loud music. Maybe some play-doh could fix this....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent laptopBy XDR
Very very nice laptop, no complaints.
- True desktop replacement.
- The design and looks are great, very solid build and very light to move around.
- The quality of the screen is amazing, blu-rays played flawlessly.
- Chiclet keyboard is very comfortable to type on.
- Performance is excellent for multimedia family use purposes.
- Laptop came with 4GB (4GB x 1) of ram and I replaced with 8GB (Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 KIT 4GB x 2) for faster multitasking and increased integrated graphics card sharing.
- Windows Experience Scores: Processor: 7.0, Memory (8GB RAM): 7.4, Graphics: 6.3, Game graphics: 6.3, Primary hard disk: 5.8
- Battery ran for 3 hours at full power and highest screen brightness.
- 4 usbs is great to have, we had 3 before and always was 1 short.
- 640 GB @ 5400 hard drive is more than enough.
- Speakers are good enough for a laptop, I usually hook it up to an external speaker system.
- No bluetooth, no problem cause we have never used it on other laptops.
- Fans are on the quiet side, you won't even notice it's on.
All in all it was a perfect purchase at an incredible $599. If you don't want to spend much on an excellent family desktop replacement 17" laptop with an amazing screen you have to get this. Enjoy!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Love the screen size and the speed, Best Screen in the market. Sandy Bridge CPU. good valueBy Ken94538
This one have a 17.3" screen. And the LED display is Glass-view screen, not like other higher price SONY Vaio which have anti-glare screen.
I prefer this one. This also have the new i5 CPU and Blu-ray.
After several months of research and compare. I bought one of this. I really love the screen, it's super clear. And only Apple Macbook Pro 17" can compare to this SONY.
But you know, Apple Macbook pro will cost $2500 plus. That's too much for me.
And I found this SONY, 17.3", i5 sandy Bridge CPU and BLu-Ray. Apple Mackbook pro do not have Blu-Ray.
Cannot be happier. The price is reasonable. And I love the SONY Gate software, it looks so cute. And I can also use this SONY Vaio to control my PS3.
Get one, you won't be regret.
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