Sony VAIO Z117 really the most powerful and most popular notebook I have seen. Sony VAIO Z117 as a flagship notebok equips with Intel Core i7 processor, high-speed Quad SSD with 256GB hard drive, standard 8GB DDR3 memory, using 1920 X 1080 13-inch HD screen. At the same time built-in DVD burner, and weighs 1.38kg. Even Sony VAIO Z117 does not impress you at first glance, I believe that the above configuration will let you excited. Let’s review on Sony VAIO Z117 today.

You can get 13-inch dust bag , VAIO handbag and one  fragrance Scented Space bamboo.

Sony VAIO Z117 handbag, the workmanship is very meticulous.

VAIO logo in the head of zipper.

Sony VAIO Z Series notebooks packing box.

Sony VAIO Z117 in addition to CD-ROM is not a Blu-ray drive, the other hardware specifications are almost all top-level configuration nowadays. Sony VAIO Z117 comes with SSD solid-state hard drive, also with XP Pro disc, this time is no cloth but make me more happy is there is Sony’s original anti-noise-canceling headphones.

Sony VAIO Z117 still inherits the characteristics of the VAIO flagship notebook, using carbon fiber texture design, it will be reflected in a specific unique pattern of hair appearance.

Sony VAIO Z117 right palmrest has total three lights including battery and hard drive.

Sony VAIO Z117 left palmrest is simple and clean.

Sony VAIO Z117 left side interfaces, from left to right are: Power jack, cooling air vents, anti-theft lock, network RJ45 jack, HDMI, USB port, Express expansion slots and USB port.

Sony VAIO Z117 right side interfaces are: USB interface, ultra-thin optical drive and video VGA output port.

You can see Sony VAIO Z117 is thinning than before.

Sony VAIO Z117 has HG Duo and SD card reader in left-front.

There are wireless network switches button , headphone jack and external microphone hole in the right-front.

Sony VAIO Z117 screen is 13.1-inch, 16:9 full HD LED screen, almost reach the frame-free.

VAIO Z series remains keep aluminum keyboard design area, but this is one quite special shape, with a round shaft shape is built by aluminum, and strengthen the fuselage and keep a solid level of light weight.

Sony VAIO Z117 notebook supports dual graphics switching, built-in independent graphics card while it has  own integrated graphics, the user can control by AUTO mode to do automatic switch.

Sony VAIO Z117 keyboard has a light sensor can automatically adjust the screen brightness. And ASSIST button is a helper for all new VAIO notebooks.

The power button of Sony VAIO Z117 shows orange light when standby.

The power button will become green in normal boot.

Sony VAIO Z117 notebook equips with backlit keyboard, you can judge it is necessary to enable to open keyboard backlight.

The back of Sony VAIO Z117, other parts can not be moved except for memory cover.

The expansion interfaces in the base.

Sony VAIO Z117 battery uses protruding curved design, which will elevate body.

6-cell lithium battery, battery model: VGP-BPS20 / B, 5200mAh

Sony Z117 laptop weighing only 1.38kg

Sony Z117 uses horizontal hair pattern designs, shows its business in the first impression.

Sony Z117 pre-loaded Windows 7 Professional Edition 64-bit operating system. Windows 7 System score, the lowest sub-card is only 6.4 points, 7.9 hard drive the highest score full marks. CPU-Z test, the Sony Z117 processor, Intel Core i7 M620 frequency at 2.66 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz. 2 × 4GB DDR3 memory directly to the maximum memory 8GB (frequency of 1066MHz).

Sony VAIO Z117 gets a quite good, not only on the hard disk, and even the initial graphics has also reach 6.4 high marks, so I decide to use 3DMark06 to test the graphics and gaming capabilities.

I use Street Fighter 4 to test the Sony Z117 notebook gaming performance, the result is quite astonishing, it got 9343 points, grade B. Sony VAIO Z117 playing 3D games is not problem just screen a little small.

Street Fighter 4

The most I look forward to is 256G SSD solid-state hard drive read and write speed, and the Z117 carrying four SSD hard drive, its speed has reached a general hard disk alarming rate nearly six times. Crystal Mark test a maximum 557MB / s read, 366MB / s write, I actually copied a 1.2GB ISO files actually less than 3 seconds to complete, this speed is really indescribable.

Summary :
I have always been fan of Sony’s business notebook,  from the VAIO S58-> SZ33-> SZ476-> SZ79-> Z15-> Z48-> Z117, witness of the flagship VAIO notebook texture business, technology, performance, weight evolution, every revision be seen to Sony’s intentions. But the battery life appears to no way to a breakthrough. In the use of Sony VAIO Z117 has up to 4 hours whether Auto or  Stamina power-saving (Bluetooth, wireless turned on, the screen brightness is open ing half).