Lowest Price: $545.68Thanks to AMD's new Fusion platform, which combines a low-voltage processor with able Radeon graphics, a new bearing of budget-oriented 11-inch ultraportables has invaded the market. The Sony VAIO YB ($599) isn't the cheapest of this bunch, but it packs able performance, solid array life, and glassy software into its adult brownish chassis. Is this laptop acceptable abundant to be your connected companion?
For a budget-minded ultraportable, the VAIO YB doesn't skimp on style, accumulation the best architecture elements in Sony's arsenal. Its brownish blush lid (also accessible in silver) absolutely stands out in a crowd, while its chrome-colored accouter and trim alluvium elegance. The adult angled metal hinges ablaze up orange (for sleep) or blooming (for powered on) and accord the VAIO YB a affected attending and feel. A brownish textured approach blow completes the space-age aesthetic.
At 11.4 x 8 x 1.25 inches and 3.2 pounds, the Sony VAIO YB isn't MacBook Air-light (2.9 pounds). However, this anthology is lighter than added 11-inch Fusion ultraportables, such as the HP Pavilion dm1z (11.4 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches, 3.4 pounds) and the Lenovo ThinkPad X120e (11.1 x 8.2 x 1.2-inches, 3.4 pounds).
