Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version of VAIO New Series 15-inch Notebook "VAIO FL15" releases Ryzen with 80, 000 yen

VAIO has launched a new line of 15-inch notebooks called VAIO FL15. The order starts today, and the launch / earliest delivery date is October 6th. The price is 79,200 yen and can be bought in VAIO stores, large-scale stores and Amazon VAIO stores.

This time, we have the opportunity to contact this product as soon as possible, let's comment on it.

Ryzen processor is installed for the first time since becoming VAIO Co., Ltd.

VAIO's 15-inch series includes the VAIO S15. Equipped with Intel Core processor H-wire, it is sold as an alternative to desktops in an integrated package with high performance and built-in optical drives.

This time the "VAIO FL15" is the same size as the 15.6in and S15, but it is not so much a business-oriented specification as a family-oriented specification, and the price is also very low, making it an easy product to buy, which is a new challenge for VAIO.

The key is that the heart part is installed as the first AMD production processor Ryzen 34300U (2.7GHz~3.7 GHz) adopted by VAIO Co., Ltd. 4 cores / 4 threads, TDP is 15W. Built-in AMD Radeon Graphics.

The memory is 8 GB and cannot be added. Storage capacity of 256GB solid state disk, wireless support Wi-Fi 6, meet the requirements of Bluetooth 5.1.

Keyboard with numeric keys, compared with VAIO S15 and SX series, the top of the key is one circle larger, although the configuration of the cursor key is different, but there is not much sense of disobedience in the sense of keystroke, with silent specifications.

The battery driving time is about 7.5 hours (nominal value). The size is about 358.7 × 20.5 × 239.2 mm and the weight is about 1.85 kg. It is not so much to move to the outside to use, but to use the model in the necessary place when needed at home.

The colors are silver and black in addition to white in the photo. Except for white, the keyboard is black.

The need for full performance of 80,000 yen has a sense of value for money.

A simple benchmark test was carried out. Start with "Cinebench R23", which measures the performance of CPU.

Single-core 1103pts, multicore 3952pts and 4-core / 4-thread work very hard at the same time. Subsequently, we also ran "PCMark10", which is the benchmark for the application.

As a result, as the score is more than 4000, as long as it is not creative and heavy work, you should be able to get a full sense of comfort. I've actually used it, but I don't feel that the actions of Web browsing and applications are heavy.

As a motion check for a lightweight 3D game, try to run the Warrior Warrior Dragon X benchmark software Ver.1.51. This setting achieves a resolution of 1920 × 1080 and 1280 × 720. the graphics are of "highest quality" and are displayed in full screen.

The result is 1920 × 1080 "very comfortable", 1280 × 720 "very comfortable", lightweight 3D games can be fully enjoyed. Can be private and multi-purpose at work.

Finally, I checked storage performance in "CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4".

The result is sequential read 2490MB/ seconds and sequential write 970MB/ seconds, which vary greatly between reads and writes, but should be comfortable for operating systems and applications to start.

In addition, the launch starts with Windows10, but can be upgraded to Windows11, which is expected to be switched after it is provided by Microsoft.

"VAIO FL15" can hardly be customized in terms of the degree of choice of OS, so it is a cost-effective model. The price is 79,200 yen, which is also a fairly cheap setting for VAIO. Having said that, the performance is a little bit. In other words, it can be said to be a balanced specification.

The interface also excludes the previous VGA and LAN terminals, only the terminals that have become mainstream in recent years are complete, and the animation is also transmission-centric, so optical drives are also cut. By locking around the interface and paying attention to the unique design of VAIO, it also makes the family layer easier to buy, right?

A new series designed to obtain a new user layer for VAIO. Of course, Antano FINISH, reassuring support is also 3 years of the same treatment as other products, recommended as a family machine.