Sony Vaio Fit 14
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The Sony Vaio Fit 14 is proof that a budget-friendly laptop need not look like one, nor sacrifice performance to get a better-looking design.
True, there are more laptops these days with nicer designs down below $1,000, but the Fit is one of the nicest we've seen starting at a sub-$650 price. There's no creaky, cheap-feeling plastic on this thin and light notebook. Instead you get a brushed-aluminum lid with a diamond-cut Vaio logo and a solid body feel.
A responsive capacitive touch screen lies on the other side of the lid, as do a spacious, backlit keyboard and large touch pad. And inside, you'll find a good mix of components to keep everyday tasks humming along without slowdowns.
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Considering all that you do get for the price (including an optical drive), though, we're not complaining.
The island-style backlit keyboard is spacious and comfortable, though the shallow deck doesn't permit a lot of travel. If you really like to hammer on your keys, the lack of movement might be jarring.
For the Fit 14's LED-lit capacitive touch screen, Sony didn't use the 1,366x768-pixel native resolution we've gotten used to seeing on midsize laptops in its price range. This model has what Sony calls HD+, with a resolution of 1,600x900 pixels, which results in sharper text and better detail with pictures and video. The touch screen is extremely sensitive, barely requiring pressure to get a response, which in turn means you can work faster and not end up with your screen covered in fingerprints as quickly.
Above the screen is a 1-megapixel Webcam that uses one of Sony's Exmor R backside-illuminated CMOS sensors, which should be better for low-light video. It isn't, so we still recommend having as much light as possible for the best results. Or even just good results.