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Nine months ago, Vizio didn't make laptops. Now, it's seemingly all our readers are writing in about. The company, best known for its value-priced TVs, is expanding into the PC market, with a collection of all-in-ones and thin-and-light notebooks. So why have we been getting so many emails asking when the heck we're going to publish a review? After all, it's not like shoppers have any shortage of choice when it comes to Windows computers.
The answer: Vizio is taking the same approach with PCs that it does with televisions, which is to say it's offering impressive specs while undercutting its competitors. Case in point: all of Vizio's laptops have a full-metal design, solid-state drive, zero with battery such as Apple iBook G3 14-inch Adapter , Apple M8576 Adapter , Apple MacBook 13-inch Adapter , Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Adapter , Apple PowerBook 1400 Adapter , Apple M8243 Adapter , Apple M8942 Adapter , Apple A1021 Adapter , Apple A1184 Adapter , Apple A1036 Adapter , Apple iBook G4 14-inch Adapter bloatware and a minimum screen resolution of 1,600 x 900. And yes, that even applies to the lowest-end notebook, which goes for $900. Can you see now where this would be a tempting deal for folks who'd like to avoid spending $1,100-plus on an Ultrabook? Well, for those of you who've been curious, we've been testing Vizio's 14-inch Thin + Light, and are now ready to unleash that review you've been waiting for. Meet us past the break to see if this rookie computer is as good as it looks on paper.
For a company just entering the PC market, Vizio got a lot right on its first try. For starters, its Thin + Light notebooks are fashioned almost completely out of aluminum -- even on the bottom side, an area where other laptop makers often settle for plastic. What's more, that bottom surface has a rubbery, soft-touch coating that makes it comfortable to hold, and comfortable to rest on your legs (hey, it's shorts season). In general, too, Vizio went easy on the garish embellishments and used just a handful of subtle flourishes to give the laptop some personality. These include beveled edges on the lid and chassis, a glowing Vizio logo on the cover and a power adapter that glows green or orange, depending on the charging status.
Pick it up and the system feels about as nice as it looks. There isn't any creak or hollowness in the palm rest, and when you set the laptop down, the lid doesn't wobble, as is the case with other notebooks we've tested. At 3.39 pounds, it's also fairly light, at least as far as 14-inch Ultrabooks go. (This might be a good time to clarify that Vizio is calling this a thin-and-light and not an Ultrabook, but if all we're talking about are thin, portable machines, then tomato, tomahto.) Our only request would have been for Vizio to squeeze a few more ports into the 0.67-inch-thick frame. On board, you'll find two USB 3.0 sockets, HDMI-out and a 3.5mm headphone jack. That's a good start, but on a machine this size we would've expected to see a few – namely, an Ethernet jack and an SD card reader.