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Sony may sold off its PC division Vaio to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and it remains to be seen what shape the aspirational brand will take in the hands of its new owners. But for now, let's take a look at one of the last Vaio's that left in Sony's stable, the Vaio Flip.
The Sony Vaio Flip 13 looks sleek and has managed to turn a lot of heads for the few days it is was with us. Here's a look at the promising innovative hybrid.
The machine has a brushed aluminum lid which looks elegant and classy with that diamond cut Vaio etched on it, as most of the other Vaios usually do. With the bottom half being matte finished ABS plastic, the device is delightfully light when it comes to being a ultrabook with laptop battery like Sony VGP-BPS6 battery , Sony VGP-BPL6 battery , Sony VGN-UX92S battery , Sony VGP-BPL21 battery , Sony VGP-BPS21 battery , Sony VGP-BPS21A battery , Sony VGN-FW90S battery , Sony VGP-BPS13 battery , Sony VGP-BPS13A/B battery , Sony VGN-CS190 battery , Sony VGP-BPL13 battery but overly bulky at the same time for a tablet. Perhaps there is still some time and compression in dimensions needed before convertibles become mainstream.
The only negative about the brushed metal finish here is that it quite easily picks up fingerprints and smudges. But it's not a deal breaker as one can clean it pretty easily.
There is a line running across the lid which is actually the second hinge for flipping the screen around and turning it into a tablet. To be honest, when we saw the Vaio Flip's first video, we thought we are looking at a device very similar to the Lenovo Yoga. But to our surprise, Sony seems to have done their homework and has come up with a unique design which allows the Flip to effortlessly transform between a ultrabook and a tablet.
Although, there is a manual switch to restrict the screen from flipping over there is a secondary mechanism of magnets in place which does the job even better and once you realise how it works you may never need to use the manual switch ever again.
The device sports a couple of USB 3.0 ports on the right side along with an HDMI socket, a slot for the SD Card reader and the power button which can be accessed very conveniently. Interestingly though the deck of the keyboard is a little longer and spreads just a little from the edges which might just be enough to prevent you from plugging in real thick pendrives. Let's just hope you don't have one. ;)
The left side is laced with a huge air vent and the 3.5mm jack which we thought could've been placed on the front for better ergonomics. There are slim speaker grilles on both sides and a volume rocker at the back below the hinge which makes total sense when the device is being used in the tablet mode. There is a camera placed on the bottom which again is to be used in the tablet mode.
I, for one, am still unable to fathom as to what purpose a Windows 8 logo sticker serves at the bottom. I only spotted it after my friend pointed it out to me. Now with use you’ll notice that the device is so thin that it is kind of flexible when you are trying to flip between the ultrabook & tablet modes. Though Sony claims that the device is rigid enough to take that flexing, I would suggest you to be little careful.
When using in the tablet mode the hinged design of the Vaio helps viewing and makes it easy to type as well.
The chiclet keyboard on the Vaio Flip is backlit and well spaced out. But the haptic feedback is not too great as the keys are too shallow. A design sacrifice to shave that few millimeters off the device has definitely resulted in a compromise of user experience.
Talking about the synaptics touchpad, there is nothing to complain. It works just fine; no lag, no drag. The clicker works perfectly as well, some of you might just feel that it is a bit shallow, but it doesn't kill the experience at all.
The display is crisp, the colours vibrant and with a 1080p resolution screen, there aren't many better displays than this one. The viewing angles are good as always on the Vaio, allowing you the freedom to move around a bit while watching videos or movies. You will be well advised to turn up the brightness above 75% to fully enjoy this display.
Sony has also added their trademark features, viz, Triluminous display & X-Reality which helps improve the experience, though it's not too significant for one to easily notice.
Something I must mention here is the fact that if you tilt the screen at more than 90 degrees you will be able to see the display is laden with some weird dots which actually is an active digitizer and as such it supports the use of a stylus on it, but Sony has not made it available for the Indian market it seems.