Frame rates of 8 fps for Crysis and 12 fps for WiC make trying to play 3D games feel like watching a flickering slideshow. I couldn't test either game at 1, by-1, resolution, since the system's screen doesn't go up that high it's limited to 1,by-1, Windows Media Encoder 1 minute 12 seconds and Photoshop CS3 scores 38 seconds are fast enough for a high-end multimedia PC like this one. You'd have to move up to a quad-core to get much faster, and there are no energy-efficient, mobile quad-core processors yet.
The system uses only 71 watts of power when idle, as measured by the P3 International Kill A Watt meter —a much better result than that of most tower PCs with external monitors.
This figure indicates lower overall energy usage than with the inch Apple iMac we tested recently, which idled at W and used about W under load. Where the LT29U falls short is the astounding amount of bloatware on the system. The same programs and ads appear multiple times in several places on the computer; it's mind-boggling. It's as if Sony's marketing wizzes really don't want you to miss them. Also on the desktop are icons for Microsoft Works the less-capable version, without Microsoft Word and Norton Do you really need all these here?
I thought Vista was supposed to have a clean desktop when you started. The Windows Sidebar has a Travelocity search gadget, which while novel and somewhat useful for the frequent traveler, is still an ad. Just about the only link that doesn't try to sell you extended subscriptions or additional offers is the VAIO Help and Support, which does get you to useful stuff like the electronic owner's manual and system recovery utility.
This thing has more ads than Times Square or Piccadilly Circus. While it's easy to change the home page in IE, the task may be beyond the novice computer user, who will continue to see all three sites every time he starts Web surfing.
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