Sony VAIO VPCEB23FM/BI: $679.99 Intel Core i3 Mid-Range Notebook

| August 11, 2010 | 4 Comments

Best Buy is offering the Sony VPCEB23FM/BI notebook for $679.99 in time for the back to school season. This Sony notebook VPCEB23FM/BI is a Best Buy exclusive notebook and is part of the Sony VAIO EB series.

The gunmetal black Sony VPCEB23FM/BI notebook comes with an Intel Core i3 processor, 15.5 inch HD display, 4 GB memory, Windows 7 64 bit operating system, built-in motion eye webcam with microphone and face tracking technology. This notebook also features a double layer DVD±RW/CD-RW, 320 GB hard drive and a multimedia card reader.

The Sony VPCEB23FM/BI notebook mixes power and style together in a package that can handle school work, video chat, watching movies and light photo and video editing. You should also be able to do some casual gaming, but due to the integrated Intel HD graphics, modern video games are out of the picture.

The Sony VPCEB23FM/BI provides 3 hours and 30 minutes of battery life and weighs in at a heavy, but still portable enough for classes, 5,9 pounds. If you’re looking for a cheaper, similarly spec’d notebook check out the HP G62-234DX that is on sale for $499.

Sony VPCEB23FM/BI notebook specification:

Brand Sony
Model VPCEB23FM/BI
Operating system Windows 7 64 bit
Processor Intel core i3 processor
Processor speed 2.26 GHz
Display size 15.5 inch diagonally
Display resolution 1366 x 768
Memory 4 GB DDR3
Max. memory supported 8 GB
Battery 6 cell lithium-ion
Hard Drive 320 GB ,5400  rpm SATA
Optical Drive Double layer  DVD±RW/CD-RW
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics card
Dimension 1.2 inch (H) x 14.6 inch (W) x 9.8 inch (D)
Color Black
Digital Media reader Yes
Webcam Yes
Networking Built-in 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Fast Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Wireless A+B+G+N
Bluetooth No
S video output No
Audio Intel high definition audio
USB 2.0 Ports 4
Firewire ports No
Weight 5.5 lbs (standard)
Battery life 3.5 hours
HDMI outputs Yes
Blu-Ray No
Touch Screen No
Warranty 1 year limited parts warranty, 1 year limited labor warranty
Microphone Yes (built-in)
What is in box 6-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, power cable
Software Sony Creativity Suite PMB VAIO Edition, VAIO Media Gallery

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  1. my father bought me this model and after 1 month of using it, i dont really know what happen. just one day when i want to use it, just appear on screen “operating system not found”…. we thought maybe it was a factory defect coz were just using it in a short period of time. my father bought it in hawaii and im here in the philippines…how can sony company replace it…it has 3 months for replacement but we dont know who to contact…because in here, the service center said that we have to contact were we bought it…can someone help me????

  2. JOEL says:

    the same thing it happened to me, but I bought it in USA and I’m in Mexico, after 3 months of use the same message appear so I called the service center and say the same so I called the BB store and the told me that the warranty doesn’t apply when you export the merchandise and they told me too that it was just a trubble with the Hard Disk so I bought a newone and intalled…

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