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The keyboard is acceptable to type on, but I would certainly not say it was anywhere near the best I had used. It feels rather ‘spongy' although the spacing is decent. There is a three key number pad offset to the right.
There is some flex, but it certainly isn't the worst we have seen in the last year.
Down at the bottom left is an LED readout which highlights various functionality, such as keyboard and num lock, battery charging, wireless on and off etc. As the image above right shows, even after a small amount of use, the surface does look really dirty, even if handled carefully.
The trackpad has a textured surface which feels rather unpleasant, but tracks quite well. Again, we would use a mouse for anything serious, but it is perfectly acceptable for light use when traveling. The buttons along the bottom are incredibly stiff, and I often had to apply a fair bit of pressure to get them to activate.
Bottom right, there is a huge sticker which details the hardware inside. There is also a focus on the Nvidia Optimus hardware with a special sticker. We would remove all these if it was ours but it will help sell it in a retail store display.
The CX640 looks great when it is turned on. The power light at the side glows, and the Time Stamp section above the main keyboard also glows green. If you press this button it records a snapshot of the system, taking between 10 and 20 seconds, depending on how much data has been stored. If problems occur, you can restore the system to an earlier time.
Havent had time to read it all just yet, but it seems respectable for the price. a lot of the budget has gone on the CPU. so ideal for workers I think.
Our local PCWORLD store has this machine I think. it looks good, but it was very dirty looking, from the people pawing all over it. Sony machines always do well in a retail store environment
Nice looking machine really for the price, but I think id spend a few hundred more aim higher up their range for a better model
Looks quite average, but the CPU is a good selling point
Man their other models are so much better
yeah, not that impressive overall. ive been contemplating one of the google laptops when they are released. to try a new operating system.