


Buyers looking for maximum endurance will have to spring for the optional sheet battery.All link on this website go to the Disclaimer These figures are a bit behind the curve when compared to ultrabooks and ultraportables as a group. We obtained a Battery Eater result of one hour and forty-one minutes and a Battery Eater Reader’s Test result of five hours and fifty-one minutes. This is an issue that struck the last model we reviewed and the situation hasn’t changed since then. The downside is the small 4400mAh standard battery. This keeps a smooth profile for the laptop and also makes it easy to carry. In order to maintain the smooth profile and aid in portability, there’s no external battery hanging from the bottom (at least not in stock form – you can buy an optional, detachable sheet battery). This is an extremely portable, easy-to-carry laptop that easily fits into any bag built for an ultraportable. The Sony Vaio S isn’t technically an ultrabook but, at a weight of 3.8 pounds and a thickness of.
