Vizio CT14-A2

Vizio CT14-A2

 

Pros

    Good keyboard and touchpad
    Elegant, minimalist chassis design

Cons

    Built-in speaker sound quality is disappointing
    Limited number of ports; no wired ethernet

Bottom Line

Vizio ships a sleek, gorgeous looking laptop that performs well, with an emphasis on usability over features.
Manufacturer’s Description

The Ultra-Lightweight Road Warrior: The VIZIO Thin + Light packs uncompromising entertainment and computing performance into an elegantly ultra-slim unibody design that stands up to life on the road.
The Specs
Display
Display type     Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution     1600 x 900 pixels
Display size     14.0 inches
Processor
Cache size     4.0 KB
Processor count     4
Processor speed     1900.0 MHz
Bus speed     100.0 MHz
Processor type     Intel Core i7
Memory
Memory speed     1333.0 MHz
Memory type     DDR3
Memory size     4000.0 MB
Memory max     4.0 GB
Storage
Drives included     1.0
Drive type     Solid-State Drive
Drive size     256.0 GB
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life     7.0 hours
Ports and Connections
Video Interfaces     HDMI
Firewire     0
Wireless connection     802.11 n
Available Interfaces     Bluetooth
Included Software
Operating system     Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices    

    Built-In Microphone
    Built-In Webcam

Input devices     Touchpad (multitouch)
Sound
Speakers     Stereo
Dimensions
Weight with Accessories     4.25 pounds
Height     0.67 inches
Weight     3.39 pounds
Depth     9.2 inches
Width     13.3 inches
Warranty
Warranty information     1 Year
Networking
Ethernet Type     None
Performance
Overall Performance
Worldbench Score     158
Worldbench Version     7
Battery
Battery Life     5:17  (hh:mm)
Start Up
Start Up     16.5  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite     4074  score (higher is better)
Web Browsing
Web Performance     12.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression     485.6  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations     100.8  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score     87
Idle power usage     10.5  Watts
Working power usage     2.4  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing     206.2  seconds (lower is better)
Audio Encoding     136.6  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding     191  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600     26.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600     48  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768     15.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768     36.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600     18.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768     11.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600     25.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768     19.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Gaming Score     72