Very nice looks with a bevy of color options when configuring ; Fast Core 2 Duo processor and base 1GB of RAM amount ensures good system performance ; Good build quality and sturdiness ; Good abilities to read all types of media cards, albeit through...

Too much garbage software installed, especially AOL stuff ; Screen has bad vertical viewing angles, could be a bit brighter ; Only two USB 2.0 ports ; Power adapter is big and overall travel weight of close to 6 lbs is too much for a notebook of this...

The Sony VAIO C ends up being a decent portable notebook that's very nice looking and is built well. It overlaps a bit with the VAIO SZ, but because it's cheaper and not quite as powerful due to the integrated graphics, there's room for it in the VAIO...