Since Sony does not use any tricks to let the ultrabook look thinner, the T11 has lots of room for ports on its sides. The laptop can be used without the battery. This is also conveniently possible with a coin should a screwdriver not be at hand and why it does not work as well with a normal screwdriver. The battery can be removed via three special screws. A large recess for the battery is at the front and creates a part of the bottom.

The casing's bottom is made of a magnesium alloy. Nevertheless, the screen rocks enough to possibly make using the laptop in a moving car or train difficult. The hinge is pulled too tight for opening the laptop with only one hand. It also regrettably feels like chromed plastic and we deem it to be the only flaw Sony makes with the casing's build. It is particularly Sony's protruding hinge construction that causes the larger size. Even the more expensive Samsung 900X1B (297 x 198 mm) or Asus' UX21 (297 x 196 mm) have a depth of two centimeters less. However, with a dimension of 297 x 215 mm it undercuts Acer's similarly low-priced Aspire S3 model (323 x 219 mm). The screen's wide bezel makes the impression that the laptop must be unusually big for 11.6-inch. It is ultimately a personal decision how much such weight differences should cost.

Sony's T13 13-inch sister model weighs 1.52 kg and is thus not much lighter than the considerably better equipped Vaio S13A model (1.65 kg).В Apple's MacBook Air 11 is much lighterВ at 1.08 kg, but it is also a lot more expensive than our T11 model. Sony's Z range manages less than 1.2 kg despite a larger 13.3-inch screen, owing to a carbon fiber construction. Toshiba and Gigabyte have announced 11-inch models weighing less than one kilogram. Even the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon is lighter with 1.36 kg. With 1.42 kg, it weighs more than Asus' 13-inch Zenbooks (1.35 kg). We find one of the most likely price-related cutbacks in Sony's T11 model when looking at the weight. When dough is rolled out, it gets thinner but that does not reduce its volume or weight. Anyway, slimness is not the only important thing for mobility. With 18 mm, it is just as thin as other ultrabooks, including much more expensive models, where the height could be reduced to 17 mm at most. The lid can be dented marginally in the center, but it is impossible to build an armored tank with a total thickness of 5 mm - especially since the LED backlight needs a bit of room for a homogeneous illumination.ДЄlthough Sony's T11 is not quite as thin as some other ultrabooks, our measurements reveal it to be a design trick of the contenders. We did not observe any real flaws in terms of stability otherwise. The screen's stiffness is basically agreeable considering the low thickness of merely 5 mm. The same is true for the display lid's exterior, although the screen's bezel is made of a magnesium alloy. The surface of the T11's base unit is made of one piece of aluminum andВ has a very nice feel to it. Unlike the S range, the T11 model is no longer partly blocked by the air outlet when opening the lid. They feature a nice design and an accurate build. Generally, the case looks like a hybrid of Sony's S and Z range, which is in no way a drawback.

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