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In fact, it actually seemed to make things slightly worse, by lowering the overall volume.Д¬lick to EnlargeThe S Series 15's backlit keyboard felt a bit too spongy for our liking. Not even the S Series 15's Dolby Home Theater audio software, which features three preset options including Movies, Music, and Games, could make our listening experience any better. Bass heavy songs like The Yin Yang Twins' 'Whisper Song,' were actually difficult to hear since the bass was nonexistent. While listening to Killswitch Engage's 'Rose of Sharon,' guitar riffs sounded as if they were coming out of an old AM radio.

The laptop's two Intel High Definition Audio speakers made songs we regularly listen to sound almost unrecognizable. Unfortunately, Sony has once again saddled an otherwise good multimedia machine with lackluster audio performance.

One of our biggest problems with Sony's previous version of the VAIO S Series 15 was its poor audio performance. And with a brightness rating of 270 lux, the S Series 15's display proved to be brighter than the category average of 259 lux, and above the Acer Aspire M5's 158 lux. We were able to watch videos and scroll web pages from a 45-degree angle without noticing any color distortion or washout. Viewing angles on the S Series 15's display were equally appealing.

We were able to see much more content above the fold on sites such as, CNN.com and than we could on other notebooks with lower resolution screens. The hig-resolution display also made viewing websites a joy. As we watched a trailer for the next James Bond flick, 'Skyfall,' shadowy corridors looked like deep pools of black ink, while Daniel Craig's blue eyes sparkled like twin sapphires. Click to EnlargeThe Sony S Series 15's 15.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display with IPS technology offers superb color and contrast.