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Sony VAIO F12M0E B Core i7 Laptop

SKU: VPCF12M0EB Quickfind Code: 505217

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If you’re one of those people who won’t accept second best and wants the ultimate in laptop technology then you need the Sony VAIO F12.

Having this laptop on your desk is like having a Ferrari in your garage. You won’t just be cruising around on a lazy Sunday drive; you’ll be flying through your tasks at breakneck speed from the safety of your home or office. It’s driven by Intel’s latest and most powerful Core i7 processor giving you unmatched performance no matter what your task; this really is the ultimate in processor technology.

On top of that it comes with a seriously powerful graphics card. Whether you’re going to be getting battered online at Call of Duty, marvelling at the latest Blu-ray movies in amazing HD or getting down to it and actually doing some work this laptop will give you F1 performance; it sits on the top rung of the laptop ladder.

Get your hands on one of the best laptops that money can buy, and enjoy your music, movies and games like never before, with the Sony VAIO F12.

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-740QM (1.6GHz/2.93GHz)
  • RAM: 4GB DDR3
  • Hard Drive: 500GB
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64
  • Screen: 16.4" HD Screen
  • Optical Drive: Blu-ray Drive
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 1GB GDDR3
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Notebook Camera: Yes
  • Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
 

Question from pam: Asked on 05/01/2011 Is it possible to attach a monitor to this laptop?

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
Yes, you can with any laptop as they all have VGA.

Question from nathan: Asked on 04/01/2011 can you turn the trackpad off? on HP and some Dell laptops, there's a button to turn the trackpad off, is there on on the Vaio F?

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
Don't think you can but you can disable it by removing the driver. Sony will know more on 0870 240 2408 as I have not used one.

Question from sw: Asked on 04/01/2011 I was looking to buy this and it said under delivery info that shipping is free with an accessory - but when i added a case it still came up as 9.95 minimum charge. is the offer still valid or are there only certain accessories that are included? i then tried adding one that was listed under the link from the laptop but i still couldn't get free delivery coming up. Help please - i was going to order tonight..

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
Please feel free to contact our retail sales team for purchasing and they will be able to help you out with the free delivery.

Question from Laszlo: Asked on 04/01/2011 Does this model really lack the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port?

Answer from simon: Answered on 05/01/2011
It has a firewire "i.Link 4-pin (IEEE1394) 1; S400"

see
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-f-series/vpcf12m0e-b

Question from Ian: Asked on 03/01/2011 Does this product come with a guarentee? If so how long is it for?

Answer from simon: Answered on 03/01/2011
12 months
Answer from simon: Answered on 03/01/2011
Yes, a standard 1 year warranty.

Question from JJ: Asked on 28/12/2010 Do you offer any interest free credit terms....?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/12/2010
No sorry.

Question from Joe: Asked on 12/12/2010 Can I confirm that is the hard dirve 5400 or 7200rmp, because u said different between VPCF12S1EB is only the memory,but is that one come with 7200rmp hard drive? or both have?

Answer from simon: Answered on 12/12/2010
5400 rpm

The VPCF12S1EB has a 7200rpm drive as well as 2GB more RAM when compared to the VPCF12M0EB.

Question from John Yossarian: Asked on 06/12/2010 Is there any option for two internal HDDs? I am thinking of having the first HDD (SSD) for the OS and the second for data storage. If this laptop is not up to the task can you recommend another with the same technical specifications, i7, HD display, 17", etc. but with two HDDs? Thanks

Answer from simon: Answered on 07/12/2010
We sell off the shelf products so can't change hard drives. You would need to speak to Sony on advice on upgrading yourself. Sony can be contacted on 0870 240 2408. If you wish to discuss other models please call sales.

Question from Duncan Watts: Asked on 05/12/2010 Is this a UK spec laptop? Specifically what region is the blu-ray drive?

Answer from simon: Answered on 06/12/2010
I can confirm that this is a UK spec laptop and that we are Region 2.

Question from Simon: Asked on 01/12/2010 is this laptop a Sony VAIO F12M0E or a VPCF12M0EB?

Answer from simon: Answered on 02/12/2010
that's the same product just VPCF12M0EB is the full part code.

Question from Kevin: Asked on 24/11/2010 Can you upgrade to Professional Instead of Home Premium?

Answer from simon: Answered on 24/11/2010
£92.97 see product "7KC-00003"

Question from MJW: Asked on 20/11/2010 Is this laptop included in the Sony VAT back offer?

Answer from simon: Answered on 22/11/2010
No

Question from JonRay: Asked on 14/11/2010 Sony's website says this model has Optical Audio Out (SPDIF) output. Does your machine have this?

Answer from simon: Answered on 15/11/2010
Yes

Question from Jim: Asked on 14/11/2010 Hi, can you confirm that this is a new (not refurbished) item which is sealed from Sony? Totally new and unused?

Answer from simon: Answered on 15/11/2010
Totally new and unused

Question from Peter: Asked on 13/11/2010 Does this laptop have a glossy or a matt display? I have seen both versions in shops.

Answer from simon: Answered on 15/11/2010
Glossy

Question from Brando: Asked on 12/11/2010 Hi there
I like to ask you if its possible buy just warranty whitout any product? I just want to extend my warranty...

Answer from simon: Answered on 12/11/2010
You can buy the warranty within 12 months of the laptop purchase not after.

Question from RJ: Asked on 10/11/2010 Disappointing that the price has gone up by £50 just as I was about to order

Answer from simon: Answered on 11/11/2010
Prices do fluctuate unfortunatly we sourced and purchased further stock however the cost price increased hence the increase in the sell price.

Question from Mark: Asked on 09/11/2010 Is the screen anti-glare and would you consider this a decent laptop for small business with the need for mobile applications?

Answer from simon: Answered on 09/11/2010
It is a decent laptop for the money should last you a good few years. It is a glossy screen.

Question from mellchuck: Asked on 08/11/2010 What software comes pre-loaded on the laptop?

Whats in the box with the laptop (mains charger etc)?

Answer from simon: Answered on 08/11/2010
Windows 7, Norton Internet Security™ 2011 30-Day Trial Offer, and Microsoft Office 2010 Starter with reduced-functionality versions of Word and Excel.

Comes with a battery and charger.

Question from Ben: Asked on 05/11/2010 What's type of the screen？LED or LCD？

Answer from simon: Answered on 09/11/2010
1920 x 1080 LCD screen.

Question from danjh: Asked on 02/11/2010 are the USB ports 2.0 or 3.0 ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 03/11/2010
USB 2.0

Question from rhys: Asked on 30/10/2010 are you sure you can claim vat back on this product through sony's current promotion?

Answer from simon: Answered on 02/11/2010
No see
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/pdf/sonyvatclaim.pdf

Question from Wazni: Asked on 30/10/2010 Im looking for desktop replacement laptop that will last me at least 4 to 5 years. A laptop that should be able to play all the latest games and be able to efficiently multi-task. would you highly recomend this laptop?

Answer from simon: Answered on 30/10/2010
Yes it's a decent laptop that will be able to cope with anything and will for quite some years. Decent screen too.

Question from PB: Asked on 28/10/2010 If I buy the laptop from you, will I be able to claim the VAT back from Sony, as per their current offer?

Answer from simon: Answered on 29/10/2010
If you wish to claim the VAT back you must collect the order in person where we are based in Huddersfield. You would need to bring your passport and proof of travel. Also note there is a £15.00 admin charge and can't offer this service for mail ordered (delivered orders).
For more details on the showroom please refer to the following link http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asp/huddersfield-showroom.asp

Question from PB: Asked on 27/10/2010 Hi. Does the laptop have a spare HDD bay? I would like to install an SSD HDD for the OS.

Answer from simon: Answered on 28/10/2010
No

Question from Zen: Asked on 27/10/2010 Hi,
Is it possible to customise the laptop with the following?
- Add 6 GB ram (expandable to 8GB in the future)
- Blu Ray & DVD reader + Writer

- How much would these two changes cost??
- What about the wireless capabilities of the laptop and the battery life??

Please advise.
Thankyou,
Zen

Answer from simon: Answered on 28/10/2010
It would cost £159.97 for the upgrade to 6GB. We can not change any other aspect of the spec as we sell off the shelf products.

Question from MM: Asked on 22/10/2010 Can the memory be upgrade e.g. to 8GB?

Answer from simon: Answered on 23/10/2010
Yes, and would cost £329.97. Can be ordered by calling sales.

Question from Andrei: Asked on 22/10/2010 hello! can you please tell what type of screen this one has? as far as I know F series come with 2 types: matte and glossy. Anyway I'm interested in matte version and if this one is different, is any of Vaio F series you're selling has the matte one?

Answer from simon: Answered on 23/10/2010
Glossy

Question from jbr: Asked on 20/10/2010 Hi, it comes with Windows 7 64-bit installed. Do you get a proper Windows 7 DVD?

Answer from simon: Answered on 21/10/2010
Pre-installed like all computers we sell. Recovery disks can be purchase for £15.00 and can't provide the full O/S on a disk as we just sell off the shelf products.

Question from scooby: Asked on 19/10/2010 can you tell me how much memory the graphics card has and is it shared memory

Answer from simon: Answered on 20/10/2010
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M GPU 1GB dedicated memory

Question from Tunde: Asked on 19/10/2010 Does the Hard drive has a speed of 5400RPM or 7200RPM

Answer from simon: Answered on 19/10/2010
Serial ATA (5400 rpm)

Question from Sam: Asked on 18/10/2010 Are you certain that this UK F12 model comes with a backlit keyboard? I was told by Sony today that no UK F Series Vaio had this feature due to UK energy consumption law. Thank you

Answer from simon: Answered on 19/10/2010
No backlit keyboard I have got the site changed sorry about that.

Question from Peter Heard: Asked on 15/10/2010 I would like this with 32 bit edition of windows is this possible?

Answer from simon: Answered on 15/10/2010
No, as we sell off the shelf products.

Question from Rhian: Asked on 13/10/2010 Looking for a laptop for my son, one that he can play games on like Total War. Also he needs it to complete homework etc. Would you recommend thislaptop or another model? He also wants one with blu ray,

Answer from simon: Answered on 15/10/2010
Not a bad choice it will be suitable and will last your son a while performing well at playing the latest games.

Question from Carlos: Asked on 12/10/2010 Whats the memory of this unit, in the search says 4GB then in the Tech Spec says 6GB???

Answer from simon: Answered on 16/10/2010
4GB sorry for the mistake

Question from SONY VAIOF12MOE/B CORE i7: Asked on 11/10/2010 IS THE COLOUR OF THIS LAPTOP GREY OR BLACK ?

Answer from simon: Answered on 11/10/2010
Black
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