Keyboard

Contrary to the larger sibling Vaio SV-F15, our review unit does not have a separate numeric keypad. Apart from that, both devices are very similar: The large 15 x 15 mm keys are made of silver plastic and can convince with a good haptic and an elegant background illumination. You can adjust it in three steps (On, Off, Activate by typing) but you can only select them via Vaio Control Center.

You will have to get used to the short key travel and the wobbly pressure point when you use the keyboard for longer texts the first time. You do not get a precise feedback from every keystroke. However, there are also positive aspects like the low noise development and the excellent build quality.

Touchpad

The large 10.5 x 6.5 cm (~4.1 x 2.6 inch) touchpad is provided by Synaptics and is a so-called ClickPad, which means the mouse buttons are directly integrated into the input device. Left and right clicks require some force and are accompanied by an audible and perceptible stroke.

Thanks to the good gliding capabilities of the touchpad surface and the precise execution of inputs it is a very convenient mouse replacement. It supports multi-touch gestures with up to three fingers, which can be activated and deactivated in the driver.

Touchscreen

Sony follows the latest trend and equips the Vaio Fit with a capacitive touchscreen that should especially improve the handling with Windows 8 and its new tile concept. It works well and there is no lack of precision in the peripheral areas of the display. However, you should not expect too many benefits from the additional input device if you use the classic Windows user interface (Desktop) – the best solution is still a mouse in combination with a keyboard.