Replacement high-capacity options like the 9-cell 6600mAh battery are available to extend runtime.
Analysis: The GMA 500 is a weird chip—it is not the standard Intel GMA 950 found in most netbooks. It was actually a PowerVR SGX 535 core licensed by Intel. This gave it marginally better video decoding (MPEG-2, H.264) than the GMA 950, but driver support was notoriously poor on Windows XP and Linux. Sony Vaio Pcg-31311m Specs
: AMD Dual-Core E-350 (1.6 GHz) or E-450 (1.65 GHz). Graphics : Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6310 or 6320. H.264) than the GMA 950
Notes and caveats
This chassis is notorious for running hot. The fan intake is on the bottom. Sony Vaio Pcg-31311m Specs