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It appears that the
Vaio T's return is only the tip of a giant iceberg of refreshes coming out from Sony HQ this month. Greek e-tailer Compuland has a trio of new models listed -- seemingly prematurely -- for sale: the Vaio Y11 (pictured) is a relatively standard 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo SU7300 machine with 4GB of DDR3 memory and 320GB of storage, and its nomenclature seems to fit given that its specs land somewhere between the
underpowered X and
fully-equipped Z series. Speaking of the latter, Sony is adding a
Core i5-520M to its refreshed Z line, as well as to the new 16-inch F11 model which adds a half terabyte storage drive just for kicks. The lesser Core i3-330M Arrandale chip finds a home in the new 13-inch S11 laptop, which may or may not be replacing the
SR series we know and love, as well as a freshened up CW number. Hit the read links for early pricing and more details, and if you hope really hard maybe we'll get proper announcements from the official channels some time soon.
[Thanks, SpaceCowboy1973 and Al]
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Sony Vaio Y11, S11 and F11 leaked ahead of launch, Z and CW series refreshed originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony's done plenty of limited edition "
Signature Collection" laptops before, but it sure does seem to be particularly excited about its new VAIO Nebula FW model -- how else can you explains such imaginative advertising copy as the blurb above? Better still, the laptop demands a relatively non-premium starting price of $809.99, and packs some more than respectable specs across the board, including a 16.4-inch display, your choice of Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB of RAM, a range of SSD or standard hard drive options up 500GB, and a Blu-ray drive that comes at no added cost to the base price. Of course, if that nebula design is a little too flashy for your liking, you can also still grab the laptop in basic black or brown for the same price.
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Sony introduces limited edition VAIO Nebula FW laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We've already gotten a couple of
up close looks at Sony's new thin-and-light VAIO X ourselves, but it seems that the company had a little something extra for its debut at a press event in China today: an amazing transparent edition of the laptop. Of course, the chances of it ever seeing a store shelf are even slimmer than its impossibly thin profile, but we're guessing this is the best glimpse most folks will get of the laptop's internals -- as anyone shelling out $1,300+ for one of these likely won't be able to bear prying it apart. Be sure to hit up the gallery below for a closer look courtesy of our pals at
Engadget Chinese.
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Transparent Sony VAIO X amazingly captured on camera originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Look, the upcoming
VAIO X might be all fancy with its 11.6-inch screen and all day battery life, but Sony's not ignoring its original underpowered-and-overpriced funky laptop -- three new
VAIO P configurations just went up on Sony's UK site today, all sporting Windows 7. The big news is that the top-end configuration will now sport a 2.0GHz Atom Z550, but there's also two low-end models with the 1.86GHz Atom
Japanese P's have had for a while now but only the
$2,000 Signature model carried Stateside. Apart from that we're not seeing much else -- this certainly looks like a modest Win7-related spec bump and not the
rumored VAIO P mark 2. No word on pricing or US availability yet, but we're sure to find out more very, very soon.
[Thanks, Liam]
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Sony UK site unveils new VAIO P with 2GHz Atom and Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We're expecting the official launch of Sony's hot little
VAIO X ultraportable later today, but
Boy Genius Report claims to have some leaked specs and pricing to think over while we wait -- and if they're accurate, you'll be staring down the wrong end of a $1,499 price tag when all is said and done. Yeah, it's not unexpected, but still, ouch. For your trouble, you'll be getting what Sony's calling the "world's lightest notebook," weighing in a just 1.5 pounds of carbon-fiber with an 11.6-inch LED display, SSD, multitouch trackpad, and a 3.5-hour standard battery life that can be pushed to 14 hours using a "super-extended" battery. Okay, not bad, but what's running this show? Well, we've got some potentially bad news to report -- we've been told that the VAIO X will have a 2.0GHz Atom Z550 inside, just
like the prototypes. Yep, that's another
$1,499 Sony Atom laptop -- we'll wait for the official announcement to confirm before we start wringing our hands, but we're open to your lamentations in comments.
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Sony VAIO X specs and pricing leak out -- 2.0GHz Atom, $1,499? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google's
Chrome was already the default browser on the
VAIO NW we handled a month ago, and now the
Financial Times delivers confirmation of a wider distribution deal between the search giant and Sony. According to the report, new VAIO laptops and desktops will come with Chrome preinstalled -- an "experimental" arrangement -- and, most importantly, will default to Google for both their homepage and search queries. Pair this with the agreement to bring
over a million Google Books to Sony's e-readers, and you start to see some
clear lines being drawn in the sand. Intriguingly, Google is said to be pursuing similar distribution pacts with other manufacturers, which would place Internet Explorer's stranglehold on the uninitiated user under threat. Your move, Microsoft.
[Thanks, Matt]
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Sony adopts Chrome as default browser for VAIO line originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After Sony's unorthodox
VAIO P, did you really expect the outfit's first "
real netbook" to burn the house down? With Microsoft's
inane hardware restrictions still firmly in place on Windows XP-based netbooks, there's only so much differentiating Sony can do, and evidently those subtle tweaks didn't exactly justify the higher-than-average $499 price tag.
Computer Shopper managed to give the unit a spin a few weeks prior to its US release, and while it definitely appreciated the 1,366 x 768 resolution display, the cramped keyboard, painfully lackluster 3-cell battery and commonplace performance didn't exactly elicit huge grins across the review room. Naturally, the design here is pretty notable, but with ASUS' Eee Seashell line already lookin' pretty decent for a lot less cheddar, we'd agree that Sony's going to have to do better than put
a pretty face on a vanilla set of innards to get our next five Benjamins.
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Sony's VAIO W netbook reviewed: personable and pricey, and that's pretty much it originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's getting to be that time of the year where all the kids and teenagers flock to retail and spend copious amounts on back-to-school gear. Best Buy knows this cycle all too well, and has hand-picked a quartet laptops to showcase for its Next Class branded lineup. So what do these laptops have? Anywhere from a 14 to 15.5-inch screen, bundled Microsoft Office and 12 to 15 months of antivirus software, Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 3GB DDR3 or 4GB DDR2 memory, 320GB HDD, a sub-six pound weight, and a three to six hour battery life. Each of the four have their own merits, from Toshiba's $650 price tag to Dell's 4.7 pound body, but to us the HP Pavilion DV4 and Sony VAIO NW stand out. Of course, you could cast your net a little wider and shop around for all kinds of different models yourself, but if you're feeling particularly lazy, this isn't a bad set to pick from.
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Best Buy gears up for back to school crowds with Next Class-branded laptop series originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Turns out by the time Sony went official with its inaugural
Vaio W netbook, it was already old news to the Chinese KIRF market. The "Vaio" pictured above apparently came out some time in mid-June and does a laudable job of honoring the actual one's chassis, although the keyboard is more traditional than Sony's isolated / chiclet stylings. Throw in a 10.2-inch LED display, 1.6GHz Atom processor, integrated graphics, a 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, and decently convincing packaging and you'd be liable to think you went through a time warp spotting this in Shenzhen. It's got a pretty sizable head start on the legit version, but something tells us this particular model won't be trying its luck elsewhere in the world.
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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXIII: Vaio W netbook clone handily beats Sony to market originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Looks like our friends across the pond were among the lucky few to get a their hands on Sony's
Vaio W netbook -- that still feels
weird to write -- and the big takeaway here is that despite its size, the 10.1-inch, 1366 x 768 resolution screen is gorgeous. As for video, though, it's still an Atom-powered portable with integrated Intel GMA graphics, meaning smooth HD is more or less out of the question. The good news if it pans out, however, is that Sony will likely offer a 2GB RAM update, which should help out a bit. There was also near-universal love for the keyboard, with
PC Pro being the lone exception, decreeing it just average when compared to what the Samsung
N110 offered. Battery life couldn't be tested, and as for price? Well, no one seemed
too bothered by the £400 tag, but we still maintain our own reservations until we get some time with it ourselves. You want more? A platter of impressions await you just below.
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Sony Vaio W hands-on roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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