Sony Vaio Y11, S11 and F11 leaked ahead of launch, Z and CW series refreshed
January 2, 2010
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 introduces limited edition VAIO Nebula FW laptop
November 2, 2009
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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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Sony VAIO X specs and pricing leak out — 2.0GHz Atom, $1,499?
October 7, 2009
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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Sony’s VAIO W netbook reviewed: personable and pricey, and that’s pretty much it
August 3, 2009
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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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXIII: VAIO W netbook clone handily beats Sony to market
July 12, 2009
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.
[Via PMP Today and Cloned in China]
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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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Sony Vaio W netbook now official in US, coming August for $499
July 7, 2009
Not so much of a surprise now, but Sony’s bringing its 10.1-inch Vaio W stateside as well, and yes, according to the Sony reps we talked to, this time they really do mean to call it a netbook, unlike its Vaio P brethren. Likewise, with that nomenclature comes none too surprising specs, including a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Windows XP, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n, VGA out, two USB ports, Ethernet, webcam, and MemoryStick / SD card readers. The three cell battery should last an estimated three hours, and like usual there’s also an option for six cell. That isolated (read: chiclet) keyboard is said to be 86% the size of a normal typing surface, and the aforementioned bundled VAIO Media plus software enables content streaming across DLNA-enabled devices like the PC or PlayStation 3.
Now for what’s missing: the reps stressed this an “in-home” product for them, and as such there’s no talk of 3G or GPS, nor should hold your breath for an optical drive or SSD option. The company stressed the hardware’s build quality here, and while we’ll have to wait until we get our hands on to validate, like we said before, the pics aren’t exactly flattering when you look at what the competition is producing. All that’s left to discuss for now is the release date, pricing, and color options, so in order: just around the $500 mark, mid-August, and berry pink, sugar white and cocoa brown. Welcome to the bottom, guys. Full press release after the break.
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