Tag Archive for 'vaio'
The market for a $4,449.99 ultraportable can’t be too large, but that didn’t stop Sony from giving in to their darkest miniaturization impulses with the VAIO TT. Billed as the world’s lightest Blu-ray laptop and set for release on October 15th, Engadget received an early delivery of the top-spec VGN-TT198U just begging for an unboxing.
The Sony VAIO VGC-RT150Y was described to us back in September as an “all-in-one high-definition studio”, and a look at the spec sheet indicated the company was certainly on the right track. Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor running at up to 2.5GHz (6MB L2 cache), 8GB of RAM and 1TB of storage in dual-SATA user-accessible [...]
With SlashGear refusing to fly me on an impromptu holiday to Japan for the CEATEC 2008 expo, I’m having to admire things like this dissected Sony VAIO TT from a distance. On display at Sony’s stand, the flagship ultraportable is a masterpiece of shrunken components.
Sony’s VAIO JS series of all-in-one desktop PCs - which were announced last month - has been re-announced for Europe, together with some new spec details and photos. Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 processor with 3GB of RAM, a 500GB hard-drive and WiFi b/g/n, the JS1’s crowning glory is a 20.1-inch 1680 x [...]
Sony are preparing to drop a new VAIO ultraportable, the TT-series, which will replace the VAIO TZ. Make no mistake, this is no netbook; according to SonyStyle’s VAIO advisor, the four model TT-range will top out with a 1.4GHz Intel SU9400 Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM and dual 128GB SSDs in RAID setup. The [...]
It seems to be a somewhat common refrain for notebook manufacturers to first claim the netbook segment is unfeasible and then promptly announce a budget ultraportable of their own. Fujitsu did it, denying any interest before pushing out the AMILO Mini, and now it looks like Sony will be next. After the My Graphic Splash event [...]
Earlier in the year, Sony kicked off a competition inviting would-be artists to submit case designs for the company’s Graphic Splash notebooks. The top ten entries were offered up to online voting, with the final three winners not only being invited to NYC for the unveiling of their limited edition notebooks but getting $5,000 too. [...]
Sony have announced two new models in their VAIO laptop range, the NS-series and CS-series. The former has a 15.4-inch display, while the latter has a 14.1-inch; both use widescreen XBRITE-ECO, panels, and both can be specified with Blu-ray drives. Power in the NS is courtesy of Intel’s 2GHz T5800 Core 2 Duo CPU, while graphics are [...]
The Sony VAIO AW Series Notebook was announced tonight and it’s not only huge at 18.4-inches. It’s also massive in other ways, like the the huge hard drive and 3LED backlighting.
Sony has begun a free test & repair program for certain models in its VAIO TZ range, after a fault in the screen hinge can cause dangerous overheating. Apparently in excess of 200 notebooks have overheated, with seven people suffering light burns. The program affects any TZ bought between May 2007 and July 2008, and [...]
