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Sony VAIO JS Series 20.1-inch Desktop PC now available

Brenda Stokes, Oct 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're in the market for a new desktop PC, this latest offering from Sony VAIO might be right up your alley. In fact, the all-in-one computer packs in the features for a pretty reasonable price tag. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO TT ultraportable unboxed: Expensively exquisite

Chris Davies, Oct 9th 2008 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO VGC-RT150Y 25.5-inch 1080p PC reviewed: Expensive but stunning

Chris Davies, Oct 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

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 RAID array, coupled with a full-HD 1920 x 1200 25.5-inch LCD, makes for a monstrous system by anyone's standards. PC Magazine have reinforced their desk and tried to find where the RT-series' steam runs out. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO TT opened up & put on show at CEATEC 2008

Chris Davies, Oct 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO JS1: All-in-One with optional Blu-ray & high-def audio editing

Chris Davies, Oct 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

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 1050 X-black display with an Intel GMA X4500HD video card doing the business behind the scenes. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO TT ultraportable specs leak

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

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 top-spec VGN-TT190UBX also has a Blu-ray burner and HDMI output, and weighs just 2.87-pounds; every model has an 11.1 inch LED screen with XBRITE-DuraView running at 1366 × 768. Read The Full Story

Sony feels forced to release Netbook; budget notebook coming

Chris Davies, Sep 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

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 yesterday, Sony's Senior vice president of Information Technology Products Mike Abary let slip that people should "stay tuned" for Sony's netbook offering. Read The Full Story

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Sony My Graphic Splash competition winners: Video Catwalk

Vincent Nguyen, Sep 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

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. SlashGear was invited to attend the catwalk premiere of the three custom Graphic Splash VAIOs; check out the gallery and video after the cut.

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Sony VAIO NS and CS notebooks with Blu-ray option

Chris Davies, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

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 integrated X4500; in the CS it's a P8400 2.26GHz processor. Read The Full Story

18.4-inch Sony VAIO AW Series Notebook announced

Brenda Stokes, Sep 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO TZ overheat problem prompts free test & repair program

Chris Davies, Sep 4th 2008 Discuss [2]

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 has so far been announced in the US, UK and Hong Kong. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO RT-series All-in-One HD Studio

Chris Davies, Sep 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony have high aspirations for their final VAIO All-in-One of the day, the RT-series. They're calling it a HD Studio, "a super-powerful video authoring PC tucked behind a stunning 25.5-inch HDTV". The RT is based on an Intel 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 RAID array; the display itself is 1920 x 1200 driven by an NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB of dedicated VRAM. Read The Full Story