Sony unveiled two new Vaio laptops in the NS and CS series, both equipped with Blu-ray Disc technology. Pushing HD entertainment to the mid-range laptops, the NS notebook features the BD-ROM drive as an optional accessory but comes with DVD/CD read-write functions.

The VAIO NS is equipped with a 15.4 inch widescreen display and XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. An integrated AV mode with dedicated menu lets you conveniently access up to nine programs from a single location. Under the hood is an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Available in nightfall blue, silk white and granite silver, the VAIO NS will start at US $650 for the non-Blu-ray Disc model and the one with it will start at around $1,000.

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Ripple, a Korean manufacturer, has a new 12.1 inch notebook called the Ripple Note T2450. Featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T2450 processor (2.0 GHz), the laptop offers a 12.1 inch widescreen WXGA TFT LCD at 1280×800 pixels. There’s 1 GB of DDR2 RAM (667MHz) and a generous 120 GB SATA hard drive. For connectivity, the Ripple Note is equipped with 802.11 b/g support. The case is designed to be lightweight and it comes in a curved surface finishing.

Other goodies include a 7-in-1 card reader, and integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam.

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