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Sony 14-inch VAIO C Series notebooks get an update

Mark Rollins — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:40:08 +0000

Sony VAIO has been up to a lot with the recent VAIO S 13.3 Laptop announcement, and now they have the new VAIO C notebooks. The VAIO C has an Intel Core i5-2410M CPU, 4GB of DDR SDRAM (which can be updated to 8GB maximum), 320GB HDD, 14-inch display with LED backlight (1366 x 768 [...]

Sony Vaio Y Series gets a smaller screen

Mark Rollins — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:28:51 +0000

Vaio has recently decided that their Vaio Y series needs to be shrunk. While it was originally debuted at 13.3 inches, it will now have a 11.6 inch screen. I’m not certain if the stats have changed, but the Y Series, with its 1366 x 768 display, will have a 1.33GHz processor, 2GB to 8GB [...]

Sony VAIO Z gets an update, too

Mark Rollins — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:42:20 +0000

Remember how we talked about the Sony VAIO laptop series getting an upgrade, and then the VAIO F? We have just go the specs on the VAIO Z. It has a 13.3 inch screen (1920 x 1080 resolution screen), with a Core i5-460M (2.53GHz) or Core i7-640M (2.8GHz). It has up to 8GB of DDR3 [...]

Sony announces half million VAIO recall

Jeff Baker — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Whenever a product is mass produced, manufacturers run the risk of running into problems and with such highly technical processes going into the manufacturing of these devices, a small problem can quickly turn into a big one. Sony has just announced that they have been subject to such a problem even going so far as to announce [...]

Sony Vaio J Touchscreen PC

Mark Rollins — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:05:53 +0000

If you’ve been wanting to buy a touchscreen PC for the desktop, then you might want to look into the Sony Vaio J. It has a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display, Core i7 CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium, as well as 8GB of RAM. Some models include a Blu-ray Disc optical drive for 1080p high [...]

Crocodile-skinned VAIO P

Mark Rollins — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:54:42 +0000

We’ve already covered the recently upgraded Sony VAIO P, which comes in many new colors, but this one, available in Japan only, has a crocodile skin coating. Granted, some would complain that you shouldn’t use a crocodile’s skin to cover a netbook. The hardware includes an Intel US15X chipset (266MHz GPU), a speedy 256GB SSD [...]

Sony VAIO P gets an update

Mark Rollins — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:49:14 +0000

I remember being at CES when Sony announced the VAIO P to the market. It was a lovely little device that you couldn’t help call a netbook even though Sony did not. The new design has the 8-inch screen, but it is “slicker, and more shrunk down”. It also has an accelerometer for allowing the [...]

Sony’s VAIO E laptop come in all colors

Mark Rollins — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:41:34 +0000

Those who want a little more color in your life should check out the new Sony VAIO E laptop series. Not only does it have a lovely new color palette, but they also have 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, and HDMI output for their 14 and 17 inch models. The 14-inch models have 1600 x 900 VPCEA1S1E [...]

Sony VAIO CW: now with i3 and i5 processors

Tony — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:48:34 +0000

Remember the Sony Vaio CW laptop that we mentioned in October? Well, the so called average laptop has become a top-notch one because it now sports the latest Intel Core i3 and i5 processors. More specifically there is the option for an Intel Core i3-330M running at 2.13GHZ, or an Intel Core i5-520M at 2.40GHz. [...]

DIY Netbook modification makes it the fastest in the world

Mark Rollins — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:08:17 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the fastest netbook in the world. Yeah, I know, anytime someone says “world’s (something)”, I always say: “you’re right, for now”. Well, this DIY project is a Sony VAIO UX17 with a Core Duo U7700 processor soldered in. If you would like to know how it was done, then [...]