Saturday, October 10, 2009

Sony Vaio X Series

Sony has unveiled it's new ultra-slim Vaio X Series notebook, which is described by Sony as "a perfectly balanced package for style-aware business travelers". The company claims as it is the world's lightest laptop that in-cased in durable, lightweight carbon-fiber chassis.

The models in the X series measure no more than 13.9mm in depth at any point across the chassis. However, the quoted weight of 655g applies to a specific model fitted with an S battery, no integrated HSDPA modem and a 64GB SSD, available exclusively from Sony's web site. But even with a standard battery, the weight is still just 780g,

“It’s one thing to make a notebook thin but when you consider the fact that the X Series also boasts industry-leading battery life and wireless WAN- you now have a game changer- altering the way people use and think about their PC,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president for VAIO business group at Sony.

Sony VAIO X Series integrates wireless 3G Mobile Broadband technology (integrated Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband), Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Bluetooth wireless technologies to ensure you are always be connected.

Specifications

Size: 315 x 233.68 x 14mm

Weight: 655g

Battery : Standard battery: Up 3.5 hours ; Super-extended capacity battery: Up to 14 hours of battery life

Sound Card : Intel High Definition Audio

Video Card: Intel GMA 500

Chipset : Intel System Controller Hub US15W

Bluetooth: yes, with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)

Card Reader: 2 ports (SD + Memory Stick reader)

Ethernet: 10/100/1000 gigabit LAN

HDMI n/a

Headphone: 1

Microphone: built-in

Modem: n/a

Expansion Port: n/a

USB : 2

VGA: 1

Wi-fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Optical Drive: n/a

3G Network: yes

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

Processor Speed: 2GHz

Processor Type :Intel Atom Z550

RAM Size: 2GB

RAM Type: DDR2 533MHz

Screen Resolution : 1366 x 768 pixels (WXGA)scratch-resistant LCD display with LED backlight technology and 16:9 aspect ratio

Screen Size: 11.1 inches

Internal Storage 128GB SSD


Available in in two variants of color – Gold, black, and carbon

Price: $1,300

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