Sony throws down new Vaio TX feather-weight notebook
posted Sep 20th 2005 7:30AM
Sony announced the impending arrival of a new TX series notebook line (what was announced in Japan as a major reworking of their T series), packing a whole lotta portable goodness into a 2.8 pound, less than 1 inch thin carbon fiber chassis. Like the VGN-T350, it comes with integrated EDGE courtesy of Cingular, and Sony's SmartWi system toggles between WAN, LAN and Bluetooth to cover the rest of your wireless bases. Beyond that it's got a 11.1-inch WXGA widescreen LCD, DVD+R/RW double layer drive, FireWire (or IEEE 1394, if you're a stickler about such things), USB 2.0, Memory Stick Pro and SD slots, and should pump out between 4 to 7.5 hours of battery life. The Vaio TX rolls out this month, but only in charcoal and without integrated WWAN for $2,250; next month WWAN models in a full array of colors can be had starting at $2,300.
nice laptop. so are they gonna make everything out of carbon fiber like cars use? whats up with that?
they might actually start using thread to make it and we'll be buying computers that have a higher thread count
what a dumb comment.
Dell X1 is cheaper and has most of the features except the carbon fiber shell.
VAIO TX has internal DVD+-RW, higher res screen (1366x768) and waaaay longer battery life than Dell X1
Just when I went out and purchased a brand spanking new S-Series. Aparently the TX has resolved all the overheating base problems and the USB and firewire slots are now on the left hand side.
A Sony product with an SD slot? Is the world coming to an end?
the reason they use carbon fiber is because it twice as strong as metal or plastic and is lighter. thats why they use it in cars as well.
#3..well if you want cheap parts..then go ahead and get that dell..lol
Actually, I really like the color of the keys. Are they plain black with a fancy photo effect or are they a silver-esque color?
just orderd mine, was more expensive but i just couldn't wait aaaaaa! they also have more pics, it's a looker.
http://www.dynamism.com/tx90/index.shtml
What did the artice mean
"no integrated wwan"? dosent it come with integrated 802.11b/g?
im a little bit confused. I bought the tx series already i bought the pentium colored series, but it looks white? so does anyone know if the color is more silverish or white???
Anybody know when they're planning to add a little more processing power to these things? I really want one, and the light weight and mega-RAM are awesome, but I'm holding off for a while, because 1.2 Ghz just isn't that fast these days...
We don't even have them in Poland yet, but I think1,2GHz combined with 1024MB RAM and an Integrated Intel Graphics will be enough for a long time (if one doesn't want to play one of those 3D games).I just earned some money through my holiday and have to wait a little longer and earn some more;p, Maybe u have some ideas where can i get them cheapest?
We don't even have them in Poland yet, but I think1,2GHz combined with 1024MB RAM and an Integrated Intel Graphics will be enough for a long time (if one doesn't want to play one of those 3D games).I just earned some money through my holiday and have to wait a little longer and earn some more;p, Maybe u have some ideas where can i get them cheapest?
I just purchased my TX610 through Sony style. It is the cheapest of the line up but I only need a CD burner and 512MB RAM. For $1899 I can't complain! I plan on unlocking mine and using my T-Mobile SIM card whenever I'm away from hot spots or at the park. They were pretty much back ordered until next week. There are 3 colors available, Charcoal, Platinum and Blue. The Blue model is the top of line TX690 and will cost a little over $2600 with a full 1.5Gigs of RAM and a DVD burner. I've been using my Toshiba 2595XDVD 7 lb brick for years so this will be a welcomed upgrade.
When you write 'I plan on unlocking mine...', how do you do that? Any interesting sites on that?
Sony will allow you to unlock your laptop to work with other GSM/EDGE networks other than Cingular (for instance Tmobile which is half the cost, or to use internationally).
Just go to:
http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=857,E=0000000000596045473,K=1798,Sxi=0,Case=obj(394991),VARSET_OBJ=394991,VARSET_TSRC=results,UseTemplate=case.tem,VARSET_TOP=TRUE
or if that link doesn't work, just search in the Sony Knowledge Base for "EDGE UNLOCK"
Sony will allow you to unlock your laptop to work with other GSM/EDGE networks other than Cingular (for instance Tmobile which is half the cost, or to use internationally).
Just go to:
http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=857,E=0000000000596045473,K=1798,Sxi=0,Case=obj(394991),VARSET_OBJ=394991,VARSET_TSRC=results,UseTemplate=case.tem,VARSET_TOP=TRUE
or if that link doesn't work, just search in the Sony Knowledge Base for "EDGE UNLOCK"
How do I know if Movistar GSM network in Panama will be able to work with the TX's WAN if I put in a local SIM card with an unlimited data plan? Movistar establishes that any Quad Band 450MHZ unlocked phone (ie Treo 650) will work with the available data plans.