Sony announces VAIO C and FE 'Graphic Splash Editions'

Spring is in the air, which means that birds are chirping, flowers are poking their heads out of the ground, gamers are fleeing the sunlight for the cool darkness of their basements, and of course Sony is rolling out a limited number of VAIO notebooks with cheery seasonal paint jobs. Last time we saw the so-called 'Graphic Splash Editions,' it was the C and AR series getting all decked out for the holidays, but this time around the AR's are getting the boot in favor of of the 15.4-inch FE890 (pictured above), available immediately in either Charcoal Blossom, Black and White Dot, Weathered Blue, or Brown and Turquoise Dot -- despite what the product shot seems to indicate. With the 13.3-inch C series (pictured after the break), dropping April 17th, Weathered Blue and Charcoal Blossom are swapped out for Weathered Red and Pink Blossom, respectively, but both dot patterns remain. As you've come to expect from Sony's lappies, most of the specs are pretty high end (save for the graphics), with Core 2 Duo CPUs, at least a gig of RAM, and 100GB+ drives making an appearance in every configuration, along with Vista, dual-layer DVD burners, and three flavor WiFi. The C's will start out at around $1,250, while you can pick yourself up an SE for as little as a grand; hurry up if you're interested, though, because there are only 1,350 of these getting manufactured and painting your own is kind of a hassle.

[Ignacio @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:08PM]

"If you want a pretty notebook, buy a Mac... "

Hi *fake* Mac user. Nice flamebait.

[McGinley @ Apr 3rd 2007 4:34PM]

I like the spotty ones....

[Josh @ Apr 3rd 2007 4:54PM]

Three flavour WiFi - is that a/b/g or b/g/n?

[Zach @ Apr 3rd 2007 5:11PM]

It puzzles me to how Sony does so amazing with their laptops, yet, is able to fuck it up in every other respect?

[michael @ Apr 3rd 2007 5:12PM]

I'm no Sony fanboy, but when it comes to their Sony Vaios, man are they the best. I got a sweet black Vaio this winter, and I love it. It looks sleek, and works very well. I think I like it even more than my MBP. I have some friends who are looking for some new laptops, and I think the ones int today's post are great for them. Man are they great.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:32PM]

So much for a "pretty notebook"..

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/03/bloated-17-inch-macbook-pro-battery-take-2/

You got that right, Michael. In fact, I'm posting with one now. Though my model was made in 2005 (VGN-S360), it still works great. I am definitely going to upgrade to another Vaio soon, as I've had a great experience with the brand so far. No fanboyism there, with all respect to the MacBook line-up of course.

Maybe this year or the next, I hope to get a Vaio that has Blu-Ray/DVD-RW built-in with Vista pre-installed. Not too reluctant to try out Vista though, as long as I get a great chip set, I'm all for Sony's Vaio line-up.

[Scabrous Vermicelli @ Apr 4th 2007 1:45AM]

Reminiscent of the "Dalmation" iMac...only uglier (didn't think that was possible), and six years after the fact.

[blankois @ Apr 7th 2007 9:18PM]

Hey! do you know where or when can i find the brown and turquoise laptop? coz on sony webpage only appears the first 4 designs =( , is the brown&turqoise for real??? please if you know, answer me!! :)

[blankois @ Apr 7th 2007 9:19PM]

someone know where can i find the FE series in brown and turquoise laptop? coz at sony's webpagfe only appears the black and white version... or do you know when its going to appear the brown and turquoise?! Please if you know, LET ME KNOW :) thanks!!