Sony's forthcoming VAIO Z series laptops unofficially detailed

Hooray! More Sony VAIO laptops with naming schemes impossible to decipher! Following up on those tasty new FW and SR lappies that we were informally introduced to earlier this week comes even more foreign images detailing a 13.1-incher. On the surface, it looks like said machines will feature a Core 2 Duo processor, 1,600 x 900 native resolution, 4GB of RAM, 250GB HDD, dual-layer DVD burner, a 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics card, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi, integrated HSDPA connectivity and a modest array of ports. For more details on which model gets what (off the record, of course), dip on into the read links below.

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[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:29PM]

poop

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:42PM]

better change your undies then.

[crawdad689 Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:32PM]

since when is 13.1" ultraportable?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:36PM]

Maybe it's just the ultra-light category.
Screenshots are in German. What does schneidenkuchen mean?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:46PM]

Well, according to freetranslations.com, it means "cutting edge cake". Perhaps there is some sort of party going on that we are unaware of?

[CannedCorn Posted Jul 10th 2008 5:53PM]

No, just a macbook air cake cutting knife! RAHUL SOOOOOD!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 30th 2008 9:52AM]

ultraportable is generally defined as less than 1.5" thick and under 4lbs.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:33PM]

How does the 9300M compare to the 8 series of laptop GPUs? I'm guessing it to perform similarly to a slightly more efficient 8400M. Is that about right?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:37PM]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9300M-GS.9452.0.html

yeah pretty close to 8400M GS.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:51PM]

For one it doesn't suffer from the nvidia weak packaging and probable failure problem.

[OneLove Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:33PM]

Yawn

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 3:42PM]

damn thats some nice resolution on a 13"

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:09PM]

is magnifier glasses sold separately? i wish all the 14.1 will have that resolution too...

[kjb434 Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:10PM]

Could a marketing slogan now be:

Sony Vaio, we don't use faulty 8000 series GPUs......hehe

or

Upgrade your old Sony so laptop doesn't burn you....

[ran Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:11PM]

Bad experience with a S-150 a few years ago and a XG39K before that; not buying another one again.

If anything I might look at upcoming Thinkpads, but of course I think the Macbook is where it's at.

No I'm not a Apple fanboy.

[Humzanity Posted Jul 10th 2008 10:16PM]

Yeah, I use a Macbook and I assure you, I would rather have something with this screen res. Macbook screen is utter shite. Furthermore, build quality is inferior to any laptop I have ever used, and I've used many. Type in "macbook crack" in Google's Image Search.

I have a Macbook, and trust me, it's not the greatest thing since sliced bread. The OS is pretty nice though.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:41PM]

The resolution is 1366x768 on the product sheet, which sounds a lot more reasonable at 13.1".

This laptop has the horsepower to slaughter the competition, and I'm sure a superior build quality, if it lives up to its name brand.

MBA is soooo yesterday...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:53PM]

Damn right. Love the Design and the build in features, namely the HSDPA modul, the resolution, the memory, the HDMI port, the weight and the CPU Power.

Have been waiting for ages for a decent high resolution 13" notebook with all of those features. Thx, Sony, will definitely be my next one.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 4:53PM]

1366x768 in the cheap model, check the other two.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 11th 2008 10:54AM]

I asked this question in another post, with no answer. Are Sony notebooks build quality better now ? I've seen a couple of high end Vaios crumble to dust within a couple of years.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 6:59PM]

waited so long for sony new release

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 8:38PM]

That's some sweet res for a 13.1" panel.

First 16:9AR 13.1" panel I know of.

The X300 comes in second place at 1440x400, with a non standard AR.

Followed by, everyone else with the 3:2AR @ 1280x800.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2008 8:39PM]

Clearly I meant 1440x900.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 11th 2008 1:14AM]

Maths anyone? 1280x800 is 16:10, not 3:2

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 13th 2008 8:15AM]

Nice,one of the few widescreen laptops out in the moment. This 16:9 screens are definitely the new trend for laptops.

The sony TZ is also 16:9. I'm gonna buy it straight when it comes out.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 11th 2008 11:47AM]

Something tells me this is going to be priced way higher than it should be.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 12th 2008 11:14PM]

must be the four capital letters on the lid