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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[dubbbya @ Jul 10th 2008 3:29PM]

poop

[Dillon @ Jul 10th 2008 4:42PM]

better change your undies then.

[matthew Crawford @ Jul 10th 2008 3:32PM]

since when is 13.1" ultraportable?

[farfisa @ Jul 10th 2008 3:36PM]

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

[Dillon @ 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?

[TylerBrock @ Jul 10th 2008 5:53PM]

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

[azn2mit @ Jul 30th 2008 9:52AM]

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

[IT-Accountant @ 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?

[initialxy @ Jul 10th 2008 3:37PM]

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

yeah pretty close to 8400M GS.

[Morgan Percy @ Jul 10th 2008 4:51PM]

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

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

Yawn

[cesium @ Jul 10th 2008 3:42PM]

damn thats some nice resolution on a 13"

[norider! @ Jul 10th 2008 4:09PM]

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

[kjb434 @ 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....

[AlphaTeam @ 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.

[Za @ 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.

[peacefulpony @ 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...

[Khattab @ 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.

[Endeavour @ Jul 10th 2008 4:53PM]

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

[huh @ 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.

[Isaac @ Jul 10th 2008 6:59PM]

waited so long for sony new release

[Kirby260 @ 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.

[Kirby260 @ Jul 10th 2008 8:39PM]

Clearly I meant 1440x900.

[zomg @ Jul 11th 2008 1:14AM]

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

[urbanminstrel @ Jul 11th 2008 11:47AM]

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

[seven @ Jul 12th 2008 11:14PM]

must be the four capital letters on the lid

[CHENG @ 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.