http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/ Engadget Comments for Sony's 11-inch VAIO TT: world's lightest Blu-ray laptop http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
Wait.. what?!]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/

I doubt the neccessity of a Blu Ray drive right now considering flash memory is cheap and portable hard drives are cheap but, if you can afford a $3000 (with taxes) laptop, this isn't a bad choice.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
You buy this laptop for 1 main reason, Portability.

And it happens to be sexy, have bluray, and a bunch of other features... but portability is key]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Resolution : 1366 x 768

Screen or Display Technology : WXGA

Screen Size : 11.1"5

Back Light Technology : LED

XBRITE-DuraView™ Technology : Yes ]]>Sep 23rd 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 24th 2008 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 27th 2008 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
11inch laptops where around before the netbooks. small compacted, good spec and the latest stuff (SDD / bluray) this was gunna be expensive even before you slap a sony sticker on it]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
And as stated in the article, the Blu-Ray is optional. You aren't forced to buy it if you find no need for it, as you've already expressed. But heck, I would buy it simply because I already have over 80 Blu-Ray movies (and counting).]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
This is the updated TZ, not a Sony netbook.

I'm also really glad I waited and didn't buy a Z - this little sucka is just what I'm after :)]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
But the color scheme reminds me of the iPod U2 version....]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
I still prefer the old and classy TZ. It's still one inch thin and cheaper(better looking as well). Just dont have bluray and double ssd. If i were Sony, I would make it cheaper not adding up unnecessary items like dual ssd and bluray. Well Sony=expensive]]>Nov 26th 2008 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
The laptops are designed for high end users who require/love the portability of a 10-11" notebook, I personally never want to own anything larger.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/I know Sony paied alot for this blu ray thing and yes on my 50" plasma screen it totally kicks the lama's ass but man !
Bluray on a 11" crappy laptop screen ??
What the h*** ?

Seems to me like IT manufacturers are currently trying to fit anything they can in those laptop , for nothing good....]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Starting at 2000 $ !!!
this is a netbook right ?
what are you gonna do on this shit ?
You can't play, you can't run professionnal application that requires large screen (like ..99,99% of them) because your eyes will bleed before you achieve anything.

you can surf the web and play bluray (considering HD decoding is not gonna burn your battery in less than 2 hours which implies 6 cell battery ..not mentionned)


I can see the point of a lenovo 11" because it's ment to be proffessional but this is like billionaire's EEE pc to me..
only it does exactly the same as a wind..

plus you get Vista ..great !]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/But :
#1 I don't travel to southern asia with my full bluray collection (if I really had one I wouldn't ^^)
#2 when you're awake for 20 hours, you have 8 hours of jetlag and you've been trying to speak english with chineses for a whole day believe me bluray = Xvid
Even on the non-existent 50" lcd of your 5* palace that my company doesn't want to pay :)]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/ macbook air]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/ MacBook Air]]>Sep 23rd 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
So, Slight tinge of apple fanboy-ness there :P]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 24th 2008 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
The Toshiba ultra-portables seem much more attractive. They have approximately the same dimensions, a larger screen, a keyboard with keys instead of buttons, a longer battery life, lower weight (by a pound!), and cost several hundred dollars less. There is no way blu-ray and a fairly pointless RAID option on the SSD makes up for that.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/

Anyway, I find it absolutely amazing that they can fit a computer in that thing when the Blu-Ray drive is in there. The remaining computer components must be tiny.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
iWant !!!
]]>Sep 23rd 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/To give Sony credit where credit is due there design is usually one year ahead of other PC makers (apple excluded).

S series was long there before the dell XPS1330 and I must say that they always use very classy materials.

I think I would be happy to use this in meetings.

I live in Japan, all sony laptops here have a standard 3 year warranty. So for me they offer good value for my business.

Regarding the blue ray drive - I think its merit is the benefit of being able to backup my hd on the fly without having to take a portable hard-drive as I currently do. Thats value!


]]>Sep 23rd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
Sucky 1.2 GHz processor and crappy GPU!!!! If this notebook sold for $1,000 the slow processor and GPU wouldn't matter, it would be a bargain but once you exceed $2,000 for a glorified calculator that can run notepad at snappy speeds and maybe solitair if you overclock it - seems a bit wasteful.

When they come out with this same unit with a 2.4 GHz Centrino 2 or faster and a decent GPU - please wake me up- I'll be happy to upgrade my 2.5 year old laptop - otherwise it would be a downgrade for me. ALthough my laptop is a pound heavier, it does have a 13" screeen - no reason to dump my 2.5 year old laptop for a new one that really only beats it in one area that matters.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
I know it is just a pre-order at this point, but I hope I will be able to upgrade certain things on the computer. I waited all this time to upgrade my TX, and I'll be damned if I will be upgrading from 1.2 ghz single core to 1.2 ghz dual core. I'm also a veteran of sony press releases, so i know they are not the greatest when it comes to consumer relations. Only time will tell I suppose]]>Sep 23rd 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
Each finger has at least 4 keys (some 8 or more) but the thumbs (the most flexible of our fingers) have only HALF a key!!

Here's a laptop design inspired by the Advantage keyboard from http://kinesis-ergo.com

http://filskov.dk/david/netbook_idea.jpg]]>Sep 23rd 2008 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 23rd 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/I used to to have a 10,6in Sony - my favorite notebook ever - and was looking at the TZ... but with the limited processors and graphics, handicapped by Vista and the high price point, I decided to get a MacBook Pro AND a Lenovo S10 instead for the same money...the MBP for serious stuff, somewhat portable, and the IdeaPad for light work when traveling (without having to worry about the expensive loss when it breaks or gets stolen)
so, I think the ultralight market segment is in serious trouble... unless you absolutely have to have everything in ONE tiny notebook, an ultralight is not as good an option as it was prior to the arrival of the netbooks...]]>Sep 24th 2008 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
Give us white Sony! Who cares if they say you're copying Apple.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/Sep 24th 2008 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sonys-11-inch-vaio-tt-worlds-lightest-blu-ray-laptop/
It's very similar to the TZ, but the texture of the material is definately an upgrade. It has more curves, rather than straight edges. The battery pack seems to be much more secure, and overall, feels VERY solid (compared to the TZ).

I could only afford 3k; so, no blu-ray for me. :( ]]>Nov 26th 2008 11:13PM