It appears that the
Vaio T's return is only the tip of a giant iceberg of refreshes coming out from Sony HQ this month. Greek e-tailer Compuland has a trio of new models listed -- seemingly prematurely -- for sale: the Vaio Y11 (pictured) is a relatively standard 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo SU7300 machine with 4GB of DDR3 memory and 320GB of storage, and its nomenclature seems to fit given that its specs land somewhere between the
underpowered X and
fully-equipped Z series. Speaking of the latter, Sony is adding a
Core i5-520M to its refreshed Z line, as well as to the new 16-inch F11 model which adds a half terabyte storage drive just for kicks. The lesser Core i3-330M Arrandale chip finds a home in the new 13-inch S11 laptop, which may or may not be replacing the
SR series we know and love, as well as a freshened up CW number. Hit the read links for early pricing and more details, and if you hope really hard maybe we'll get proper announcements from the official channels some time soon.
[Thanks, SpaceCowboy1973 and Al]
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Read - Laptopshop.nl (VPCZ11X9E)
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posted January 2nd 2010 3:02PM
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@CJisohsocool So Sony Laptops are leaked ahead of launch & it's breaking news, HP Laptops are leaked ahead of launch & It's.........
@Banksta3 Look, it's like you would introduce some new Audi's (the HP's which are quite nice) and on the other hand introduce some new Porsches (the Vaios)
Anyone want to buy a VAIO FW465J/B? It's got Blu-Ray
blu-ray is so last-decade... =(
@ManjyomeThunder
Speaking of Blu-Ray when you go to customize the FW on the Sony site, it doesn't have the option for a Blu-Ray drive anymore.
What gives?
@ManjyomeThunder
maybe the F11 will have 3D Blu-ray
@JeremyBenthem it appears the F11 will feature the new Blu-BEAM !
The Z line has impressive specs but I'm beginning to think that it's too small to warrant an i5. If you wanted that kind of processing power you might as well get a bigger laptop. An i5 wouldn't do many favors for battery life either.
@br123
Not really, the current Z is available with a T9900 proc. That chip has a TDP of 35W just for the cpu.
The 520m is 35W for the cpu, the gpu, and the northbridge.
When are they going to come out with the Vaio P II? With that rotating to a tablet screen hinge that that awesome Lenovo prototype had? talk about a killer form factor.
@SolonLysander
You want the VIAO PII? ewwww
Looks Clean Yo
@(Unverified) - Stop calling people racist. You are the only person thinking about that topic. Please be nice this New Year - this is a Gadget site.
The phrase "Looks Clean" is talking about the design of the product, like in "Clean Lines" - meaning "a simple elegant look".
@Thinker
are you really that dumb? It's called a joke, chill man
@Matt Jacobson
I am formally educated - I talk the same way I write. I don't do slang! Misconstruing a person's statement does not have anything to do with cleverness. Unless your statement about being dumb is also a joke :)
Thanks for giving me a heads up (alas - slang, I guess!) about the low rank - I would never have guessed the reason.
still runs Windows :(
@Paul C Chapel
Winows and everything else you'd like it to run.
What's wrong with Windows anyway?
@(Unverified)
R U HOMOPHOBIC SIR?
Why is running Windows a bad thing, and @Unverified what are you implying??
@N900 too many problems and overcomplicated. Sony should bundle Ubuntu w/o forcing customers to pay for a windows license
@espentan cant wait till laptops like this come with Chrome installed
@Paul C Chapel
you have obviously never used chrome for an extended period or time. chrome would be utterly useless on this type of hardware.
you know, you're kind of a troll.....which means i just got trolled. dammit.
@Paul C Chapel NO OS is perfect. If Windows currently (allegedly) has too many problems and over-complications, why continue to use it? Like owning a car that runs out of gas, and the driver saying "Fuck it. Let's buy from a different car company." Futhermore "overcomplicated" is practically an OVERstatement, since in this time period, NO OS is complicated. All of them are easy to use, and if they aren't for some people, there are guides so they can learn; and quit your bull shit and be rational about many people would up and jump to Ubuntu. Regardless of how good it is, Windows isn't going anywhere.......kinda makes this whole argument pointless anyhow. Lol.
@N900
1) let me ask you something, when did I say "many people would up and jump to Ubuntu" ? go ahead and show me. Oh that's right, I never said that. Yet at the first sign of anyone wishing to use something other than Windows you throw such a fit of rage that you lose all form of logic and comprehension. Go ahead and read what I said again. Actually let me make it easy for you, I said Sony should provide customers with the option of choosing Ubuntu WITHOUT having to pay for a Windows license. Can you wrap your head around the difference in statements?
2) When did I say what OS I use? Did I say I use Windows? Oh that's right, I never said what I use.
So how about if you quit your bull shit and be rational.
@owdee you know you're kind of a troll for bashing anyone who wants to use anything other than Windows. What if I want to use Chrome, what is it to you?
@Paul C Chapel
"Actually let me make it easy for you, I said Sony should provide customers with the option of choosing Ubuntu WITHOUT having to pay for a Windows license."
Actually that's not what you said.
What you said was.
"Sony should bundle Ubuntu w/o forcing customers to pay for a windows license"
Nothing about options, just use Ubuntu.
@Paul C Chapel
I see 3 possibilities:
1. You're the douche who used to post as paul chapel before he was banned. In which case your posts will eventually devolve into long, ignorant rants, and you'll disappear again.
2. You're someone else, making fun of him by using that name. FYI, you're not off to a great start.
3. You're some random troll following in his lead. To which I say, Go to bed, you piece of shit. No one here is interested.
Just some thoughts.
@Paul C Chapel
i am happily posting this from my PC running openSUSE, so i honestly dont give two shits if you don't want to use windows. all i am saying it that google chrome would be pointless on this hardware since everything is internet-based. it doesn't need anything more than your basic netbook specs.
"2) When did I say what OS I use? Did I say I use Windows? Oh that's right, I never said what I use. "
"@owdee you know you're kind of a troll for bashing anyone who wants to use anything other than Windows."
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@jon apparently English comprehension and common sense escapes some people. I didn't say: "Sony should provide Ubuntu ONLY." Did I? That's right, I didn't. Neither did I say Sony should sell this laptop without Windows at all.
Since you've proven incapable of thought I'll tell you what everyone else understood: If I bought this laptop as is (with Windows installed) and then I cleaned the HDD and Installed Ubuntu, I'm still forced to pay for a Windows license even though I would not be using it. If Sony installed Ubuntu as a customer choice at the time of purchase then this laptop would cost less for those wishing to use a free, alternate OS. Notice how I have not used the word "option" in my explanation, yet it is easy to understand.
So how about if you quit your abusive responses and rabid trolling. No one here is interested.
@owdee okay, agreed. And kudos for using SUSE, I might try that next.
@Paul C Chapel
"Notice how I have not used the word "option" in my explanation, yet it is easy to understand."
True, but you did use the word choice, which is a synonym for option (since we're doing basic English.)
That would be the "concept" of possibilities(options, or choices), which was missing from your first post.
As for the other, it's option 1 then is it?
How long before they toss your ass this time, do you think?
@jon when I wrote my post everyone else understood the concept of possibilities (options, or choices). Everyone except you of course; notice how no one else complained? So hence, here we are with you trying to save face with your funny threats. Look, let it go and be on your way to other posts, no point in picking fights on things you don't understand.
1.3ghz yuck!!! wtf is up with computer makers putting such laughable and mediocre cpus in computer.
@saturnblackhole
It's an ultraportable, get over it.
@saturnblackhole
Seriously, Stop being a complete fool. It's an Ultra Low Voltage CPU. Which is for more battery life. Which is what a lot of people want.
@saturnblackhole
its much better than a 1.6ghz atom
Sony is capable of making impressive laptops, too bad they don't do it too often. Another mediocre and probably overpriced turd.
Brilliant, I was just about to pull the trigger on the Z, and I just had a gut feeling to wait.
Those are some sexy bitches.
Chrome FTW.
I'm so glad Sony went with Chrome. I'll probably get the F11 model if it came with a decent gaming video card...
yes I been waiting for the new CW's I'm buying one for my nieces and the GT 330 should be good for any games they would like playing, and it's small and has HDMI so hooking it up to the big screen with 2 controllers will be killing a few birds with 1 stone. no need for a PS3 or 360.
Is nobody amazed that the new Z series is a 13 inch laptop with Intel Core i5 and GeForce GT 330M? That's a ridiculous amount of CPU graphics power in a 13 inch laptop. For comparison, the GT 240M is already one of the fastest GPUs for 15-inch and under laptops, and the GT 330M is supposed to be even faster than that. And they want to put this GPU and a Core i5 in a 13inch laptop? Amazing...
@AlexL There is no such thing as too much power in a 13" laptop. Why sacrifice power for portability if you don't have to? Personally I'd love to see similar power in the next iteration of the 13" macbook pro, which I'm not so patiently waiting for :) 13" is great for a machine you carry with you and you can always connect to an external monitor if the task at hand would benefit from more screen space.
@Enosh99 couldnt agree more to you two
only the battery life would be very interesting
@(Unverified) Well thats where the ability to turn off the external gpu is great. With the i5 having an onboard GPU consuming the same TDP as the prior processor, it should actually benefit in that regard.
@(Unverified) Battery life on the Z has always been great. I know because many of my friends have one. And this one's supposed to use even less power despite better specs!
@AlexL
I am not amazed because Sony always makes amazing laptops (well, at least the high-end Vaios are fantastic) but never makes a huge deal about it. :)