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Sony released today the 11.1-inch VAIO X Series, “the world’s lightest notebook”.

The Sony VAIO X Series weighs 1.6 pounds with its standard battery and is 0.55 inch thin. It is based on Intel’s “Menlow” platform and includes an Intel Atom Z550 2GHz processor, the GMA 500 integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 64GB or 128GB solid state drive with Windows 7 pre-installed. The VAIO X doesn’t include a built-in optical drive.

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Sony has launched the VAIO CW, a 14-inch multimedia laptop featuring an Intel processor and NVIDIA’s dedicated graphics.

The first Sony VAIO CW models listed on SonyStyle.com come with the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 CPU at 2.2GHz, the NVIDIA GeForce GT230M 512MB or GeForce GT210M 256MB video card, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray combo drive. The laptop will be also available with a 500GB HDD and a Blu-ray burner.

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Best Buy has introduced the Next Class series laptops for college students.

“Designed directly from customer insight,” the four-unit lineup includes the 14-inch Dell Studio 1440-022B ($750) and Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 ($650), the 14.1-inch HP Pavilion dv4-1465dx ($746), and the 15.5-inch Sony VAIO VGN-NW125J/T ($800).

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Sony released today the VAIO W Series 10.1-inch netbook.

Along with a 1366 x 768 LED backlit display, the Sony VAIO W features Intel’s Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive with Windows XP pre-installed and a 3- or 6-cell battery.

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Sony has unveiled the VAIO NW consumer laptop series, featuring a 15.5″ display, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512MB dedicated graphics, and a Blu-Ray Combo drive in select models.

The NW also includes a chicklet style keyboard, built-in web camera and microphone, HDMI and VGA outputs, WiFi, a Gigabit LAN port, three USB ports an ExpressCard slot, SD card and Memory Stick PRO slots, and a Firewire port.

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Sony’s VAIO FW series are all really nice-looking laptops – they bear more than a little resemblance to the latest aluminum MacBook lineup and use the same Intel Centrino 2 CPUs. That’s where the similarities end though. This laptop has a 16.4″ LCD in the 16:10 widescreen format and is clearly built for entertainment, and more specifically watching movies.

Our review sample called FW-270j came with a Blu-Ray player, a reasonably fast 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo (P8400) CPU, integrated Intel graphics, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and lots of ugly stickers. Sure, stickers can be removed, but the fact that Sony decided to paste a “Full HD 1080p” on it is more than a little misleading, as the screen resolution is 1600×900.

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Sony unveiled today the VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC, “the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook”.

The Sony VAIO P weighs 1.4 pounds and is roughly as thin as a cell phone, according to the company.

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The recently announced Sony VAIO AW desktop replacement notebook, featuring an 18.4-inch display and Intel’s Centrino 2 technology, is now available for purchase.

SonyStyle offers the VAIO VGN-AW190 customizable models, as well as some preconfigured AW systems. The AW190 laptop is configurable with one of the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a Blu-ray reader or writer, and up to 1 terabyte of hard drive space using two 500GB HDDs. The notebook is also offered with hybrid storage: 564GB (64GB solid state drive + 500GB HDD) or 628GB (128GB SSD + 500GB HDD).

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Sony today unveiled the VAIO TT laptop, “the world’s lightest computer with Blu-ray Disc technology”.

The Sony VAIO TT Series ultraportable, that weighs 2.87 pounds and is less than 1-inch thin, has a 11.1-inch 1366 x 768 display. The screen features LED backlight and has a 16:9 aspect ratio, used in many HD movies. The Blu-Ray drive is incorporated in select models and reads and writes BD, DVD and CD discs.

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The recently announced Sony VAIO NS Series 15.4-inch consumer notebooks, based on Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology, are now available for preorder.

The offered NS laptops at SonyStyle are preconfigured models, featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 CPU at 2GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 3GB or 4GB of DDR2 system memory, and a 250GB hard drive. Select models include a Blu-ray Combo optical drive, while the others come with a DVD burner.

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Sony has introduced the VAIO NS and CS multimedia notebooks with Blu-ray Disc Combo drives in select models.

The VAIO NS features a 15.4-inch display, while the CS has a 14.1″ screen. The both laptops feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors and GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics.

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Sony has unveiled the VAIO type A laptop for photographers and video editors.

The VAIO type A features a 18.4-inch display with LED backlit and a resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels (full HD), the Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor at 2.53GHz, a Blu-ray burner, up to 4GB of RAM, and dual 250GB hard drives.

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Sony recalled yesterday select VAIO TZ notebook PCs, due to potential overheating.

Recalled ultraportable laptops belong to the VAIO VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300, and VGN-TZ2000 series.

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The newly designed Sony VAIO FW Series multimedia-oriented notebook, which features a 16.4-inch display and Intel’s Centrino 2 technology, is now available for preorder.

The VAIO FW includes the latest Intel Core 2 Duo 45-nanometer processor, the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, and up to 400GB of hard drive storage. The laptop comes with a DVD burner, Blu-Ray burner or Blu-Ray combo drive, depending on configuration.

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The Sony VAIO SR Series 13.3-inch consumer laptops, based on Intel Centrino 2 technology, are now available for preorder.

Starting at 4.14 pounds, the 1-inch thin VAIO SR features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo 45nm processor, the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and DVD burner. Its 13.3″ display has LED backlight and a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

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