Sony VAIO Laptop Line to Be Refreshed in July

Sony will refresh its notebook PC line in July with a new 15.4-inch, 13.3-inch and 11.1-inch widescreen VAIO FZ, VAIO SZ5 and VAIO TZ series, according to forum members on NotebookReview web site. In addition, a widescreen 14-inch VAIO CR laptop and another 13.3-inch widescreen series – CZ – are rumored to come out at the same time.

The specifications summaries of forthcoming Sony VAIO notebooks indicate that FZ series will feature Intel’s next generation “Santa Rosa” platform and the new Core 2 Duo “Merom” processors, a 2GB of main memory, and up to 200GB hard drive.

Sony VAIO SZ5 series will feature current Core 2 Duos, 2GB of RAM and up to 200GB HDD, while the ultra-portable TZ laptops will be powered by Core 2 Duo ultra-low voltage CPUs.

All of these VAIO notebooks will have an integrated web camera.

There are no specifications of the VAIO CR and VAIO CZ available.

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