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09-03-2009, 04:01 PM
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Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
The crew at Engadget managed to get hands-on time with the new Sony X-series laptop. They said the notebook made them "rethink the entire definition of thin". The X-series has a carbon fiber frame and aluminum keyboard. Specifications include an 11 inch screen, Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 31Wh removable battery. At this point, Sony is not sure of whether it will keep the Atom processor, and was only in the prototypes to keep them running. Sony hinted that the price will be less than $2,000 and that it will be officially announced in October after Windows 7 launches.
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09-03-2009, 05:08 PM
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Agrees with [>>ahl395<<]
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
oh nice...im liking this...
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09-03-2009, 05:09 PM
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Agrees with [>>ahl395<<]
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
Looks like the TT replacement!
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09-03-2009, 05:11 PM
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
If they keep the Atom, it better be well under 1000.
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09-03-2009, 05:13 PM
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Agrees with [>>ahl395<<]
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
2k for an Atom is a robbery, no questions asked.
I wonder, how will this outstand
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09-03-2009, 07:10 PM
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Mr. Brightside
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
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Originally Posted by Chaz
...Specifications include an 11 inch screen, Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM...
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If it stays an Atom with that RAM and screen size it'd almost have to be a Z series. Then again the pics at Engadget do show a VGA port and Z Atoms tend to use HDMI so who knows. |
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09-04-2009, 09:58 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
Didn't Engadget post an update stating that the Atom was not a final option? I think they are probably going for a CULV...
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09-04-2009, 10:10 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
I think that notebooks are thin enough (any thinner and they would snap in half), I wish they would spend more money on increasing the battery life.
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09-04-2009, 10:15 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
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09-04-2009, 10:26 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO X-Series Hands On
CULV would use HDMI as well. I only bring up the VGA port because changing it for an HDMI would change the shape of the chassis around the port since HDMI is thinner.
What's really interesting is that the CPU that best matches up with an 11" screen, 2Gb of RAM, and a VGA port is the VIA Nano (Samsung NC20, & Lenovo S12).
It's been over a year though since the rumors of a Nano-based Vaio Netbook.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/laptop...unching-Q4-/p1 |
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