Hands-On with Sony VAIO VGN TT

Jeffrey Wilson at the LAPTOP Magazine blog has posted a brief hands-on with the new 11.1″ Sony VAIO TT. The TT series is one of the most unique ultraportables in its class – it’s certainly the lightest laptop to sport an actual Blu-Ray (BRD) drive … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet The new 12″ convertible widescreen Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet has started showing up in the Lenovo store for US customers as the model 7448 (alongside the older X61 Tablet). This is the first major redesign of the ThinkPad Tablet series (the transition to widescreen).

It starts with a 1 year depot warranty, and there are additional warranty options available. The 8-cell battery will set you back an additional $50, however given that it doubles the battery life, it’d be well worth it. As far as the MultiTouch + MultiView display – that’s an additional $275 – that pushes the price up quite a bit, but fans of MultiTouch will want it.

It’s available at:
Shop.Lenovo.com – ThinkPad X Series Tablet.

The models available ship in 1-2 weeks, and the starting price is lower than what had initially been announced – $1,844.00

Specifications for the base model:
– Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3 MB L2)
– 800 MHz FSB
– Standard WideView WXGA Display
– Windows Vista Business 32-bit
– 1GB DDR3 RAM (1 DIMM)
– 5400rpm 80GB HDD
– ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III
– 4-Cell Battery
– 1 year depot warranty

The SU9300 is an Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) CPU. You can upgrade that to a low voltage CPU (along with other options below).

Optional Upgrades:

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Sony VAIO VGN-TT Specs

Sony accidentally leaked specifications of the upcoming 11.1″ Sony VAIO VGN-TT series (specs have since been removed) through their VAIO product advisor. The TT series (the initial four models are “TT190) appears to be the successor to the VAIO VGN-TZ series. All are Intel Core … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet Review (LAPTOP Mag)

LAPTOP Magazine has reviewed the new 12″ convertible Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet, and were impressed enough to give it their “LAPTOP Magazine Editor’s Choice” award, with a 4 out of 5 stars. They mention that it still sticks with traditional ThinkPad keyboard design: “The X200 … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T – More With GBM

Following up yesterday’s hands-on preview of the Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet, GottaBeMobile has posted a few more articles about the X200T: Bezel comparison of the X200T and the ThinkPad X61 Tablet (note it’s a pre-shipping evaluation model so it may change slightly when production models … Read more