Announced/Leaked: Sony VGN-SR, VGN-Z Series

In what could be a replacement for the Sony VAIO SZ series, a couple of manuals for new Sony laptops were published on Sony.com and found by PhilFlow of the NotebookReview.com forums, as well as some technical specifications. Both have 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit displays. The … Read more

Sony to Ship Via-Based Netbook?

According to PC World, Sony is going to be jumping into the netbook / sub-notebook competition with a low-cost laptop using a VIA Technologies CPU (similar to the one used by the HP 2133 Mini-Note). PC World reports that Quanta Computers (an OEM for laptop … Read more

Sony VAIO VGN-SZ691N/X – $1050 Off at Amazon

Amazon has an ultraportable 13.3-inch Sony laptop up on their “Today’s Deals” section, with quite a large one day only discount. It’s the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ691N/X (although it has been discounted this heavily in recent weeks, probably to be phased out for the Sony SZ7 … Read more

Review: Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N/X (LAPTOP Magazine)

LAPTOP Magazine has published their review of the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N/X, the high-end model of their 13.3″ LED-backlit series. This model is sporting an Intel Penryn-based Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz and a full 6MB of L2 Cache). In the graphics category, it’s one of … Read more

MacBook Air Roundup (Feb 22)

A few MacBook Air articles that are interesting, from a critical point of view: Akihabara News points us to an article that’s part of a series on Tech-On!, MacBook Air Teardown: ‘No Waste Outside, Nothing but Waste Inside that looks at what happens when you … Read more