Details have emerged about the Sony VAIO TZ11 lineup, slated for a European launch (we’ll post the North America and Asian models as they become available). NotebookReview.com broke the story about the VAIO TZ, with information leaking out last week, and then .PDF files from … Read more
Search for news about the Sony VAIO TZ11 Official Page: ???? Product Name: Sony VAIO TZ11 Manufacturer: Sony Announced: Leaked May 10, 2007 Available: After May 26, 2007 in Japan Price: ??? Markets: – Confirmed: Japan – Elsewhere: Might be able to buy through Dynamism … Read more
Sony Japan has released information about the Sony VAIO Type G ultraportable laptop. It has a 12.1-inch display (not widescreen), a battery life between 5 – 11 hours depending on configuration, a dual-layer DVD writer (depending on model), and weighs in at around two pounds … Read more
Product Page: Vaio.Sony.co.jp (Japanese) Type: Ultraportable Model/Product Name: Sony VAIO Type G: – VGN-G1AAPS – VGN-G1KAP – VGN-G1LAP – VGN-G1KBNA (added June 2007) Market: Japan only as of April 2007. Note: One of the first laptops to have the option of a Solid State Drive … Read more
According to AVING USA, Sony will be launching twelve Vista-capable/certified VAIO laptops in the Korea market in time for the back-to-school season.
No word on when/if these will be available elsewhere or how they compare to existing models. For ultraportable users in Korea, they are going to be offering the SZ/C series with a 13.3-inch widescreen display and using Sony’s hybrid graphics system. This is expected to be similar to the current SZ11 series.
Sony’s hybrid graphics system, such as that present on the SZ11NP/Bs basically allows you to physically switch from an internal to an external graphics chipset or back depending on usage and battery life. External meaning non-Intel – the SZ11 uses an NVidia GeForce Go 7400 with TurboCache as the external graphics accelerator. It does require rebooting, but the savings in battery life is impressive.
Sony is also offering the TX55L/B in Korea, as well as the UX27LN which is powered by an Intel Core Solo (U1500) with, according to AVING, “improved memory and HDD” (could be more or faster memory, and/or a switch to a 2.5-inch Serial ATA drive.