Sony Vaio Y Ready to Challenge the MacBook Air
Ultra-thin laptop from Apple, MacBook Air, has come out the newest version. Sony seems to respond the Apple move, and launches Y series Vaio laptop with a new design to match. Vaio models VPCYA19FJ / B has the same screen size with one version of the MacBook Air, which is 11.6 Inch. And although less than the MacBook Air thin, its design could still said to be very slim.
Quoted from Cnet, on Thursday (11/11/2010), Y Vaio weight only 3 pounds, 1 pound heavier than the MacBook Air. Then the thinnest part of the new Y Vaio is only about the size of 1.2 inches. Laptops will be marketed in Japan from 27 November with the price of USD 1336 and may be visited international market. The following specification comparison between the MacBook Air with Vaio Y:
* Weight: Air: 2.3 pounds; Vaio: 3.2 pounds
* Thickness: Air: 0.68 inches; Vaio: 1.2 inches
* Processor: Air: Intel Core 2 Duo; Vaio: Intel Core I3
* Graphics Chip: Air: Nvidia, Vaio: Intel
* Battery life: Air: 5 hours; Vaio: 6 hours
* Storage: Air: 128GB SSD; Vaio: 320GB hard disk drive
* Memory: Air: 2GB; Vaio: 2GB
* Screen Resolution: Air: 1366 by 768 resolution; Vaio: 1366 by 768
* Ethernet: Air: N / A; Vaio: standard
* USB: Air: 2 connectors; Vaio: 3 connector
* Wireless: Air: Wi-Fi; Vaio: Wi-Fi
Sony Vaio M-Series Is Available in Black and White
Sony this month is going to release a brand new device labelled in the big family of ‘Vaio’. Previously, Sony has already launched it’s netbook in W series and it’s touchscreen desktop, Sony Vaio L series. The new member of Vaio Big Family will be named Sony Vaio M-Series. It is said that Sony Vaio M-Series will be available by the end of this month.
Sony Vaio M-Series is designed in 10.1 inch monitor with 1,026×600-pixel display. Further specification of Sony Vaio M-Series will feature Intel N450 CPU with 1GB of DDR2 667MHz RAM in 250GB hard drive capacity. So far it is informed that Sony Vaio M-Series will be available in two color choice – black and white in 1,4 kg chassis weight. As written in crave UK, Sony Vaio M-Series is going to be sold in around the price of £300.
