Sony VAIO S Pre-Orders Kick Off in the US Today

Sony has just put up the pre-orders for the Vaio S notebook in the US. It starts at $979 and the base model features an Intel Core i5-2410 CPU, AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics, and a 320GB HDD. Of course, you have Intel "Sandy Bridge" Core i5 / i7 CPU options, Blu-ray drive options, a few SSD options, and an extended battery option that can give you notebook 15 hours of up-time. This notebook packs quite the punch in its inch-thick body so it might be worth it for you.

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Sony Refreshing VAIO S and C Series Notebooks With Intel Core 2011 CPUs

Sony also refreshed a bunch of their notebooks including those in their VAIO S and C (CA and CB) Series. First up is the VAIO S ultraportable notebook which sports the same old 13-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution. Specs for this one include Intel Core i5 CPU options, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, up to a 500GB HDD, WiFi 802.11n support, Radeon HD 6470M GPU, a backlit keyboard, a battery that will reportedly last 7 hours (or you can choose the secondary battery which will boost the battery life to 14 hours, and optional 3G support. Of course, with this one you get Windows 7 but Sony put on their Fast Boot technology so it'll cut the boot up time to half of what it would normally be. This will be available at the end of March.

Next up is the C Series which includes the VAIO CA and CB notebooks. These notebooks come in a variety of colours and even the touchpad will glow so that you'll be able to see it in the dark. Both of these notebooks will be sporting Intel Core i5 CPU options, Radeon HD 6630 graphics, 320GB of HDD storage, up to 4GB of RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium, Bluetooth support, four USB ports (three USB 2.0 and one 3.0), an HDMI output (with 3D support), and Blu-ray drives. These notebooks will be available at the end of March as well and it'll start at $799; pre-orders start on March 13th.

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Vaio S Now Available On Sony Style, Customize It However You Want

Sony has just released their latest notebook that was unveiled at CES last week. It's the Vaio S notebook and it's very customizable (at least in the US). This 13.3-inch notebook comes in black and silver and has a bunch of options including a Blu-ray writable drive, Nvidia GeForce 310 graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, up to a 256GB SSD, WiDi, and an Intel Core i5-480M CPU along with Windows 7 Professional. Of course, you'll be able to upgrade that CPU for a bunch of different Intel Core CPUs but the decision is all yours. Just go check it out on Sony Style where it starts at $874.99.

[Engadget]

Sony Unveils VAIO YA, YB, and S Series Notebooks At CES Presser

Sony unveiled a bunch of new products last night and we'll talk about their various notebooks here. The first one is an 11.6-inch VAIO YB Series notebook which will feature a new AMD E-350 APU, 320GB / 500GB HDD options, up to 4GB of RAM, and Windows 7 Home Premium. The base model will be going for $549 but it only features 2GB of RAM and just the 320GB HDD. The company has also revealed the new VAIO YA Series notebook which features an Intel Core i5 CPU and will be available for $749.

That's not all though. Sony also revealed a new 13.3-inch VAIO S notebook. This one features a new Core i3 CPU, WiDi, and it's all wrapped in a nice magnesium body. Price and release date for this one are unknown right now.

[Engadget]