Sony have made their latest laptop the Z14, but this is no bargain machine with prices starting around $2,620 the only way is up from there, but is this laptop worth that sort of cash! As always this is going to depend on the buyer and their demands, but price is factor here as by adding more features and upgrades the price can increase dramatically.
The Sony Vaio Z14 offers the consumer a 13
It is rumoured that Sony are planning to jump onto the Chrome OS bandwagon and that there is even a prototype device in the pipeline, of course we have heard all this before and we should be asking is there any value in the Chrome OS at all anyway!
The netbook could offer the user a 11.6 inch LCD display with a 1366 × 768 of pixel resolution, powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) platform, graphics from the Ultra-low power GeForce GPU and it is supposed to weigh around 2.2 lb, which is very light indeed.
Overheating laptop batteries is something that user has become accustomed too, but occasionally the issue can become so serious that the manufacturer has to do something about it! In this case, it looks like Sharp are latest in a long line for computer makers to issue a recall on a battery packs.
It seems like the issue is affecting Sony made batteries, which are prone to short circuit and therefore ca
No matter what sort of tech you are looking at the concept of 3D eventually enters the frame, this time it is Sony who are joining the party with the launch of the Vaio F 3D series laptop.
Users will still be required to use active shutter glasses in order to view the 3D image, but do not worry at the flick of a switch the 3D can become 2D with no glasses required. This rush is on to get the Vaio F to market before Apple announce its new range, although it is understood that Apple have no 3D plans at the moment.
It was not that long ago when Sony launched the Vaio YB, but now it seems that the Vaio YA has been launched in Europe or to be more precise Italy. The laptop is almost identical to the Sony Vaio YB except it comes with the Intel processor.
The Vaio YA offers an 11.6 inch display with a 1366 x 768 of pixel resolution, powered by either an Intel Core i3-380UM or the 1.33 GHz Intel Core i5-470UM processor, with
The Sony VAIO Y series laptop offers the buyer a nice 11.6 inch LED Backlit VAIO display with a 1366 x 768 of pixel resolution, powered by the AMD 1.6 GHz dual core E-350 processor with up to 1MB cache and grap
Consumers thinking about buying a new Sony VAIO S laptop can go down the custom build route, instead of just taking a standard laptop off the shelf.
Options include choosing the Blu-ray writable drive, a 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 310 graphics card, no WiDi if NVIDIA GeForce 310 graphics card is chosen, up to a 256 GB solid state drive (SSD), and up to 8 GB of RAM. As a bonus any consumer choosing the custom
First impressions on this machine is that it is simply stunning and that is without knowing anything about the machine or what is can offer the consumer.
The F Series VAIO from Sony already has a pre-order page up and running on the
Sony have updated the nice looking Sony VAIO M, they have added the Intel Atom N470 processor and comes with in a nice range of colours that include: pink, blue or white, it comes in at around $400, which could make it one of the cheapest Sony netbooks around.
Here are the specs of the brilliant updated Sony VAIO M:
10.1″ 1,024 x 600 resolution display, 1GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Intel GMA3150 graphics, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, Gigabit LAN support and a 4-cell battery that is rated at 4.5 hours, with Windows 7 Starter
Priced at aroun
The Japanese based electronics maker Sony are turning their Vaio Z and Y series laptops into mobile hotspots by adding its “Share My Connection” wireless service, it’s not Wi-Fi it’s more like Mi-Fi as it turns the laptop into a mini hotspot allowing up to five other devices to connect to the internet.
This is a handy piece of kit, but is only available in the US through the carrier Verizon.
Here are some further details regarding the “Share My Connection” service:
Once you activate the Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband account** on your applicable Z
