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- Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-25
- Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)
- Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, RAM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., HDMI
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- Verizon to offer Sony Vaio P series ultraportable for $300 with contract
- Sony's chic Vaio P may come to Verizon carrying a $300 price tag with a two-year contract. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Verizon Communications Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill Test
- Distilled Water You could possibly do this with many laptops with distilled water, and it wouldn't affect it for a while! But its good to see laptops designed for this sort of thing!RE: VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill TestThat is hardly a test...Who drinks water? In a glass?Spill something that conducts...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, BZ Notebook, Sony Vaio
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)
- Sony has thus far taken a position just adjacent to Apple's when it comes to the question of Netbooks. Rather than embracing these low-cost, low-power systems that have become incredibly popular with bargain-hunting consumers, Sony stayed out of the market initially. Its subsequent entries have skirted the outer edges of...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio X, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters
- Viao v85 vgp-ac19v24 sold with FW21lI bought a nice VGN_FW in march.BY August I had received a stiff shock from the charger.Apparently if you take it out of the wall the plug end is still live..being partially sighted this was in my opinion a design fault.Sony asked me for ?149...
- Tags: Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., adapter
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters
- Sony has issued a mandatory recall of 69,000 Vaio AC adapters. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Adapter, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Sony reveals Vaio CW; family home theater laptop for $799 (Sony reveals Vaio CW; family home theater laptop for $799)
- [i]Family[/i] home theater??FAMILY?? - Oh yeah, I can just see Mom and Dad, and two kids all crowding around this to watch a movie together. Do these marketing people even think about what they're actually saying for a second?
- Tags: Desktops, theater laptop, Vaio CW, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Sony reveals Vaio CW; family home theater laptop for $799
- Sony's new Vaio CW laptop is geared for family home theater and multimedia, offering a 14-inch system with dedicated Nvidia graphics, Windows 7 and optional Blu-ray for $799. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Sony Vaio, Laptop Computer, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows 7, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Sony, Vaio, CW, laptop, netbook, notebook, multimedia, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-09
- News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Sony Vaio X, 'world's lightest laptop' (Sony Vaio X, 'world's lightest laptop')
- Stonking!Looks great however the usual questionsWill it survive dropping it?DVD drive?Can you repair it?Has it got enough ports/connectors?Has it garbage speakers?New laptops should now come with sim access points where are you with this sony?Choice of OS/disk drive spec?Price?
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio X, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Sony introduces first touchscreen PC with Vaio L (Sony introduces first touchscreen PC with Vaio L)
- Touchscreen laptop tech firstsI don't believe for a minute that this is the first touch screen laptop! I used a laptop specifically for ticketing purposes with an updated windows 98 OS (from its original windows 95 OS) with a custom ticketing application from 2003-2007. so touch has been around for...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, Vaio L, touchscreen pc, touch screen, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Sony reveals 14" Vaio CW; 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia graphics, Blu-ray, starts $799
- 16:9 screen againfrom the Sony site: "...you'll appreciate the 16:9 aspect ratio which helps eliminate those annoying black bars."Er, no I won't appreciate it actually, and I have never found the black bars above and below a movie annoying in any way. What I do find annoying is having my...
- Tags: Intel Core 2 Duo, NVidia Corp., graphics, Sony Vaio, black bar, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Sony debuts Vaio L touchscreen desktop; starts at $1,300
- Improved the performance by batteryFor this high performance laptop, it will best with the high capacity battery.www.nuvav.comwhy does this thing have a touch screen??WHY? is serves no purpose.. is you hang it on a wall and are going to use it as a media PC is anyone really going to...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., touch screen, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery
- Processor is a Z550 (2GHz)I went to the Sony ordering page and that is what it shows as the processor.RE: Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1If I were going to go to the PC route, I would definitely get a Vaio. They are the best PC laptops...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Vaio X, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, lightest laptop, laptop computer, battery, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Sony introduces first touchscreen PC with Vaio L
- Sony's Vaio L is the company's first touchscreen desktop all-in-one PC. Much like HP's TouchSmart lineup, the Windows 7 computer is intended to replace your desktop and a small TV in the house. Here's a look. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, PC, Sony Vaio L, Keyboards, Desktops, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, product photos, Sony, Vaio, L, desktop, all-in-one, touchscreen, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-08
- Sony debuts Vaio L touchscreen desktop; starts at $1,300
- Following HP's lead with its TouchSmart line of touch-enabled desktop PCs comes the Sony Vaio L, the company's first venture in the segment. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktops, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Sony reveals 14" Vaio CW; 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia graphics, Blu-ray, starts $799
- Sony revealed the Windows 7-powered Vaio CW laptop, a 14-inch middle-of-the-market model that offers up to a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia graphics and optional Blu-ray, starting at $799. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray, Graphics, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Sony Vaio X, 'world's lightest laptop'
- Sony revealed its Vaio X, what it calls the "world's lightest laptop," tipping the scales at just 1.5 lbs. It's an 11.1-inch, half-inch thick laptop that lasts up to 17 hours using a pair of batteries. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, Sony, Vaio, X, netbook, notebook, laptop, thin and light, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-08
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