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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 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 announces 11.1" VAIO X ultraportable: Intel Atom, 1.5 lbs.

Sony just announced the VAIO X at IFA 2009 in Berlin, Germany, a half-inch thin, 11.1-inch ultraportable notebook with an all-day battery that "will set the new standard for stamina," reports Engadget. The system is reportedly built of carbon fiber, weighing only 1.5...

Tags: Sony Corp., Notebook, Sony Vaio, Intel Atom, Netbook, Intel Corp., VAIO X, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-02

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Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802

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.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery

Product reviews 2009-11-16

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

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here are a few of Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2010 BMW X5 M, Sony Vaio X, and the RIM BlackBerry Bold. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-09

Asus Eee Top ET2002

Nvidia wants us to tell you that its GeForce 9400M graphics chip, aka Nvidia's Ion technology, pulls Asus' Eee Top ET2002 up from the depths of Nettop misery by imparting it with better-than-terrible graphics and video processing. We agree that the 9400 chip improves the ET2002's visual chops, but a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Semiconductors, Keyboards, Video cards, Game players, nettop, chip, game, HDMI, ASUS, graphics

Product reviews 2009-10-20

HP TouchSmart 600

The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-10-13

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

Can a laptop ever be too thin?

Ralph Lauren is on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash today over an apparent Photoshop job gone awry. It turns out there is such a thing as too thin. I mention this because yesterday both Dell and Sony introduced new laptops that give new meaning to ultra-thin. The trend...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

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

Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery

Sony has revealed its Vaio X, an 11.1-inch ultraportable laptop that's "thinner than a No. 2 pencil" and lasts up to 14 hours. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Battery, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-08

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

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. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Sony Vaio X Series up close

Sony's half-inch-thin carbon-fiber Vaio X is ridiculously slim, and stylish too. Up close from IFA Berlin. by CNET News.com

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktops, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-04

Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooks

One way to wean customers off of cheap netbooks is to offer a better alternative. Many computer makers are now offering ULV-based laptops. Another is to raise the price of netbooks. Both Sony and Nokia are planning to give this strategy a go. I've written about this before, and it...

Tags: IBM xSeries, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Atom, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Samsung Go N310 (sunset orange)

We've gotten to the point where mainstream Netbooks are a fairly rigid format. Slap together an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a copy of Windows XP, and you've got your hands on essentially the same product sold by PC makers such as Dell,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, netbook, N310, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-03

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

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. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Sony announces 11.1" VAIO X ultraportable: Intel Atom, 1.5 lbs.

Well...if someone copied the design and sold it for about half of four digits, I might be seriously interested. But if the price guess is correct, Sony can keep it.And I'd forgo the carbon fiber. They cold add an eighth of a inch to the thickness and a few ounces...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Notebooks, Intel Corp., Sony Corp., Intel Atom, Sony Vaio

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Samsung camcorder, Sony VAIO laptop, 3M mini projector

A Samsung hi-def camcorder, a 3M pico projector, and a Sony VAIO netbook-style laptop. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, August 18, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Samsung HMX-R10 High Definition Camcorder in silver or black for $399.96, down from $499.99. The camcorder...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 3M Co., Camcorder, Laptop Computer, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-18