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- VAIO
- Video Audio Integrated Operation Sony's trade name for its desktop and laptop PCs. In mid-1998, Sony introduced its 505G series of subnotebooks that were the first in ultra-thin...
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- 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
- 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 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
- Back-to-school tech for students
- A look over 10 bits of technology a back-to-school student will need to get them through their next academic year. These are well thought out and recommended by ZDNet's resident student. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, iGeneration, School, Technology, Vaio, Storage, Drobo, Skype, Zack Whittaker, iPhone
- Image galleries 2009-08-07
- Sony Vaio W series 10.1-in. netbook arrives for $499
- Sony finally dives head-first into the netbook market with its W series netbook, a 10.1-inch system that offers a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB memory and more for $499. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Hardware, product photos, Sony, netbook, W series, Vaio, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-07-07
- Fixing Windows Vista on a Sony Vaio
- Last month I had a chance to use a pair of Sony Vaio notebooks that together gave Windows Vista a terrible name. In this screenshot gallery, I'll give you a close-up look at what I had to do to turn Sony's messy, half-baked Windows installation into one that is worthy...
- Tags: Sony, Vaio, Windows Vista, speed-up tips
- Image galleries 2008-04-21
Additional Resources
- 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
- Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970
- 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 Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx
- 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. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...
- Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD
- 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.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-21
- 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
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- 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.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- 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
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