February 13th, 2008Sony Vaio Line with Penryn
Sony has finally modernized its sexy Vaio series with the latest Intel Penryn processors. Separately from this upgrade, a few models have been equipped with Blu-ray drives as well. Among the new upgrades, the primary series to get a spruce-up is the Vaio AR60. This new series comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processor, Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics (512MB VRAM) and a Blu-ray drives. The 17-inch WUXGA widescreen display gives you 1080p Full HD in brilliant color, with X-black LCD screen improvement and super-bright double lamp light. The AR60 also provides 4GB RAM, hybrid DVB-T digital/analog tuner, remote control, and HDMI.
Next to be promoted is the VAIO SZ70 Series. The highlight of this series is the fact that these are lightweight (1.79kg) ultra portable machines that boast a carbon fiber framework and power-saving LED screens. The notebook also incorporates an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor and a sole Stamina Mode switch that allows users to select between settings i.e. they can decide wide battery life of over 5 hours or exceptional graphics power, depending on what they need. It has 4GB of memory and a 250GB hard drive.
After that up is the VAIO CR30 Series, which can be modified with either C2D T8100 or T8300 processor. It offers a 1.3 mega pixel Motion Eye webcam, and a sole AV Mode characteristic that lets you watch films on DVD or play audio CDs without needing to start Windows.
The final product in our list is the Sony Vaio TP2 Home Entertainment Center. This is the famous circular HTPC that now packs in an Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor,
