Sony launches new Vaio W Netbook

John Chan | Jul 07, 2009

Aside from pink, the Vaio W will be available also in white and a special edition brown shade.

Even though it exhibits all the characteristics of a Netbook, Sony has been careful not to label its Vaio P as one. The unique design of that minilaptop probably gave the company some justification to do that, but that probably won't fly with the just-announced Vaio W.

This new model has a shape similar to most other Netbooks from brands such as HP and Asus. The Vaio W comes with an Intel Atom N280 processor, a 10.1-inch 1,366 x 768-pixel screen, 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive. It has been announced for Japan and the US with starting prices of 59,800 yen (about US$627) and US$500 respectively. It does appear to be much cheaper in the US at this point in time. Regarding its availability in our region, Sony says it is still considering bringing the Vaio W to the Asian market and cannot confirm its availability at the moment. Here's a list of some of Vaio W's key specifications:

Windows XP Home
LED-backlit display
Web cam (Motion Eye)
Bluetooth, VGA output, 2 USB ports
Memory Stick Duo and SD/MMC slots
3.5-hour rated battery life
267.8 x 179.6 x 27.5-32.4mm

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gsr5867 says...
Of course they now launch a REAL netbook because the first one was a complete flop! too late in the game though...

Jul 09, 2009 19:44