Sony's new Vaio X notebook took many by surprise at IFA, and the emergence of it and other Windows 7 laptops shows that the show is growing beyond its traditional AV heartland. The new laptop joins the existing X models and has the usual Sony quality about it.
The spec has yet to be finalised and while the model we looked at was running Intel Atom, it's likely that another ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) chip could be used.
The lid is carbon fibre, like the existing T-Series, while the 700g featherlight chassis is slim but sturdy. We saw two different lid styles, one glossy, one matt.
The ports integrate neatly into the side and there's a drop-down flap for the Ethernet port. Despite what Apple would like, LAN cables are still the lingua franca of networking in the business world.
This notebook is clearly aimed at the business and prosumer market, and the demo versions at the show were running a pre-release version of Windows 7 Professional. It's thinner even than the MacBook Air at the Mac's thickest point - 14mm.
The bottom front of the unit has a SD slot and a MemoryStick reader. The side has two USB ports and a headphone jack, but lacks a HDMI and, surprisingly, a microphone socket. A D-Sub monitor connector is present, but it sticks out a bit. There's also a MotionEye webcam.
Sony Vaio-X price
Sony Vaio-X, world’s lightest laptop would be available at a price tag of US$ 1299. The notebook comes with size of 10.95 inch (W) x 0.55 inch (H) x 7.29 inch (D). and weighs 1.5-1.6 lbs with standard battery.
Consumer electronics maker Sony today announced the launch of Vaio X, which the company claims to be the world’s lightest laptop.
Sony Vaio-X features 11.1 inch Screen, QWERTY keyboard, 82 keys with 1.2mm stroke and 17mm pitch, Built-in MOTION EYE camera-microphone and Electro-Static touch pad.
It comes powered with 2GHz Intel Processor, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500, Intel System Controller Hub US15W Chipset, Intel High Definition Audio and 2GB DDR2 SDRAM.
It would come with Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit, Norton Internet Security 2009 (30-Day Trial), AOL 90-Day Risk Free Trial (new users only), Microsoft Works SE 9.0 (60-Day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007).
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