Sony Releases Two New Vaios

Sony has been fairly busy lately. They just got done with showing off the Vaio X last month and already they are pushing it into the market. The company is not content with just pushing the Vaio X into the market. They have also released a brand new Vaio in a form factor that is a first for Sony. It is an all-in-one multimedia system that that is similar to products like the Asus Eee top. The difference here is of course Sony’s quality, high-end features and style.

The Vaio X was demoed last month and everyone was more or less excited about this new offering from Sony. It promised to b the lightest notebook in the industry and pointed to the new-fangled carbon-fiber chassis as the secret behind the weight-loss. Caron-fiber is known for being a very tough yet light material that is used in racing cars and the like, so naturally there was a buzz around the X. Now that they have gotten around to releasing it, there is a touch of disappointment to be seen amongst the crowd.

Sony promised that the X will have all day long battery life, but the truth of the matter is that the laptop will not remain its slim and light self if you want that long battery life. Sony includes two different battery packs with the Vaio X. One is a light-duty pack that will power the Vaio for a mere 3 hours on a full charge and sit flush with the chassis. The other one is the heavy-duty battery that will power the laptop for 14 hours straight. But there is a trade-off. This extended battery, like many other such batteries in the market, juts out of the chassis and raises the laptop off the surface that it’s on. It essentially diminishes the beauty of the device.

Other than that caveat, there is not much to complain about the device. It is powered by a 2GHz Intel chip, has 2GB RAM and comes with 128GB of SSD storage. Combined with Windows 7, this 11.1inch carbon-fiber beauty should be running pretty smoothly. This form factor and configuration is actually a good balance between (netbook-like) portability and (notebook-like) power. The Vaio X is available for pre-order in the US for $1300. Not too bad for a Vaio plus it has all the usual ports that you might need.

Coming to the Vaio L, it is actually a self-contained PC with the option to include a TV tuner. As you can already guess, Sony is gearing the Vaio L up to be an all-rounder in the living room. It even has the option to include a Blu-Ray drive. With that in place, this will be like the ultimate Windows 7 HTPC.

It will be the ultimate because of the presence of the multitouch screen on the Vaio L. It has a 24inch widescreen HD display panel that has a 1920×1080 WUXGA resolution. The multitouch screen is great for using with Windows 7’s touch capabilities and it will also work great with Sony’s own proprietary DVR software.

The Vaio L is well equipped for the job too too. With an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, 8GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, NVIDIA GeForce graphics and the usual connectivity options (WiFi b/g/n), this is one killer of a machine. It comes with wireless keyboard, mouse and remote and is priced similarly to the Vaio X at $1300 in the US.

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