Sony Vaio AW series notebook PC announced

Sony Vaio’s new AW series notebook PC featuring an 18.4-inch LCD display that delivers vibrant colors in stunning 1080p clarity.

The Sony AW series is ideal for multimedia enthusiasts or photographers who view or edit high-definition content on-the go. It equips Intel Centrino 2 technology, up to 1TB storage, XBRITE-FullHD LCD technology (optional), Blu-ray Disc optical drive, 16:9 aspect ratio and an HDMI output. It is pre-installed with your choice of Windows Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate OS.

“This new notebook delivers the power of a high-end desktop in a portable form factor,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics. “Whether you’re gaming, watching a Blu-ray Disc movie or editing high-def video, it offers all the HD tools you’ll need.”

You can record, store and play personal content on high-capacity BD media. It is ideal for Blu-ray Disc movies and its extended workspace lets you view two full websites or compare two documents simultaneously. An in-built CompactFlash slot lets you transfer photos easily from the digital camera to your PC and the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software offers one central portal to streamline the process of organizing, editing, archiving and printing photos.

The Sony Vaio AW notebooks are available in titanium gray and a glossy piano black finish. Select AW notebooks offer dual 64GB solid state drives (SSD) with RAID technology and 500GB hard drive.

The starting price of the Vaio standard notebook is $1,600 (approx Rs. 72,926) while the premium version starts at $2,000 (approx Rs. 91,150). It will be available at the Sony website. The notebook will also be sold at Sony Style stores, military base exchanges and select retailers later this month.

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Sony Introduces Cheaper Blu-ray Vaios

The Vaio NS and CS series can both be optioned with Blu-ray drives for around $1,000.

With the prices on standalone Blu-ray players finally starting to slowly tick backwards, Blu-ray drives in computers are beginning to follow. Sony introduced two cheaper Blu-ray equipped notebooks on Friday with the NS and CS series Vaios, which will sell for as low as $1,000 in Blu-ray-equipped form.

The two notebooks are primarily differentiated by their form factors: the NS gets a standard 15.4-inch screen while the CS gets a more compact 14.1-inch screen. Both have been tailored for high-def viewing with Xbrite-Eco LCDs, Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and 4GB RAM in the Blu-ray configurations. They also get dedicated A/V modes to cut down on the number of steps needed to get a movie playing or control playback.

Like the NR series that preceded both the NS and CS, Sony will market the new notebooks as fashionable budget machines. The NS will come in nightfall blue, silk white, and granite silver, while the CS will come in four glossy shades: sangria, cosmopolitan, dove and black.

The NS series will start at $650 and rise to $1,000 in its cheapest Blu-ray form, while the CS will start at $920 and leap to $1,070 with the player.

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Sony Recalls VAIO TZ Series Due to Overheating

Sony announced this morning that it was aware of an overheating issue with its TZ notebooks and is urging customers to bring units for repairs. According to the announcement put out by Sony, the overheating might affect any VAIO system in the TZ Line (including VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series):

The issue involves a small number of units which may overheat due to a wiring problem. Sony has initiated a voluntary program to perform a free inspection and, if necessary, a repair to ensure these units meet our high quality standards.

To find out if your VAIO laptop is one of the affected units, you can check out the following link: http://esupport.sony.com/fixmypc. You will be prompted to input your product code and serial number located on the bottom of the notebook. Sony will provide an inspection and, if necessary, on-site repair at home.

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