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Sony Vaio VGN-Z (Japan) As with the SZ, the Z has hybrid graphics, featuring a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS as well as Mobile Intel 4 Series Express 4500MHD chipsets. The user can switch between the Nvidia (for better graphics performance) and Intel (for longer battery life) via a 2 way switch above the keyboard.
The 3rd VAIO S Series was the first VAIO with a non-removable battery. Reviewers noted that the display felt quite flimsy, and that applying everyday amounts of torque, such as opening the display from one corner, would result in noticeable bending. Sony responded that this was by design, saying that under torque it would bend rather than break.
The SZ is a discontinued series of notebook computers from Sony introduced in mid-2006 to replace the S series. They fall into the ultraportable notebook class, with a 13.3" 16:10 ratio 1280x800 screen, and a weight from 1.69kg for the top model, which featured carbon fiber casing.
The first VAIO laptop computers followed in 1997 with the US$2,000 PCG-505 "SuperSlim" model, constructed out of a four-panel magnesium body. [13] VisualFlow was a Sony program distributed in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sony VAIO computers.
The Sony Vaio P series is a range of ultraportable subnotebook computers [1] [2] launched in January 2009. [ 3 ] It was marketed as a "lifestyle PC", [ 2 ] although they share many characteristics with netbook computers.
A proprietary core engine starts at the BIOS boot and loads a specialized Linux distribution called a Virtual Appliance Environment (VAE). While running this VAE, the user can launch Virtual Appliances (VA) or container. Skype is a VA or container, for instance. [17] The Sony VAIO versions such as 1.3.4.3 are installed as VAIO Quick Web Access ...
Sony Vaio FW is a discontinued series of notebook computers which were the first laptops ever to have a 1080p 16.4" 16:9 widescreen LCD. Higher end models in the series can support an integral Blu-ray Disc reader or writer.
The Vaio X series is a line of high-end ultraportable notebook computers from Sony introduced in September 2009, claiming to be the world's lightest notebook, at 655 grams ((with special lighter battery, standard weight is 780 grams [1])).