In
early April Sony revealed a new 14-inch
laptop computer called Sony VAIO E Series 14P, with the new model Sony hoped to attract consumers interested
in a portable multimedia machine with style. With the 14P Sony introduced the AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB
discrete graphics card, webcam-based gesture controls, and the new wrap-around
laptop design.
This
week Sony has revealed two more laptops that feature the wrap-around style and
AMD Radeon HD 7000
series discrete graphics. The two laptops are members of the Sony VAIO E Series
that the 14P
is also a member of and their named Sony VAIO E Series 15 (15.5-inch) and Sony VAIO E Series 17 (17.3-inch).
The
features
Backlit
keyboards will be offered as an option with the new VAIO E Series 15 and 17. Image:
Sony
Although
the HD webcams built-in to the new VAIO E Series 15 and 17
laptops don’t have gesture controls like those on the E Series 14P notebook, the 15
and 17 have other cool and unique
features of their own to boast about.
There
is a feature called Rapid Wake + Eco which allows you to hibernate your laptop
for up to 10
days in a ultra-low power draw state while still having all your open documents
preserved, all you have to do is close the lid to put your laptop to sleep and
open the lid again to have it wake-up.
There
is also xLOUD and Clear Phase sound technologies built-in to these new VAIO
laptops which allow the built-in stereo speakers to hit higher volume levels
without sound getting distorted.
With
both the VAIO E Series 15
and 17 you can charge devices using the
laptops battery. To charge a device it has to have a USB charging cable of it’s
own, devices like smartphones and mp3/mp4 players normally have these included out of the box.
A
large trackpad with gesture support is included with each VAIO E Series 15 and 17
notebook. The touchpads offer what Sony calls intuitive ‘button-free’ control,
which basically means there are no physical right and left click buttons on or
around the touchpad to mimic those controls you’ll use special finger gestures.
In
the PC features department (CPU, RAM, hard drive etc.) the VAIO E Series 15 and 17
are both going to be equipped with much of the same stuff. The two models
detailed by Sony have the same 2.5
GHz (3.10 GHz Turbo Boost) Intel Core i5-2450M dual-core processor, 6GB
DDR3 1333MHz memory, and 750GB 5400rpm
hard drive. The models only deviate from each other in graphics, the E Series 15 has a 1GB
AMD Radeon HD 7650M
and the E Series 17
has more video memory with it’s 2GB
AMD Radeon HD 7650M.
The
Sony VAIO E Series 17
will have White or Black color options, the E Series 15 will have those same options as well as Silver.
There
are a few more differences between the E Series 15 and 17
models. The E Series 17
has a optical drive built-in that is capable of playing back Blu-ray movies as
well as burning DVD’s and CD’s, the E Series 15 is capable of doing the DVD
and CD end of it. Also the E
Series 17 comes with a native resolution
of 1600×900 for it’s 17.3-inch
LED backlit display, which is higher than the 1366×768
the E Series 15
offers with it’s 15.5-inch
LED backlit display.
Prices
will also vary –the 17
will be more expensive– but right now Sony isn’t revealing any prices for their
two new E Series notebooks. Release dates are also lacking at this juncture,
but I would assume these notebooks are on the way to market as I type.
Sony
VAIO E Series 15
and 17 specifications:
Model
|
VAIO SVE1511W1E
|
VAIO SVE1711V1E
|
Processor
|
Intel® Core™ i5-2450M Processor
|
|
OS
|
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (with Service Pack 1)
|
|
Memory
|
6GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
|
|
Drive
|
750GB HDD 5400rpm
|
750GB HDD 5400rpm
|
Screen
|
39.5cm (15.5”) VAIO Display (1366×768) with wide (16:9) aspect
ratio
|
43.8cm (17.3”) VAIO Display (1600×900) with wide (16:9) aspect
ratio
|
Graphics
|
AMD Radeon™ HD 7650M
(1GB VRAM)
|
AMD Radeon™ HD 7650M
(2GB VRAM)
|
Optical drive
|
DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM
|
Blu-ray Disc™ combo player
|
Others
|
WLAN 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth® Ver. 4.0 + HS; USB 2.0 (x3),
USB 3.0 with USB charge (x1); HDMI out; stereo speakers with xLOUD™ and Clear
Phase™; HD Web Camera powered by ‘Exmor for PC’ (1.31 megapixels); Web, VAIO
and Assist buttons; backlit keyboard; touchpad with gesture support, HDD
shock protection
|
|
Dimensions (DxHxW)
|
Approx. 253.5 x 25.3-35.1 x 371.9 mm
|
Approx. 278.0 x 27.1-37.8 x 408.7 mm
|
Weight
|
Approx. 2.7kg (with standard supplied battery)
|
Approx. 3.2kg (with standard supplied battery)
|
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