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Ultraportable Laptop Sony VAIO X Appeared in India


sony-vaio-xSony released its ultraportable laptop in India. Sony VAIO X is considered to be the slimmest and lightest laptop in the world, it weighs only 655gms and its thin is about half an inch.

Sony VAIO X is supplied with ‘Silverthorne’ Intel Atom processor, also Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) is installed in the laptop. Sony provides VAIO X in two models VPCX113KG that is available for Rs. 64,990 and VPCX117LG that can be availed for Rs. 84,990, both models have one year international warranty.

Sony presented VAIO X in IFA 2009 Expo at Berlin that was in September but did not tell anything about the processor that was packed inside. Not so long ago Sony decided to unravel up the mystery concerning VAIO X’s models: VPC113KG has 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 ‘Silverthorne’ processor, while VPC117LG model is equipped with 2GHz Intel Atom Z550 processor. Both processors have 512k cache, 533MHz FSB as well as Thermal Design Power rating of 2.4 watts. As Atom chips were made boast of low power, both processors uphold Intel Virtualization and Hyper Threading technology. Moreover, Sony is equipped with 2GB DDR2 RAM and 64GB SSD in the base model (VPCX113KG) while other model (VPCX117LG) has 128GB SSD storage.

Sony VAIO X is provided with 11.1-inch LED Backlit display that has 1366×768 pixel resolution and allows to playback 720p HD videos.

The packed battery allows working only 3.5 hours in VPCX113KG model but if use optional LL battery pack, it will be possible to prolong the battery life to 14 hours. As for VPCX117LG model, it has 6.5 hours of battery life that can be boosted by the optional LL battery pack to 16 hours.


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  1. Venkat
    November 5th, 2009 at 03:57 | #1

    All are ok except price.I stopped purchasing Sony products because of high fleecing prices.They skim the market and try to corner all profits in the first sales run before other come in with cheap alternatives.I purchase a sony system in 1998 now its price is 10% of the original and better models are available from other companies. Sony is very Greedy

  2. November 5th, 2009 at 04:53 | #2

    Its a major breakthrough in the modern era of laptop technology. The weight and the space it occupies becomes a hurdle for portable laptops. Invented such small, low weight laptops from sony brings a major relief to laptop lovers who happens to carry laptop often. The speed and other specifications of laptop also seems quite good. The addtional optional battery pack which can boost to 16 hours is other added advantage.
    Dr.S.Gunasakaran,MBBS,MD

  3. Sarin Iyer
    November 5th, 2009 at 09:10 | #3

    Hey nice blog…I really liked the way you articulated it. Recently, I heard Acer is going to launch Acer 5738 PzG – a Multi-touch laptop in India. They have redefined the touch experience and all the controls are at the helm of your fingertips. With a 15.6″ HD display with integrated multi-touch screen supporting finger touch and Cinematic 16:9 wide screen with 3rd Generation Dolby® audio it’s surely going to revolutionize the whole experience and all with affordable price of 45K INR. With it’s passion for simplifying user experience Acer has gained new heights in innovation.

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