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Sony Vaio SVL Series, Sony Vaio VGC Series, Sony Vaio VGX Series Sony Vaio PCV Series is the first line of products of desktop computers introduced by Sony under their VAIO brand in 1996. [ 1 ] The series would be introduced to the Japanese market the following year, with the introduction of the mini-tower computer, PCV-T700MR on July 15, 1997.
Only Sony Japan sold the VGN-U70P version directly, while both Sony and other Japanese vendors sold the lower model VGN-U50. A memory upgrade for the U50 is rumored to exist in Japan at an extremely high price. As of approximately January 2005, Sony Japan had discontinued the U70p, and introduced a new model, VGN-U71P.
Case was made with a nickel-carbon alloy. Connectivity was provided by a Fast Ethernet port, unlike previous models, no modem was included, and neither was 802.11 wireless or bluetooth. The Sony VAIO X series , launched in 2009, had many design similarities with this product, although an Intel Atom-series processor was used.
Notably, the P series sports non-upgradeable [4] RAM that is soldered to the motherboard, with some models including just 1GB of RAM. [5] It uses a pointing stick in the keyboard as its pointing device. Exact specs vary by region. An integrated "Motion Eye" webcam (optional in some models) is located on the upper right corner of the display bezel.
The Vaio VGN-TX2 stands out by its quiet operation, long battery life and low weight compared to similar models from other manufacturers. This required a low-power processor to be chosen, and as a result, the clock speed remained at 1.1 GHz for the "HP" and 1.2 GHz for the more expensive "XP" model.
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 new range offers an i5 or i7 (although it is not clear if memory is dual port or triple port for the i7; it seems likely to be dual port, since varying the memory portness [check spelling] in the motherboard by CPU is a big change and because the memory choices remain 2/4/8, rather than changing to 3/6/12), a keyboard backlight, revised ...
The Sony Vaio UX Micro PC is an Ultra-Mobile Portable Computer first marketed in 2006. It weighs around 490–544 g (1.20–1.27 lb ), and has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, Intel Core 2 Solo processor , Bluetooth , Wi-Fi , and WWAN .