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    New S Series (15.5" model)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ascariss, Aug 31, 2011.

  1. ascariss

    ascariss Notebook Deity

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    Hey guys, check this out

    Sony - Power to go with slim, light 39.5cm (15.5?) VAIO S Series : : News : Sony Europe Press Centre

    VAIO VPCSE1Z9E
    (Future) 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor-based Mobile Platform
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
    750GB 5400rpm
    39.5cm (15.5” ;) VAIO Display Plus (1920x1080) with wide (16:9) aspect ratio
    AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M (1GB VRAM) + Intel® HD Graphics 3000
    Blu-ray Disc™ ROM Drive with DVD SuperMulti

    WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n; 3G WWAN; Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR; Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (x2), SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (x1); HDMI out; stereo speakers with Dolby® Home Theater® v4; HD web camera powered by ‘Exmor’ (1.3 effective
    megapixels); Web, VAIO and Assist buttons; touchpad with gesture support

    Approx. 255.9 x 24.5 x 380mm

    about 2 KG


    http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/sony-vaio-s-line-gets-mild-refresh-with-second-gen-core-cpus/
     
    ascariss, Aug 31, 2011
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  2. ota-con

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    •View 3D content using optional ‘glasses-free’ 3D panel accessory
     
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  3. ascariss

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    added a link to the images from engadget.
     
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  4. Nautis

    Nautis Switchable Graphics Guy

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    So now we have the Vaio SE Series which is 15.5"... there is already the Vaio SA/SB/SC which are 13.3".

    This was also already being discussed ( New 15" SE series coming soon) but good to have more info.
     
    Nautis, Aug 31, 2011
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  5. Louche

    Louche Purveyor of Utopias

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    I figured that Sony would do something "special" with the new machine. Pity it's just a 3D gimmick.

    Hard to believe that they are still selling those old 5400 rpm drives.
     
    Louche, Aug 31, 2011
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  6. ascariss

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    this was/is tempting, but I am still trying to hold out for ivy bridge to see how much of a leap that will be.
     
    ascariss, Aug 31, 2011
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  7. Louche

    Louche Purveyor of Utopias

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    I was planning on going with Sandy Bridge, skipping IB with it's new transistor design but the same basic architecture and then upgrading to Haswell. Now I'm not so sure. I may wait for IB not because it's faster but just for some of the bugs to be worked out of the Z and then upgrade to Broadwell or Skylake.
     
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  8. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    until 7200RPM laptop drives are both silent and cool running...
     
    jeremyshaw, Aug 31, 2011
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  9. Sadiki

    Sadiki Notebook Consultant

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  10. Skyshade

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    4.4 lb for a 15.5" laptop? I'm sold...
     
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  11. Mitlov

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    Undercuts the MBP by a pound while offering performance that trumps the base MBP 15 (if not the higher-end MBP 15)...not bad at all. Pity Laptop Mag compared the speakers to AM radio. That would annoy me to no end.

    Yeah, it's remarkable how much louder the 7200 rpm HDD I put in my laptop is from the 5400 rpm HDD it came with. Both are Hitachis. I never heard the 5400 rpm; the 7200 is frequently audible and a little annoying because it's not a steady noise.
     
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  12. Louche

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    Perhaps they'll at least offer SSDs as an option.
     
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    I dunno what happened to Sony, but I remember the main reason I really liked a coworker's Z1 was the thin bezel...
     
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    if you look at the current LCD TVs on the market, all the new Samsung ones have very thin bezel design. Sony ones are more old fashioned with bigger bezel, which is probably why they lost so much market share to Samsung. Sony just doesn't learn.
     
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    If I was a stockholder at Sony, the Series 7 would make me throw up a little in my mouth. It debuted at almost exactly the same time, it's aimed at exactly the same market as the SE, and frankly, it brings a lot more to the table unless you're absolutely positively dead-set on a 1080p screen instead of a 900p screen. I'll be interested to see detailed reviews of both, but in terms of visual impressions and spec sheet comparisons, the Series 7 is going to make life hell for the Vaio SE.
     
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    Finally a Samsung laptop (the 14 inch model) I would consider buying.
     
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    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    Hooray for Samsung! Maybe Apple won't inherit the earth (and moon and stars) after all! :eek:
     
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  20. Louche

    Louche Purveyor of Utopias

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    Without SSDs and FHD the Samsung won't be a true competitor.

    By now I assume everyone has seen this:
     
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    I would have been fully sold on the Series 7 if it came with a finger print reader, as I use that all the time on my Vaio TT. Not sure if the SE comes with that option or not, but I would think it might since the SA does?
     
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  22. Louche

    Louche Purveyor of Utopias

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    It will include TPM so I'm guessing that a fingerprint reader will also be available.
     
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    Saw on cnet that it maybe optional as the picture showing off the slice battery had the finger print reader on it(sadly could not make the pic larger).

    Saw that engadget got 4 hours out of with wifi on playing video at 65% brightness. Would it be fair to assume that 5.5 hours just browsing and music with brightness at 45% be possible?
     
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    But at 4.3 lb, do you really want to save 0.1 lb and lose all the benefit of a SE? :D
     
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    ... ehhh. that 14" model is about the same size as the SA/SB/SC 13.3" :eek:
     
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    Yeah, but why bother carrying the extra pound for a lower speced machine compared to SA just to have a lower DPI screen... :D
     
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    Is there any word of an ETA on this bad boy. If the screen is good, then i'm grabbing this over the SA
     
    Dekabal, Sep 3, 2011
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    Anybody found any reviews of this so far besides Engadget and Laptop Mag and CNET? The first two reviews hated the speakers and mentioned some flex in the chassis, but otherwise liked the machine (particularly its screen and light weight). CNET's review was lengthy but told me very little. I'd be interested in some more reviews.

    For those who haven't seen the Engadget or Laptop Mag reviews yet:

    Sony VAIO S Series review (15-inch) -- Engadget

    Sony VAIO S 15-inch (VPCSE16FX/B) Laptop Review | Laptop Reviews at LAPTOP Magazine

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/sony-vaio-se/4505-3121_7-35003065.html

    By the way, it looks MUCH nicer in silver (Engadget review) than Black (Laptop Mag review). Just my opinion.

    Random observation: comparing surface temperatures from the Laptop Mag review of the SE and the F2, the SE is 20 degrees cooler on the keyboard, about 10 degrees cooler on the bottom, and has about twice the battery life.
     
    Mitlov, Sep 19, 2011
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