New vaio EC series

I found this on a turkish website. I dont know any turkish but it looks like the specs on the new vaio VPC-EC series.

http://www.istanbulbilisim.com.tr/SONY-VAIO-_VPCEC1M1E-WI-NOTEBOOK,14546.html#urun_detay_div

Only 1440x900 resolution on a 17.3” screen. What a shame... I was hoping this would be a AW-replacement...

 

Yes..this is new AW, thou a low budget device. it will be pretty cheap too, under 1000

 

If it's a budget line machine, I don't think it should or would be considered the new AW...

 

True, I used wrong word. Its not AW, because there will be no new AW, 18.4 is no longer in Sony's selling program.

 

What about the Sony M line? That may be Sony's replacement for the AW.

 

Maybe that.

But not before summer, at least not in europe, unless sony is hiding it very good

 

Check this:
http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/Sony-VPCEC1S1E/BJ.CEK,specification,n4.htm

VPCEC1S1E/BJ.CEK

Component Specification
Processor Type Intel® Core™ i5-430M Processor Processor (CPU)
Processor Cores Dual Core (2)
Processor Speed 2.26GHz CPU
Memory Size 4 GB (Gigabytes)
Memory Type DDR3
Hard Drive (HDD) 500 GB (Gigabytes)
Optical Drive Blu-Ray BD-ROM
Card Reader Built-in Card Reader
Display Size 17.3 inch Display
Display Resolution 1920 x 1080
Graphics Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon
Graphics Memory Shared Video Memory
Wired Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Internal LAN RJ-45 connector
Wireless Wireless LAN 802.11abg Draft N
Warranty 1 year makers warranty

 

Finally...awesome price for such a config.

So now we are just waiting for the EA model (old CW)

 

Yes, it's a great price. £804 for that is excellent.

Note that it includes the Blu-Ray BD-ROM, so why for the S & Z series is the Blu-Ray BD-ROM a £400-£500 additional cost? It would appear that Sony is ripping people off for fun.

 

Because of the form factor for those laptops. If you shrink soemthing down, you need to adjust the cost appropriately. I would guess, that they aren't making as much as you would believe on the S and Z blu-ray drives.

 

Blu-ray drives are not new, Sony should by now be able to produce a slimmer drive at a reasonable cost. They own the tech so there's no real excuses.

 

Huh what is happening so many models are being released E,EC,EB very confussing?

 

it says only 2 usb ports? for something that big you would of thought that they would of found more space for a few more usb ports

 

The BD drive is a Sony-Optiarc 9.5mm height as opposed to the run o' the mill 12.5mm drives found on other laptops.

 

if that configuration doesn't come to the US, I'll punch babies.

but if they can't do better than a Radeon 5470, they can keep it. that is actually SLOWER than the 9600M by a noticeable margin.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

no backward steps, Sony.

 

Perfect, and I was about to pull the trigger on the 15.5" E series. So it's supposed to be what, a 17.3" version of the E?

 

VAIO E Series Gets a Bigger Screen & a Spec Bump

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/tab/editorialarticle1

 

It's a good thing you haven't pulled the trigger then.
Me I can't wait anymore, I would get the 15.5" E series.

 

Interesting. The EC series seems to have a matte cover. Can anyone confirm this?

Edit: Nevermind, this seems to be a European-only option.

 

here is : Mobility Radeon HD 5870
http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=31771&catid=2

 

What does the Asus G73 have to do with the Vaio EC?

Anyway, does anyone know what the 17"+ screen is like on the EC? I'm trying to decide between the F11 (16.4" premium glossy) and the EC at the moment with it's 17.3" screen. I know the F11 has a good screen here but I can't find mention of the EC anywhere. I need to know by tonight as the free blue-ray writer upgrade disappears tonight on the F11.

 

@Enverex
oh sorry somebody was talking about radeon above tought he wanted better radeon ..

 

Anyone know about the screen? Or build quality?