Vaio SA2 & SB2

Hi everyone,

I was wondering what the differences are between Vaio SA/SB1's and SA/SB2's.

In my opinion, the specs looks the same.

(Oh and just not to mention about Vaio SC & SD, makes me more confused )

 

The Sony SA has a 1600x900 display, 6630M dedicated/integrated switchable graphics and it also has a higher res webcam. The lid may be possibly be made out of carbon fibre reinforced plastics but i kind of doubt that and it waits to be seen. It is also a little thinner than the SB.

The SB is made from aluminium and magnesium alloy possibly a composite. There may be some 6630M preconfigured versions floating out there but now all models come with a 6470M graphics card. It has a 1366x768 and a lower res webcam.

 

Rachel, he asked for the differences between SB1X &SB2X / SA1X & SA2X like difference between Z11/Z12/Z13.

As far as I know there does not seem to be any difference between them. Its not really a refresh I guess. No change in specs, maybe they added new color options ??? And maybe some hardware & software fixes.

 

The SA/SB 1's have the lower resolution screen of 1366 x 768 and the SA/SB 2's weight is ~.15 Lbs less than the SA/SB 1's. On top of that, the 1's have 6490M (both the SA and SB) while the SA 2's have a 6630M (which is an underclocked 6650M) and the SB 2's have a 6470M.

 

The SA1 never made it to actually many countries. The specs though was exactly the same as the SA2 at least in some countries. It seems like the below model was discontinued before the expected ship date.
Sony VPCSA1X9E/XI VAIO 13.3" Notebook (Intel Core i7-2620M Processor,2.70GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB HDD,DVD SuperMulti Drive,Genuine Windows 7 Professional)Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

Some countries indeed. The stuff I posted above is for the Canadian version (although Canada does sell both US and CAD models).

 

Hhmmm... The Sx1's were not marketed in the US, and I don't recall seeing them elsewhere (doesn't mean they weren't).

 

Thanks for your replies, everyone!

In Belgian Vaio Webstore, they got SB1's and now I see SB2's. But SA's aren't available yet.
So I was wondering, maybe I should wait for the 2nd generation of the SA/SB and keep saving my money to get one.

I do remember, when I got my previous laptop (FW11m), which I bought when it was just released, their was already a FW21 coming.
So maybe the Vaio S-series is in that phase now.

 

Well you're wrong. Bestbuy sells the SC1 under its blue label programme.