Vaio TX Series Not Available Anymore?

After months of browsing for potential laptops by every manufacturer possible, I came to the conclusion that I am still enamoured with the 7h battery life and 11" monitor of the TX. So I go back to the Sonystyle.ca website to make a purchase...but they seem to have discontinued it, as it isn't available on the site anymore. :|

It is still being sold on the US site, but the US site does not ship to Canada. ARRRRRRRRRGH.

Does anyone know if the TX-series notebooks are still available to purchase in the Sony Stores?

I read a thread on this board about Sony working on a new TX2 series. Do you suppose that's why the TX ones have been pulled? But why are they still on sale in the States but not Canada? :S

Does anyone know when the TX2 series is going to be released in Canada? And what improvements over the original TX series notebooks that they have in store for the TX2? I wonder if it is worth waiting for the TX2 to be released. I definitely need a laptop by September of this year though. Originally I had wanted to wait until Windows Vista to be released so I could get the latest Windows OS with my laptop, but it doesn't look like Vista is gonna be out anytime soon. :|

 

I was in the Sony Style store in Costa Mesa, California today, and the units are still on display. They are out of stock, but I was able to order a unit (my 2nd). I was not told anything about them not be built anymore, but they did tell me that another TX was coming out soon. The impression I got was that the new one was being released to compliment, not replace.

 

hi, you are on your 2nd matt, so i assume you like the vaio tx's! I want to get one myself, does the battery last as long as 7 hours? how do you find the screen quality? thanks

 

Yes, I bought a 2nd TX. My business partner went mad when he saw me return from the holiday with mine, so I ordered him one. The screen is amazing, but that's true with any Vaio I think. As for the battery, I don't know that I'm getting 7 hours, but it's up there. I'm really happy with it. I'm thinking about getting the larger battery for when I travel, but I'm not even sure I need it.

Get the TX. You'll really like it.

 

well, I know your not in the UK
but on the sony.co.uk website they have a list of all the new Vaio notebooks, that will have the new range of processors, there is a model, the TX2, this looks like the new version of the TX1, so the TX1 may be being taken out of production.

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowArticle.action?section=en_GB_Products&article=1133797559951&site=odw_en_GB

Cameron

 

meijikari, have you actually tried that laptop yourself? First of all, it's very small and if you haven't used something that small I recommend you try first. My girlfriend had the older T-series vaio laptop (10.6") and was upgrading to new one but those TX-vaios have some really weird keyboard?! She couldn't type with it, and neither could I. The buttons feel like 'touchbuttons' or like. But if you can manage, it's maybe the sweetest laptop there is!

 

I think Sony may have under produced TX (may be for TX2) or they did not expect TX would be such a hit.

I think CTRL key of TX is difficult to use, but I do not think anyone can do much better given a tight space.

Also, TX's optical drive's performance is real questionable. Really slow sometimes.

But overall, the unit works well. I would not trade it for any other notebook PCs due to it's compactness, wieght, and ultra bright screen!

 

haha, actually no I have not touched a TX in real life before! But I have seen 2 people in my city so far that have been using them. I fell in love with it when I saw the size of it. I have been in the Sony Stores around my area, but I can't find the TX anywhere, so I can't test it out .

 

Hey guys, SonyStyle.ca listed a new TX on their site within the last 2 days. It's now available to be pre-ordered:

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/servlet/ProductDetailDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=1002418&navigationPath=32009n32160n100192

Is this a TX2? The product code doesn't seem like it is: VGNTX751PB. And in addition, I don't see any upgrade in processor speed :S. The only difference I see is that the hard drive is 20gigs larger.

Here are the specs:

Processor
Intel® Pentium® M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 753 (1.20GHz1 , 2MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed
400MHz

Chipset
Intel® 915GMS

Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/ Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g)4

Bluetooth®
Integrated Bluetooth® Technology5

LCD
11.1" WXGA display3 (1366x768) with XBRITE™ technology Razor-Thin Panel

Hard Drive
80GB2 (4200rpm) PATA

Memory
512MB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 (512MB x 1)
(Expandable to 1GB)

Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 128MB dynamically allocated shared video memory

Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor

Optical Drive
DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW drive6
DVD+R DL Write (2.4x MAX);
DVD+R Write (4x MAX); DVD+RW Write (2.4x MAX)
DVD-R Write (4x MAX); DVD-RW Write (2x MAX)
CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (10x MAX)
DVD Read (8x MAX); CD Read (24x MAX)

Modem
Integrated V.90 modem (RJ-11)

Ethernet
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface

Audio
Windows® sound system compatible
Dolby® Headphone & Dolby® Virtual Speaker Built-in stereo speakers

Audio Interface
Microphone jack, Headphone jack

Media Slot
Supports optional Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ media7 with MagicGate™ functionality and Secure Digital Media

Other Interfaces
1 4pin i.LINK®8 (IEEE 1394) interface, 2 USB 2.0, VGA output, port replicator connector

PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support

Pointing Device
Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard
QWERTY, 82 keys with 1.7mm stroke and 17mm pitch

Action Buttons
DVD/CD (Instant On) Play/Pause/Stop, Volume/Mute buttons, WLAN/BT on/off, Magnify

Optional Port Replicator
3 USB 2.0, RJ-45 Ethernet, VGA output, DC in, parallel port

Power Requirements
68W+10%

Battery
Lithium-ion standard capacity battery (VGPBPS5)

Estimated Battery Life
4.0-7.5 hours9

Weight
2.76 lbs. with standard battery12 (weight is approximate and may vary)

Dimensions
10.7”(W) X 0.83”-1.12”(H) X 7.7”(D)

Color
Charcoal Black

Supplied Accessories
Lithium-ion Battery (VGPBPS5)
AC Adapter (VGPAC16V8)
Power Cord

Optional Accessories
Additional standard battery (VGPBPS5)
Large Capacity Battery (VGPBPL5)
Additional AC adapter (VGPAC16V8)
Port Replicator (VGPPRTX1)
80GB2 External Hard Drive (VGPUHDM08)
Bluetooth® Wireless mouse (VGPBMS30)
Privacy Filter (VGPFL11)

 

This are the specs for the tx2xp in europe so it seems to be the same

Operating system
Microsoft? Windows? XP Professional

Microprocessor
Intel? Pentium? M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 753 1.20 GHz

Microprocessor speed
1.20 GHz ULV

Language version
English

Main usage
Ultra-portable

Weight range (Kg)
1Kg - 2Kg

Standard memory (MB)
1024

Memory specifications
DDR-SDRAM (512 MB on board and 1 x 512 MB / max. 1.5 GB)

Cache memory (L2 - KB)
2000

Hard disk drive capacity (GB)
80 GB

Floppy disc drive
Not Supplied

Interfaces on docking station
3 Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) ports (high/full/low speed);Monitor (VGA) port;Network (Ethernet) port (100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T);DC In port

Display size
Widescreen 11.1" (28.2 cm)

Laptop Screen Resolution
TFT colour display 1366 x 768 WXGA X-black LCD

Graphics chipset
INTEL? 915GM EXPRESS CHIPSET

Graphics memory
MAX.128MB SHARED WITH MAIN MEM

Multimedia
Built-in Stereo Speakers;Windows? sound system compatible

Speaker
Built-in stereo speakers

Interfaces
RJ-45 direct port Ethernet 10 BASE-T/100 BASE-TX;Port replicator port;2 x USB 2.0 (High/Full/Low-speed);Headphone Jack;4 pin i.LINK(TM) (IEEE1394), 400 Mbps;SD card slot;RJ-11 direct port;DC-In;VGA connector for monitor;Microphone Jack;Memory Stick(TM) Slot (MS Pro and Duo compatible)
Modem Built-in modem V.90/V.92, K56 flex, Fax/Modem
PC card slots 1 x PC Card type I or II and Card Bus support

Lithium-ion battery
VGP-BPS5

Battery life up to
7 Hours

Dimensions (W x H x D mm)
272.4 X 21-28.5 X 195.1 MM

Approx. Weight (g)
1,250

Pre-installed software (Imaging)
Adobe? PhotoShop? Elements (Image editing software)

Pre-installed software (Movie & Video)
WinDVD(TM) for VAIO;Adobe? Premiere? Elements;VAIO Edit Components;DVgatePlus (video/still capture)

Pre-installed software (CD(DVD) Burning)
Click to DVD?;Roxio Digital Media SE

Pre-installed software (Music)
SonicStage;SonicStage? Mastering Studio

Pre-installed software (Utilities)
VAIO Recovery Utility - HDD Recover;Utimaco Safeguard Privatedisk easy (Try&Buy)

Pre-installed software (Others)
Adobe? Acrobat? Elements;Norton Internet Security (AntiSpyware edition);Microsoft? Office 2003 SBE (trial version);Microsoft? Works;Norton Ghost (try & buy);Adobe? Reader;Skype;Adobe? Acrobat? Professional (Try&Buy)

Supplied accessories
Power Cord;AC adaptor;Lithium-ion battery

Bluetooth(TM)
Supplied

Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g

Integrated CCD Camera Motion Eye
No

Guarantee
1 year (extendable to 3 years with optional Warranty Pack)

 

Only difference I know between the TX2 and TX is that the TX2s have no fan.

 

Here is why:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=1244361#post1244361

Bought it before Christmas. Travelled to europe, and watched 2 DVDs, listened to music with a regular battery. The flight was 9 hours!

Hard to let go, but I need one that has extreme external video support.

I am in the Toronto area, let me know if you are interested.

Julian

 

The TX2 will have a fan, i just attended a sony europe webinar and they had a bit about the tx2, it will have the same fan as the tx1, the only difference is the harddisk, this is now a perpendicular version.

 

i thought sony europe has been saying it will have a "fan-free cooling gift" whatever that means.

Were they not able to come up with a efficient fanless design in time?