Sony India has launched the new S series VAIO notebooks. The S-series is slim 13.3-inch notebook, which features Sony's latest design philosophy including a redesigned hinge mechanism and second generation Intel Sandy Bridge processors.
The series has a starting price range of Rs. 56,990 that goes up to Rs. 1,09,900.
Some of the noteworthy features include a graphics switching system powered the AMD Radeon family of graphics processors. It allows the user to switch between the onboard graphics or the dedicated graphics processor. The only issue is that the system is manual, unlike the Apple Macbook Pros system that switches graphics performance automatically depending upon the required usage.
According to Sony, the laptop has been designed for comfort and weighs just 1.71 kilo grams. The industrial design of the notebook is top-notch with lots of aluminum used throughout the device. Though the notebook is light it does not seem fragile to hold - it actually feels pretty solid.
Sony claims the device boasts a battery life of 6-hours, which can be enhanced by another 6-hours with the purchase of a battery dock, which will retail at Rs 9,990. The dock seamlessly fits at the bottom of the laptop providing the extra 6 hours of battery. But, it does not offer any other functionality like extra USB or display ports.
For the higher-end variants of the S-Series Sony has provided a Solid State Drive (SSD), which will come with Quick Boot functionality. Sony claims with Quick Boot the device will wake up in 17 seconds.
The laptop also features an anti-reflective 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768, but unfortunately its not a full HD 1080p resolution and the display is also does not use Sony's famed Bravia engine.
Connectivity wise the Laptop is well loaded with three USB ports, including one for USB 3.0, a HDMI port and a standard memory card reader.
The Laptop is available in black, pink, blue and silver. Previously it was only available in Black.
The various variants of the Sony VAIO S-series are-
Model Colour MRP
VPCSB19GC/B Black Rs. 1,09,900/-
VPCSB18GG/B/S Black,Silver Rs. 69,990/-
VPCSB17GG/S/B Black,Silver Rs. 62,990/-
VPCSB16FG/B/L/P/S Black,Silver,Pink,Blue Rs. 56,990/-