VAIO Z Series
January 20, 2010
The Sony VAIO Z Series coming out this year is the most powerful 13 inch laptop we have seen yet. It features an array of quad SSD hard drives in a Raid-0 configuration, which means your data can read/write parallelly, 6.2X faster than standard laptop drives. The Intel Core i7-620M processor and the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M GPU are another rarity among 13 inchers. This tiny powerhouse is not the lightest 13 inch on the market (at just over 3 lbs) but it could be one of the fastest.
Model |
VAIO VPCZ11Z9E |
VAIO VPCZ11X9E |
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Processor |
Intel® Core i7-620M 2.66GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (max. 3.33 GHz) |
Intel® Core i7-520M 2.4GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (max. 2.93 GHz) |
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OS |
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit) |
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit) |
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Memory |
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (1066 MHz) |
4GB DDR3 SDRAM (1066 MHz) |
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SDD |
Quad SSD (RAID 0) 256GB |
Quad SSD (RAID 0) 128GB |
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Screen |
33.3cm (13.1”) 16:9 VAIO Display Premium (1920×1080) with LED backlight |
33.3cm (13.1”) 16:9 VAIO Display Premium (1600×900) with LED backlight |
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Graphics |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M GPU + Intel® HD Graphics with 1GBB GDDR3 VRAM |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M GPU + Intel® HD Graphics with 1GBB GDDR3 VRAM |
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Optical drive |
DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM |
DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM |
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Weight & size |
1.43kg (with supplied battery); 210 x 23.8-32.7 x 314 mm (D x H x W) |
1.41kg (with supplied battery); 210 x 23.8-32.7 x 314 mm (D x H x W) |
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Others |
WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n; VAIO Everywair WWAN; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; keyboard backlight; MOTION EYE camera; HDMI out; VAIO/Assist buttons; fingerprint reader; black finish |
WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n; VAIO Everywair WWAN; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; keyboard backlight; MOTION EYE camera; HDMI out; VAIO/Assist buttons; black finish |
January 20th, 2010 | Adam Gunderson | 
2 Responses to “VAIO Z Series”
Nice looking, if it warnt for the specs. Very short hard disk drives. Only 6 or 4 gig mem is so so. Could maybe get used to it if erased everything Windows on it and run MacosX. Then again, why bother.
I can understand putting Windows on a Mac, but why would you want to go the other way? Mac is way too locked down, and uses too much resources. http://www.switched.com/2010/04/29/jon-stewart-takes-on-apple-the-man-facebook-reigns-u-s-searche/