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Unlike normal Sony Vaios, which take pride in their slim looks, the AR69 is a giant. This should hardly come as a surprise, considering it’s been designed as a full-blown desktop replacement. It weighs in at 3.9 kilos and measures 416 × 33.5-41.5 × 299.5 mm (WHD). While this makes it a bit smaller than the Acer 8920G, it’s nevertheless one of the biggest consumer laptops currently available.

In a somewhat unusual move, Sony has given the Vaio’s hinges a robust-looking metallic effect. This metal strip runs all the way around the laptop; even the mouse keys have the same finish. Thankfully this strip is a darker shade of black-silver and contrasts well with the overall finish. The AR69GU is very sturdy; it boasts a thick plastic body that wouldn’t squeak even on the hardest tap. Neither will it flex, as it’s just too big and solid.

The keyboard maybe a tad small, but it does offer a good working experience. The keys offer good feedback and are quite pleasant to type on. The only downside is that the keys sometimes don’t register a click. This is simply because the keyboard employs a deep-click system, for which the key has to be pounded a little harder than usual. While this is not a big issue, touch typists may sometimes see funny errors.

Sony’s new VAIO L series is a concept all-in-one PC that marries both form and function that is guaranteed to appeal to a wide range of audience.

The merging of a powerful PC complete with a high-end 15.4″ LCD display and stylish polycarbonate chassis makes it a must-have device, if only it were real. Embedded within the VAIO L series is a Sound Reality audio chip and a pair of 3W speakers to give you the best on-the-go entertainment experience possible.

In terms of hardware specifications, we are looking at a foldable keyboard and touchpad, Intel’s Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz processor, a 120GB hard drive, and 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM. When will this be available to the masses? Only time can tell, so you might as well start saving up for one today. IMHO, it looks lost in No Man’s Land, stuck between the ephemeral world of a notebook and desktop.

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It seems, in the computer world, that thin is the way to go theses days. When the MacBook Air was released by Apple, many of us thought that we couldn’t get any thinner. well we were wrong. Sony’s VAIO X Series of laptops has proved to be smaller, thinner and lighter than the MacBook Air. While looking at this laptop, you may notice the Intel Atom processor and compare it to be the same as other netbooks. However, this machine is something different completely.

How is this netbook so thin you may ask? Well for starters, the motherboard has all of its components soldiered onto one side of it. In addition to that, all the components are stuffed into the back of the motherboard leaving the front half to house the battery. This interesting choice of design has resulted in the thinnest machine on the market coming in at 16mm throughout. If you want to plug in an Ethernet cord, then you are going to have to the drop-down legs at the back of the netbook because the Ethernet connection is thicker than the actual laptop.

The keyboard has nice spacing, allowing you to easily type at speed. However, the keys only move a fraction when under pressure and don’t have much space for travel which will not suit all users. The touchpad is tiny but responsive allowing precise control and the accompanying buttons are somewhat big and do not offer much movement. The X Series comes with an 11.1inch display which is expected for a mid-range laptop although this is better than nearly any one currently on the market. It has amazing color reproduction and comes with a 1366×768 pixel resolution.

Just like the VAIO P Series, the X Series has an Intel Atom Processor and came in at 2GHz offering enough power for most of your office tasks. It also comes with a 256GB solid state drive but only only has 2GB of memory. The X Series chassis is made out of carbon fiber which helps keep it light at a 775g. But this light weight comes at a price. The body flexes heavily under light pressure. But the carbon finish and glossy lid makes the device feel like a premium product.

The X Series is limited on ports having only two USB ports located on the left side of the device and one VGA and one Ethernet on the right side. Support for SD cards can be accessed on the front as well as a place for Sony’s memory stick formats. The X Series has 802.11n Wi-Fi as well as Gigabit Ethernet and range topping models get 3G/HSDPA with the SIM card sliding in behind the battery. As soon as you see this thing your first reaction is going to be “whoa”. It literally is that small. If you are a business man who values tiny dimensions as well as the lowest weight possible then the VAIO X Series is the exact laptop for you.