Holiday Signature Collection 2010 Laptops from Sony

[Michael Knutson]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://laptoping.com/sony-vaio-holiday-2010-signature-collection.html' target='_blank'>http://laptoping.com/sony-vaio-holi...collection.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Sony has launched the VAIO Holiday 2010 Signature Collection laptops."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1289665468.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Sony's 2010 Holiday Signature Collection has arrived. Starting with an 8-inch VAIO P mini-laptop in black or pink crocodile casing for $999, up to a 13.1-inch Glossy Premium Carbon VAIO Z at $4699 (and in limited production), there are several models in-between to fill the gaps. Sony is going the Vertu route this holiday season, adding some fashion to their products.</p><p>I do like the premium carbon VAIO Z model ( <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&amp;storeId=10151&amp;langId=-1&amp;categoryId=8198552921644649998&amp;N=4294954789&amp;Name=VAIO+Signature+Collection#/Glossy Premium Carbon Z/" target="_blank">link</a> ) shown above, configured out-of-the-box with a Core i7 processor, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, 13.1-inch backlit LED display at 192-x1080, backlit keyboard, 8GB RAM, &nbsp;512GB SSD, and NVIDIA 1GB VRAM Hybrid graphics card. At 3.04-pounds with standard battery installed (large capacity battery optional), expect 6-7 hours of usage, or 9-10.5 hours with the upgraded battery. Not much missing in this beauty, but, if you'd like additional upgrades to push past the magic $5K mark: VAIO Z Series Docking Station, $200; Large Capacity Battery $250.&nbsp;</p><p>Price aside, is this perhaps the perfect laptop?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Michael Knutson]

Here's your new laptop Jason! You can officially forget the MacBook Air. With my old eyes, I'd be concerned about the 1920x1080 display on a 13.1-inch screen, but, what a powerful (and expansive/expensive) laptop!

[Sven Johannsen]

Sony is often overpriced, but they generally accompany that by offering something that no-one else does, and they do it with style. I have three Sony laptops in my stable right now, purchased over the last 6-7 years. Don't think there is anything on the market today that matches up with my 4-5 year old Vaio TX laptop. Think about 4 years ago and find a 10.7" (width) x 0.83"- 1.12" (height) x 7.7" (depth), 2.76 lbs laptop. That's current netbook sizing and Sony squeezed a DVD writer and PC card slot in there, as well as WiFi, BT and cell radios, SD and MS slots, plus fingerprint reader. Even when you buy a travel charger, you get a compact unit with a case, that somebody obviously thought about traveling when they designed it*, as opposed to the usual brick with 12 feet of cable to deal with. You pay more for a Sony, but you pay more for a Lexus too. May or may not be worth it to any individual, but you do get more.

* http://www.nextag.com/SONY-Slim-AC-Adatper-87776825/prices-html

[Jason Dunn]

Here's your new laptop Jason! You can officially forget the MacBook Air. With my old eyes, I'd be concerned about the 1920x1080 display on a 13.1-inch screen, but, what a powerful (and expansive/expensive) laptop!

My "young" eyes can't handle 1920 x 1080 resolution on 13.1 inch panel - no normal human could. :rolleyes:

It is a pretty killer laptop though!

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Actually, I think it'll be fine. I can handle the Sony P (with the crazy 1600x768 screen) with a little strain (the terrible aspect ratio doesn't help), and that has a denser screen than this 13".

[Jason Dunn]

Actually, I think it'll be fine. I can handle the Sony P (with the crazy 1600x768 screen) with a little strain (the terrible aspect ratio doesn't help), and that has a denser screen than this 13".

And I personally found the Sony P to be completely unusable, so I stand by my original thought. :) I saw a Z-series in a store with the 1600 x 900 resolution and it was *barely* tolerable. Any higher would not be. My eyes are not perfect though, so I'm probably different than you. :)

[Michael Knutson]

My new MacBook Pro has standard 1680x1050 resolution, and it's pushing the limit of my vision ... and that's on a 15-inch matte screen. Oddly enough, a non-glossy screen is easier for me to read, at the very same resolution, not sure why, at age 59, with 'lasik-enhanced' vision ...