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Information Technology News Sony VAIO gets dimples for 'natural feel'
Information Technology News Sony VAIO gets dimples for 'natural feel' | Sony VAIO gets dimples for 'natural feel' |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 31 October 2007 | |
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While the surface texture might not be to everyone's taste, it does make a change from the usual high-gloss or semi-matt finishes. If you're more into colour than texture, a new 'premium gold' finish has been added to the CR range, along with the existing 'blazing red', indigo blue, 'pure white', 'luxury pink' and 'aroma black'. An extra $A300 brings slightly better hardware specs than the NR, with a 2.0GHz processor, 160G disk, ATI Mobility radeon X2300 graphics controller and a webcam. For those that don't want a notebook and would prefer something more iMac-like, the VAIO LM might fit the bill. A TV-styled, wall or desk mountable device with wireless keyboard, mouse and remote, the $A3499 home computer features a 19in screen, TV tuner, "high quality" speakers including a subwoofer, webcam, 250G hard drive and 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Vista Home Premium is included. From a styling point of view, the obvious comparison is with an iMac. All three models are due to ship in mid November. Looking further ahead, January will see the arrival of the VAIO G series featuring a 'hard coating' LCD screen that is intended to balance the anti-glare characteristics of a traditional screen with the brightness of current 'clear bright' panels. The G series also feature a greater degree of liquid resistance thanks to a waterproof sheet under the keyboard and other features. Product specialist Allan Kha stressed that the unit itself is not considered waterproof, and the changes were to reduce the risk of data loss in the event of a spill. Should the notebook get wet, the company's advice can be summarised as 'drain it, dry it and take it to a repair centre.'
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