

The VAIO Z is an amazingly feature rich package, but I do have a few concerns.
SONY VAIO S 15 2012 REVIEW 1080P
The dock houses a Radeon HD 6650M GPU and Sony had it driving two additional displays with one more external display connected to the laptop’s HDMI port along with the integrated 1080p display. Thunderbolt with a proprietary connector that plugs into the AC socket and USB 3.0 port) to drive an external dock. Sony also uses Intel’s Light Peak technology (a.k.a. The display on the unit at the booth was a beautiful 1080p 13.1” panel that puts just about every other laptop to shame (1600x900 comes standard in the base model). This was my first chance to actually get hands on with the VAIO Z, and I can see why so many people like it. Next up on the list of VAIO laptops is the updated VAIO Z that started shipping about five months back. We were unable to physically handle the preproduction/concept device, but we hope to have a unit for review when the time comes. As for the Sony ultrabook, it’s not too hard to guess at the hardware inside (Ivy Bridge ULV), and the design is flat (e.g. The Intel booth, incidentally, was largely devoted to pushing ultrabooks with over half of the public area devoted to singing the praises of the devices. I use the terms concept loosely here, as while Sony didn’t commit to anything the ultrabook push by Intel pretty much guarantees that the 13” VAIO ultrabook will see the light of day this year. Like all the major OEMs, Sony had an ultrabook concept on display. Vivek will be covering some of the other areas-tablets and gaming devices-while I’ll focus on the laptop side of things. When we stopped by the Sony booth, there was plenty to see.
