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    Sony Unveils the VAIO C Series Laptops Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Amber Riippa, Feb 22, 2011.

  1. Amber Riippa

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    Amber Riippa, Feb 22, 2011
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  2. Althernai

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    Those are pretty good -- looks like they're finally starting to use decent displays rather than 1366x768 garbage. Also, the 6630M is one of the cards with the slightly updated architecture. It will be interesting to see how it performs relative to, say, the 6570M.
     
    Althernai, Feb 22, 2011
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Nice to see something other than 1366x768 garbage, agreed. Finally a Blu-ray notebook with a resolution high enough to properly display the movies. :rolleyes:
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 22, 2011
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    I can't decide if the colors for these notebooks are ugly or awesome. They are interesting to say the least though. It would be something to pull one of those out in the middle of a lecture hall surrounded by a bunch of macs.
     
    octagoncows, Feb 22, 2011
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    I know right? They should have launched these colors along with a Tron blue color when Tron Legacy came out lol
     
    Teyanhung, Feb 22, 2011
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    I don't get it 14in Vaio CW had blu-ray, and an option 1600x900 display paired with the nvidia 330gt gpu on the i core models. So, I am not sure why people are saying finally when that had a better than average res and screen for a 14in machine. Too bad that was replaced with the E series machine with the no option screen res for the 14in models.
     
    coldmack, Feb 22, 2011
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    Because it says The 14-inch VAIO CA and 15-inch VAIO CB [...] both notebooks will have LED backlit widescreen displays with 1080p resolution.

    1080p! On 14 inch! I simply do not believe it. I will only believe it when it's up for sale on Sony's website.
     
    chx1975, Feb 22, 2011
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  8. AboutThreeFitty

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    They already have the Sony Z and it has a 1080p resolution on a 13 inch.....
     
    AboutThreeFitty, Feb 22, 2011
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    The green looks... interesting. Too bad it's only available in a glossy finish.
     
    cy007, Feb 22, 2011
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    Seems like one would need 20/10 eyesight to view comfortably.
     
    4thehorde4, Feb 22, 2011
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    Awesome, imho
     
    abaddon4180, Feb 23, 2011
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    A 14" laptop with a 1080p screen for around $1100 (I'm assuming a 1080p screen will be an optional upgrade; 1366x768 must be the base configuration)? That has to be a miscommunication in the press release. If not, I have found my new laptop!
     
    c0mplex, Feb 25, 2011
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    Hopefully Sony uses a different manufacturer for these 1080p LCD panels, the current 1080p ones in the EB series and the discontinued CW's 900p panels had disappointing brightness and color saturation levels.
     
    Micaiah, Feb 25, 2011
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    Probably won't in their budget models, I think the general trend has been downward, corresponding to the price... That said, the VAIO Z I've seen all had a wonderful display. :)
     
    gdansk, Feb 25, 2011
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    I thought I read the E series will still be the budget model, while the C series will be the higher priced model because of the better specs and quality. Maybe I read it wrong?
     
    coldmack, Feb 25, 2011
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    I agree, the Vaio Z is still the undisputed king of 13" notebooks as far as I'm concerned. Apple really dropped the ball on this refresh, so I think I'm just going to pick up a Z and overclock its GPU back to nVidia's factory settings.
     
    Micaiah, Feb 25, 2011
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  17. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

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    That's some great screen res!

    But that green! Gah! My eyes!

    :laugh:
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, Feb 25, 2011
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    Well it seems the Z is unavailable as of now on Sony's site, not sure what is going on.
     
    Shalamay, Feb 26, 2011
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    Its a wrong information that it has a 1080P resolution, it just provides 1080P vedio because of the Blu-ray. Most websites say its still 768
     
    c__jay, Mar 1, 2011
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    And to think I was going to purchase an M15X a week ago, when I decided to do a last-second search to see when Sandy Bridge would come back, and I came across the green Vaio C and I instantly, I mean INSTANTLY, fell in love. Although I'm upset it does not have an i7 option...

    the HP dv6t Quad I could get for $1,200 with 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM, and i7-2620. The reason I won't is because I absolutely hate silver on laptops, I only like the colors black and green (for everything from clothes to my car.) Also I don't want 1366x733 or whatever resolution, that is pure garbage. Now you see why I must own this laptop :)
     
    fitftw, Mar 2, 2011
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    do you know, if it's possible to switch between the graphics manually? since it'S hybrid, I would like to use only onboard and improve battery life..
     
    NangNang, Mar 23, 2011
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    Yes it has a physical switch above the keyboard to switch the graphics manually.
     
    amtbr, Mar 24, 2011
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    sure? I don't see a physical swith anywhere...

    looking at this pictures...

    Sony VAIO CA and CB Series - Engadget Galleries

    Moreover, did someone check the option of large capacity battery?

    Would be interesting if it's bigger etc... ?!
     
    NangNang, Mar 24, 2011
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  24. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    I owned a Z for a month and returned it (gotta love Best Buy's Silver Rewards program: 45 day, no restocking fee policy!) Here's the thing: I found out that, at least in laptops, you can go too light. It was fine for using on a desk or table, but on your lap or any other surface, the thing jumps around as you type because it's got no mass at all. Same problem with the Toshiba R700. For reasons I cannot explain, far less a problem with the MBA 13. Something about the thinness causes more even downward pressure and keeps it more stable.

    I have not seen others make this comment, so either I'm weird about this or people who shell out $2K for a laptop don't want to admit the emperor has no clothes on.
     
    lovelaptops, Mar 26, 2011
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  25. coldmack

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    I never had this jumping around issue you mentioned with my 2.7lbs, 11in Vaio TT, and this is made out of(for the most part) the same materials as the Z is.
     
    coldmack, Mar 26, 2011
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    Why Sony is placing the touchpad at left corner of this laptop ?
    Looks awkward and ugly :(
     
    URPradhan, Mar 30, 2011
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    I thought I was the only one who felt it was too light hah. It seemed flimsy to me at times.. so I returned mine as well (not to mention the jiggly battery and loud fan). Couldn't justify the price with those issues, personally.
     
    dibbs, Mar 30, 2011
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    just talked to a sales rep via the chat box. She said the 1080p screen option is matte on the Vaio C 15.4"

    really want this, hard to find a good looking 15" with matte FHD

    If I could find a coupon I probably would have bit. $100 just for CA tax burns me.
     
    kizh, Apr 9, 2011
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    talked to another online 'tech expert'. this one said the screen was glossy, so they obviously have no idea what they are selling. If anyone finds out please let me know
     
    kizh, Apr 15, 2011
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    Hi,

    I'm plannig to get this notebook, but I don't know if I get it with bluray if I can output 3d content from HDMI to my 3D LED tv.

    Can you help me with my question?


    Many thanks
     
    Luishmx, May 9, 2011
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