Upgrades of Sonys most important Vaio series

By: Matthias Bauer

Sony updated notebooks of the product series Vaio AR60, FZ30, SZ70 and CR30.

Vaio AR60

Vaio FZ30

Vaio SZ70

Vaio CR30

Sony Vaio AR60 series

Sonys notebooks of the product line AR60 are made for high definition entertainment. They are equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU with 2,4 GHz, and 4 GB of working memory. Furthermore, they provide a Blu-Ray drive and a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphic card with 512 MB VRAM. Notebooks of the series AR60 are equipped with a 17" display with a resolution of 1.920 x 1.200 pixel, so viewing full HD content is possible. A 500 GB hard disk and Intels newest 802.11n wireless technology are installed as well. This notebooks provide some nice extras like Bluetooth, a TV-tuner, a S-Video out and a HDMI port too.

Technical specification VGN-AR61ZU

• Operating system: Windows Vista Ultimate
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2,4GHz
• RAM: 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard disk: 500GB (RAID 0, 250GBX2)
• Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU with 512MB VRAM
• Blu-ray Disc drive: BD-R/-RE/-ROM/ DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM drive
• Display: 17-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) X-black LCD
• Wireless: Intel Wireless LAN 802.11 a b g n (Draft 2.0) and Bluetooth
• TV-Tuner Hybrid DVB-T/analogue
• TV-out: S-Video; HDMI

Sony Vaio FZ30 series

Notebooks of the product line Vaio FZ30 are high performance laptops, made for media and HD applications. They are equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU with 2,4 GHz, and 4 GB of working memory. They have got a 15.4" display with WXGA resolution, and a 300 GB hard disk. Nvidias GeForce 8600M GT with 256 MB VRAM, and a Blu-Ray drive are installed as well.

Technical Specification VGN-FZ31Z

• Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2,4GHz
• RAM: 4GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard disk: 300GB
• Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GPU with 256MB VRAM
• Blu-ray Disc drive: BD-R/-RE/-ROM/ DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM drive
• Display: 15,4-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD

Sony Vaio SZ70 series

Notebooks of the series SZ70 are made for professinal useres. They are equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 CPU with 2,5 GHz, and 2 GB of working memory. The 13.3" display offers a resolution of 1.280 x 800 pixel, and gets supported by a Nvidia 8400M GS graphic card. A 200 GB hard disk, and a DL DVD-RW drive are installed as well. Furthermore, they are equipped with Intels new 802.11n wireless technology, and a WWAN HSDPA Modem. This modem enables connecting to the internet, even when there's no WLAN hotspot. The SZ70 notebooks offer some security features, like a finger print reader and a TPM chip, as well.

Technical specification Modell VGN-SZ71WN/C

• Operating system: Windows Vista Business
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2,5GHz
• RAM: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard disk: 200GB
• Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU
• DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM
• Display: 13,3-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD
• Integrated WWAN HSDPA 3,6Mbps with Rx Diversity
• Wireless: Intel Wireless LAN 802.11 a b g n (Draft 2.0) and Bluetooth
• Security: Trusted Platform Module (TPM); Finger print reader

Sony Vaio CR30 series

Notebooks of the product line CR30 are design-notebooks, because a main feature is the possibility of choosing between several colours of their case. They are equipped with Intels Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU, and 2 GB of working memory. A 250 GB hard disk, and a DL DVD-Rom drive are installed too. They provide a 14.1" display which has got a resolution of 1.280 x 800 pixel, and an ATI Radeon X2300 graphic card. Furthermore, they are equipped with Intels new 802.11n wirless technology. A 1,3 mega pixel webcam is installed too. This notebooks are available in the colours Blazing Red, Sparkling Sand, Pure White, Luxury Pink and Indigo Blue.

Technische Daten Modell VGN-CR31Z

• Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2,4GHz
• RAM: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Hard disk: 250GB
• Graphic card: ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
• DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM
• Display: 14,1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD
• Integrate Motion Eye 1,3 mega pixel webcam
• 3 x USB 2.0
• Wireless: Intel Wireless LAN 802.11 a b g n Draft n and Bluetooth
• Available colours: Blazing Red; Sparkling Sand; Pure White; Luxury Pink; Indigo Blue