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Sony has made available the VAIO C series consumer notebooks, including both the 14-inch CA10 and 15.5-inch CB10 models.

The VAIO C laptops feature a colorful design, the 2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2410M or i5-2540M processor, AMD Radeon HD 6630 1GB hybrid graphics or Radeon HD 6470M 512MB GPU, up to 8GB of RAM, up to 750GB of hard drive space, optional Blu-ray drive, and full HD display choice on the 15.5-incher.

The notebooks have optional Intel Wireless Display 2.0 technology, a built-in webcam, chiclet keyboards, Bluetooth, and HDMI output.

Sony’s VAIO C Series CA10 and CB10 come in black, white, green, and orange colors and start at $899.99 and 879.99, respectively at the Sony official online store.

While ASUS is said to be planning a $200 chrome OS netbook, Sony on the other hand is rumored to be preparing an ultra thin and light, Tegra 2 powered 11.6-inch Chrome OS notebook, most likely with a few more hundred dollars going along with the price tag. Sony Insider lists the following specs:

Sony Vaio Chrome OS notebook specs

* 11.6″ 1366×768 display
* Nvidia Tegra 2
* 1GB of RAM
* 16GB on board storage
* Wi-Fi
* wide keyboard (18mm) similar to Google’s Chrome Cr-48 keyboard
* 29.8 cm x 21.5 cm x 19.9 mm dimensions
* 2.2 lb / 1.0kg weight
* 8 hour battery life
* GPS and Bluetooth at a later date
* Sony apps included with Chrome OS

There’s also another VAIO notebook in the works that looks very interesting but will no doubt be quite expensive and we don’t know what size it’ll be. Apparently there are two parts to this VAIO “Hybrid PC” – one is the notebook and the other might be a dock or something turning it into a desktop judging by the specs. Sony Insider says the non-notebook part reminds them of the Sony Vaio RM.

Sony Vaio “Hybrid PC” specs

Notebook part:

* Intel Core i7 processor
* Intel Wi-Di
* SSD or HDD
* No optical drive
* HDMI out (with 3D support)
* 8 – 16.5 hour battery
* 1.13 kg

Desktop part:

* Discrete GPU (AMD Whistler-XT with 1GB of RAM)
* Blu-ray R/W drive
* HDMI out
* VGA out
* RJ-45 LAN
* USB
* 0.68kg weight

No images available of either products right now.

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Sony Electronics has announced US availability of the Sony VAIO SB 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop series, previously released in Europe.

The 3.8-pound 1-inch thin VAIO SB, sold as VAIO S, is available for pre-sale at SonyStyle.com for a base price of $970.

Sony’s notebook is based on the Intel 2nd Gen Core “Sandy Bridge” i5 and i7 processors and includes a hybrid graphics solution with the AMD Radeon HD 6630 1GB video card, as well as up to 15 hours of battery life with addition of a secondary on-the-fly pluggable sheet battery that mounts on laptop’s bottom.

When the AMD Fusion based Sony Vaio YB debuted earlier this year, prices started at $600, or if you happened to be browsing Amazon.com, $550 for a slightly lower spec model.

Now, the lower spec model has dropped in price by $60 and can now be found for about $490 at a few online stores – J&R.com (and via Amazon.com) and B&H Photo Video. That includes both silver and pink models.

The low end model gets you 2GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD. The rest is all the same – an 11.6″ 1366 x 768 display, Zacate E-350 CPU with Radeon HD 6310 graphics, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, HDMI out, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

Sony Electronics Europe has announced the redesigned VAIO S 13.3″ thin-and-light notebook – the Sony VAIO SB.

The SB series is less than 1 inch thin and weighs 3.86-pounds. It features “a stylish new full flat design that’s crafted in magnesium with a wide aluminum palmrest”.

Regarding internal components, there are the 2nd Generation Intel Core processor choices, a hybrid graphics solution that switches between the integrated GPU and AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series video card, a hard drive or solid state drive, up to 8GB of RAM, Blu-ray optical drive, and optional 3G mobile broadband module.

The VAIO SB has a display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels, LED backlight, and low-reflection display coating. Other features include a backlight keyboard, instant-on OS for web browsing, and Fast Boot technology that enables”50% quicker” Windows 7 boot up time than on conventional notebooks.

Its standard battery provides up to 7 hours of run time on a single charge, which can be extended to up to 14 hours when combined with a secondary battery, pluggable on-the-fly.

Color choices are black, white, silver, blue, and pink.

The new VAIO S Series will be available starting in March/April 2011, depending on country. There’s no info on pricing in Sony’s press release, but we have found a VAIO SB model in the UK for a base price of £899.00 (around $1,459).

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Sony introduced the Vaio YB series 11.6 inch laptop with an AMD E-350 Zacate processor last month, and the laptop is now available for around $550 in the US. Now it looks like Sony is offering a variation on the theme in Italy. The Sony Vaio YA looks virtually identical to the YB, but it has an Intel processor instead of an AMD chip.

The Sony Vaio YA is available with a choice of an Intel Core i3-380UM processor or a Core i5-470UM chip. It has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and runs Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional.

The base model of the laptop comes with 2GB of RAM and 320GB of RAM, but it can also be configured with more storage, a high performance solid state drive, and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory. Sony says a standard battery should provide up to 6 hours of run time, while a 12 hour battery is also available.

Prices in Europe start at € 649, or about $887, but that includes the VAT. If and when Sony offers the Vaio YA in the US, it will likely carry a much lower price tag.