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Sony’s never been one to craft a “low-cost laptop,” and even the company’s minuscule VAIO W netbook remains one of the most expensive in the sector. But this, friends, might just be one worth the premium. Announced over in Australia, the limited edition VAIO W you’re peering at above has been designed in partnership with Billabong, and the Imperial Lime lid is certainly the primary selling point. Expected to ship Down Under next month, the 10.1-inch machine will be outfitted with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 1,366 x 768 resolution panel, Windows 7 Starter and a GPU that’s incapable of handling 1080p material. You’ll also find an Ethernet jack, a pair of USB 2.0 sockets, built-in webcam and a 250GB hard drive, but none of those ho hum specs help to justify the AU$749 ($619) price tag.

There are always curious experiments and between two markets to just try to sell more. Korean company Samsung and U.S. toy giant Mattel have gone and done it and launched the Samsung X170 laptop Barbie Special Edition. The 11.6-inch notebook also includes an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 CPU with 1.3 GHz and is equipped with 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive. It also comes with hot pink cover and embossed with a black silhouette of America’s favorite girl on the cover. There is also a black version, also decorated with Barbie’s head. The desktop backgrounds, icons, screen saver, and various other elements of Windows 7 pink with a girly pink trim.