Sony Vaio Z 2011: A New Round Of Evolution

Sony Vaio Z 2011: A New Round Of Evolution

Appearance Vaio Z bottling in 2011 might seem familiar: the Toshiba Satellite P105 battery laptop looks like a model, an updated S-series, presented in the spring. The same faces chopped, just lacks the classical round power button, which became in fact a business card Business Notebook Vaio. In fact, different from the old "outlet that" a lot - it does not update the old model, but a completely new laptop. Describe the most striking changes.

First, almost twice the thickness of the notebook dropped: now it is 16.6 mm, while the Vaio Z of the previous generation were very well-fed - 33 mm in the thickest part. The rest stayed the same size - 13.1-inch screen is difficult to fit in the cabinet is smaller and thinner frames, as some in the Sony has decided not to get involved. The reason is that in front of the notebook is not removable PA3450U-1BRS battery. The engineers had a choice: either reduce it or to sacrifice the size of the touchpad.

Second, the already lightweight notebook has become even easier: 1.16 kg vs. 1.4 predecessor. The result is the lightest 13-inch notebook in existence: the champions - Macbook Air and Samsung 900X3A weigh a little more than 1.3 kg. Lost weight and power supply, which in the past "outlet that is" obscene heavier bag with a PA3420U-1BRS laptop. Moreover, the power supply is now two, but more on that later.

The third important change: from the VGP-BPS9/S laptop disappeared discrete graphics and an optical drive. Now they are in a separate small box, called Power Media Dock.They are located here on a very simple reason: the usual carbon fiber is not very good passes electromagnetic waves, and these inserts, some better for them, hidden antenna multiple wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMAX and 3G.

Connectors at the Sony Vaio Z is not too much: on the left side in general is only one VGA, on the right a bit more 3.5 mm universal VGP-BPS9, which combined headphone output and microphone input, RJ-45 network, which in 2011 is possible would have been boldly and decisively to bring the dock, HDMI, USB 2.0 connector and cunning corporate USB 3.0 + Light Peak, about which later.The victim eventually was he, that is quite logical. But there was a normal realization of gestures such as scrolling with two fingers, which was invented by the same fruit company.

Display Vaio Z has always been a model of how to make screens in Sony VGP-BPS13 battery notebooks. Almost as he left. 1600x900 resolution 13-inch screen looks great. Maybe later there will be modifications to the resolution of 1920x1080 - the U.S., they have encountered. If someone is too small - you can adjust the size of fonts and icons. The set will come with even a guide on how to do this - for the savvy.

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