Chicago (IL) – If you like the idea of a compact notebook, but simply don’t want to accept the compromises a netbook will bring, Sony will have something for you. Of course, for a lot more dough than the $350 - $700 a typical netbook will cost.
There is some confusion in the market what the description netbook really implies and not everyone agrees with name creator Intel that netbook implies that such a device is a cheap computer to surf the Internet. Dell, for example, avoids calling its cheap mobile computer a netbook, simply because it believes that consumers will expect notebook performance from a netbook, which these devices clearly can’t provide.
If Dell’s perception is right, then Sony may have created the ultimate netbook with its new 11.1” TT-series. The computers are almost as small as the EeePC-class of devices, but substantially more powerful – powerful enough to compete with traditional notebooks.
The company has begun offering four different models, priced from $2100 to a hefty $4350, which, at least to our knowledge is the most expensive notebook currently offered in this class by a global vendor. For $2100 you will get a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor, 2 GB memory, a DVD/CD combo unit, a 160 GB hard drive and Windows Vista. A downgrade to Windows XP is available for an extra $50.
The flagship models runs on a 1.4 GHz SU9400 processor, has 4 GB of memory, a Blu-ray drive a 256 GB solid state disk (SSD) and comes with Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit).
Sony said that the new 2.87-pound notebooks will be available on or around October 15.
There is some confusion in the market what the description netbook really implies and not everyone agrees with name creator Intel that netbook implies that such a device is a cheap computer to surf the Internet. Dell, for example, avoids calling its cheap mobile computer a netbook, simply because it believes that consumers will expect notebook performance from a netbook, which these devices clearly can’t provide.
If Dell’s perception is right, then Sony may have created the ultimate netbook with its new 11.1” TT-series. The computers are almost as small as the EeePC-class of devices, but substantially more powerful – powerful enough to compete with traditional notebooks.
The company has begun offering four different models, priced from $2100 to a hefty $4350, which, at least to our knowledge is the most expensive notebook currently offered in this class by a global vendor. For $2100 you will get a 1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor, 2 GB memory, a DVD/CD combo unit, a 160 GB hard drive and Windows Vista. A downgrade to Windows XP is available for an extra $50.
The flagship models runs on a 1.4 GHz SU9400 processor, has 4 GB of memory, a Blu-ray drive a 256 GB solid state disk (SSD) and comes with Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit).
Sony said that the new 2.87-pound notebooks will be available on or around October 15.