New Vaio laptops with Windows 10 announced
Vaio today announced the launch of the new Vaio Z series of premium Windows laptops. Sony may not be making laptops anymore, but its spun-off Vaio division wants to churn up one premium laptop after the other. These new 2016 Vaio Z series of laptops will be up for pre-orders soon in the US.
Sony’s new Vaio Z and Vaio S series of laptops come with Windows 10 preinstalled. The Vaio Z will be the flagship model with the Vaio S playing second fiddle. These two new premium laptops resemble some of old Sony models to a great extent, but there’s no more Sony branding now. Vaio is aiming these laptops at the pros, packing in some serious punch along with great looks.
Vaio Z
The Vaio Z comes with a 13 inch display with a 1440p resolution. At 2560 x 1440 pixels, you get an impressive pixel density of ~226 PPI. The default configuration comes with 8 GB RAM, but Vaio lets you opt for 16 GB as well. Featuring the latest generation of Intel Skylake processors with a quad core Intel Core i5 being offered for starters. Customers can go for higher end versions as well.
As far as storage is concerned, you get an option to choose between a 256 GB or a 512 GB SSD. Vaio will be selling two versions of the Vaio Z laptops – one in a flip form factor and another in the regular clamshell form factor. If you go for the flip version, you will get a 13 in 1440p display with touchscreen and stylus support, with the price starting at $1799. However, if you go for the regular clamshell form factor, you can get a 1080p non-touch version starting at $1499.
Initially, Vaio will be selling only the Vaio Z flip in the US, with pre-orders set to begin on February 8th.
Vaio S
The Vaio S is the regular laptop with a more affordable pricing. You get an Intel Core i5 Skylake processor, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB of SSD storage. The display will be the same at 13 inches, but only 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Vaio S is priced at $1099 and will be available later in March along with the Vaio Z clamshell variant.
via Vaio
