Sony VAIO in pink for the girlies… cringe!

Which marketing guru thought this one up? Oooh, pink is for girls! Girls will love this! Genius….

I know a lot of girls (no, seriously) and I can think of about five of them (that’s a small percentage, trust me) who would lap this up in true ‘Oooooh it’s girly and pink and sparkly and pretty’ style – we blame Paris Hilton for this sickening, irritating fad.

Anyway – you get the picture, there’s are two pink Sony VAIOs on the market aimed at the female market for its Signature Spring 2010 collection.

The first is the Pink CW laptop, the second is the Pink P Series Lifestyle PC. Every Sony VAIO Signature Notebook is a limited edition, meaning they will be available for a limited time only.

Ladies can’t bear the thought of losing their laptop

Four out of 10 women would be devastated if they lost their mobile phone, a third could live without their man, and 1 in 5 couldn’t bear the thought of being without their laptop according to a new survey.

Tracy from Liverpool said: “My life would fall apart if I lost my Sony VAIO! It has everything on it from my photos and addresses to my diary and accounts. I’m constantly backing it up, terrified I’ll lose it all.

Bryony from Northampton confessed: “I have a little travel laptop which is perfect for emails and Facebook on the go.”

The survey of 4,000 women put their mums at top of their list of 20 most treasured possessions – boyfriends only scraped in fifth behind friends and photos. Diamond rings, laptops and mascara also made the top 20.

Sony VAIO Z series on its way to the UK

Sony has formally unveiled the latest additions to its Sony VAIO Z series, giving it a UK release date of March for what it describes as a ‘breathtaking’ addition top-end portable laptops.

With up to 6GB of RAM, quad solid state drives, Intel Core i7 processor and NVidia GT 330M GPU’s this is certainly a massively desirable piece of kit, just like its predecessors.

And when you bear in mind that it weighs in at 1.45g, is crafted from carbon fibre, has a 13.1-inch screen and is 32.7 mm thick at its thickest, you probably get the impression that this what Sony describes as aspirational – high-end, high-spec’d, and high cost.

“Extreme performance and mobility doesn’t come at the expense of business-class comfort,” adds Sony.

“A built-in ambient light sensor detects surrounding light levels, automatically switching on keyboard backlighting for accurate typing while dimming screen illumination to save power as necessary.”

Sony Vaio takes best multimedia laptop gong

Sony Vaio VGN-AW31 – Best Multimedia Laptop of 2009

Designed to be Sony’s ‘ultimate multimedia experience’, the Sony Vaio AW31 is a great choice for entertainment use, professional photography and video editing. Combining top-of-the-range connectivity, SSD/HDD storage, a nonreflective 3LED screen and a comprehensive package of included software, its impressive levels of quality were hard to ignore.

Also nominated….

HP HDX16
HP laptops are consistently some of the more stylish and powerful on the market, combining semi-portable mobility with ample performance. The eye-catching design and great usability seal the deal, with it being voted second favourite of the year.

Toshiba Qosmio G50
Toshiba’s Qosmio range has long been known for its high-end multimedia machines, with the G50 heralding a new style and stunning performance. The slightly garish design did little to deter, as its power and features made it a compelling choice.

Samsung R710
As with its smaller R610, the Samsung R710 proved to be one of the most portable and affordable Blu-ray laptops on the market. Despite fairly average features, its low price, HD compatibility and great user interface impressed across the board.

Nominations from What Laptop.

Sony go green with recycled VAIO laptop

Chargers are now draining less standing power in a bid to save the environment, gizmo’s such as Apple’s range are using materials that aren’t harmful to the world around us and Sony has now entered the eco fray.

One of its new SONY VAIO laptops will hit the shops made from recycled CDs and DVDs. Well, a quarter of it will be and there is no difference whatsoever to standard models in terms of size, functions and potential pricing.

In case you worry about cardboard and paper too, the machine doesn’t even come in a box when you buy it.

Instead it’s all packaged into a neat carry case also made from recycled materials, that you just pick up and walk off with.

New Sony VAIO laptops from just £560 at Laptopshop

The Laptopshop January sale has some extraordinary offers, with arguably the best coming in the Sony VAIO range.

New Sony VAIO laptops featuring Windows 7 Premium start from just £560, possessing some incredible specs.

Sony VAIOs are an excellent choice if you are considering purchasing a laptop. You can be sure that you will have access to the latest technological features while being stylish and comfortable at the same time. So if you are considering a new notebook computer, the Sony VAIO laptop may be the way to go.

Sony VAIO F-Series laptops on sale from mid January

Sony has drawn the curtains back on its latest multimedia laptop range, the Sony VAIO F-Series. Boasting a powerful specification, the laptop is primarily aimed at the creatively minded among us, and looks to be ideal for those after photo, video and music editing functionality.

Carrying out any of the above tasks requires power, and that’s something the VAIO F-Series should be able to deliver in truck loads. The base model boasts an Intel Core i5 processor and 4096MB of DDR3 memory, with the top-of-the-range model packing a more powerful Core i7 chip and 8192MB of DDR3 memory.

The 16.4-inch widescreen panel boasts a 1920 x 1080 pixel full HD resolution and aims to have your pictures, movies and Blu-ray discs looking fantastic. A powerful nVidia GeForce GT 330M graphics card is also in place, making the machine as well suited to gaming as it is to multimedia editing.

A recordable Blu-ray drive is included as standard for watching the latest HD movies and writing up to 50GB of data to disc, and a capacious 500GB hard drive lets you store huge amount of music, photos and videos with ease.

The laptops will be hitting the shelves on the 18th of January – pricing as of yet unknown, but we doubt they’ll slot into the refurbished laptops category.

Sony unveils four new VAIO laptops

Sony’s latest additions to the Sony VAIO family include an environmentally-friendly notebook featuring a reprocessed plastic chassis comprised of approximately 20 percent recycled CDs.

Consumer electronics giant Sony announced the release of four VAIO notebook computers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, including the Z-Series ultra-portable notebook, housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis, the F-Series multi-media notebook, featuring Sony’s Transfer Jet technology to wirelessly transfer digital photos, W-Series Eco Edition mini notebook, incorporating a reprocessed plastic chassis and packaged in a reusable carrying-case and the Y-Series notebooks.

At just over three pounds, the Z notebook is housed in a carbon-fiber aluminum chassis and includes the latest Intel processor technology, as well as s a 13.1-inch (diagonal) high-resolution LED backlight screen, which conserves power and provides a wide spectrum of true-to-life colors. The Z model also has an optional Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical drive for creating and storing high-definition content. The PC integrates wireless 3G Mobile Broadband technology provided by Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband Built-In (optional), Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Bluetooth wireless technologies. The Z Series comes exclusively in solid state drive (SSD) models—up to 512GB. The Z Series will retail for about £1,300 and be available in summer, according to a company release.

“Sony engineers have raised the bar once again” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of the VAIO business group at Sony. “By melding cutting-edge technologies such as a Blu-ray Disc optical drive, HDMI output and a hybrid graphics system into highly-mobile PCs, consumers can now enjoy HD content on their terms- in the living room, on–the-go, where ever.”

Asus unveil Bang & Olufsen designed laptop

Asus has unveiled its latest Bang & Olufsen designed laptop, the Asus NX90Jq, featuring dual, turntable style touchpads that sit on either side of the keyboard.

The Taiwanese computing giant is certainly trying to think differently with the design of its latest mobile computer, clearly taking notes from the cutting-edge designs of Sony Vaio and Apple MacBooks.

Asus’ latest release features a polished aluminium casing and a high-definition 18.4-inch display, in addition to a Core i7 processor under the hood.

For audiophile-level sound reproduction, you also get B&O ICEpower speakers, an NVIDIA GeForce GT 334M graphics chip for perfect movie viewing and mid-level gaming and up to (an incredible) 1280GB of storage, should you really need it.

All of this is topped-off with a slot-in Blu-ray drive and USB 3.0.

Merry Christmas! Save on VAT by ordering before 2010!

Here at Laptopshop, we want you to get the very best deal available, and that’s why we’re never beaten on price! Laptop deals are our speciality so if you’re planning to begin 2010 with a sparkling new laptop or netbook, make sure you get it ordered before January 1st!

VAT goes back up to 17.5% so if you make your purchase in 2009, you’ll save 2.5% – which, for example, is £25 off a £1,000 Sony VAIO.

Merry Christmas from Laptopshop – and all the best for 2010!