Ultraportable Notebooks Archive

  • Sony VAIO Z Series: Core i7 CPU, four SSDs, 13.1 inches at 3.2 pounds

    Sony VAIO Z Series: Core i7 CPU, four SSDs, 13.1 inches at 3.2 pounds

    Z1_CC01_BH_lifestyle_v2Carbon fiber, people. That’s the ticket right there. It’s the miracle substance that allows Sony to stuff super fast components into a 13.1-inch laptop while keeping the weight at around 3.2 pounds. And while most ultraportable notebooks favor style over substance, the impending VAIO Z Series due from Sony in March will feature an Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA graphics, 1920x1080 screen resolution, and the ability to stack four solid state drives in a Raid 0 configuration. Again, all at just over three pounds.

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  • AMD’s low-voltage ‘Congo’ platform due soon?

    AMD’s low-voltage ‘Congo’ platform due soon?

    amdNot content to sit back and let Intel have all the ultra low voltage fun, AMD's low voltage Congo platform is apparently due in the coming weeks – late October or early November, according to DigiTimes.

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