Powerful Portability: Smallest Sony Media Center PC Designed for On-The-Go
January 04 2006 - 7:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
New VAIO Notebook Combines Cutting-Edge Performance with
Exceptional Entertainment Experience LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/
-- CES (Booth #14200) -- Proving that even power users no longer
need to be chained to a desk, Sony is introducing the VAIO(R) FE
series notebook, a high-performance mobile media center. Built on
the latest advances, including the newest mobile technology from
Intel(R), DDR2 memory and a super-fast serial ATA hard drive, the
FE series provides the muscle to power through the most demanding
tasks at top speed. The result is smoking performance for a wide
array of productivity and entertainment activities, such as running
resource-intensive programs while maintaining communications or
sharing pictures, movies or music. The 15.4-inch widescreen display
with XBRITE HiColor(TM) LCD technology ensures that multimedia
playback is rich and vibrant. Sony's advanced display technology
delivers extraordinary color purity and saturation, even in bright
daylight. Sound Reality(TM) technology, Sony's advanced audio
integration, adds the aural component to a superb movie-viewing
experience. Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition 2005
offers intelligent and seamless control of entertainment content
from a single, easy-to-use interface. "Now you don't have to lug a
desktop around to get top-notch performance," said Mike Abary vice
president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics. "With
today's components and our compact design, you can get all the
power you need in a thin notebook that weighs less than seven
pounds." Virtually Face-to-Face You can keep in touch with friends,
family and colleagues with the notebook's integrated camera with
zoom and microphone. Use your favorite Video over IP applications
to conduct video chat meetings or just check in with the family
back home from virtually any hotspot with built in 802.11 a/b/g
wireless LAN connectivity. A handy privacy filter masks out the
environment around you so you can chat from a messy desk or a
crowded coffee shop and your conversation partners will be none the
wiser. With the FE series, a full complement of professional tools
for DVD creation is at your fingertips. Click to DVD(R) software
and an onboard DVD+R Double Layer/DVD +/- RW drive makes
professional-looking DVD movies quick and easy. Create or record up
to 8.5GB of home video, movies, music, or digital photos (or up to
4 hours of MPEG-2 video) on one Double Layer DVD disc. The notebook
also features ExpressCard(TM), an emerging standard in smaller,
faster PC card solutions with the throughput to port data at
incredible speeds, making it ideal for transfers of video and large
files. The VAIO FE also includes S-video, enabling convenient
connectivity to televisions, cameras and projectors. The addition
of an optional docking station extends the possibilities. With a
built-in multi-function bay that can accommodate and additional 80
GB hard drive or a choice of optical drives, you have the
flexibility to swap in and out the peripherals you need, when you
need them. Sony VAIO FE notebooks will be widely available next
month for about $1,650. They can also be purchased online at
http://www.sonystyle.com/ or at SonyStyle(R) stores in high-end
shopping malls around the country. For more information, please
visit http://www.sony.com/fe. Editor's note: For additional
information about Sony computer products, consumers can call (888)
315-SONY, or visit Sony's web site at: http://www.sony.com/vaio.
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media are invited to visit Sony Electronics' news and information
web site at http://www.sony.com/news. DATASOURCE: Sony Electronics
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