Sony VAIO W series
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The Sony VAIO W series is a netbook in Sony
's VAIO series of notebook computers. It was released on July 7, 2009. It is aimed primarily towards the youth market, creating a new market audience for VAIO. The product is intended to be mainly used for at home for browsing, sharing photos online, downloading music
and online networking. It clearly differentiates itself from the existing notebook line-up and is not presented as a full PC.
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's VAIO series of notebook computers. It was released on July 7, 2009. It is aimed primarily towards the youth market, creating a new market audience for VAIO. The product is intended to be mainly used for at home for browsing, sharing photos online, downloading music
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
and online networking. It clearly differentiates itself from the existing notebook line-up and is not presented as a full PC.
Features
- 10.1” 16:916:916:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
WXGA 1366×768 X-black LCD screenLiquid crystal displayA liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....
with LED backlights - 2.6 lbPound (mass)The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
. - Full pitch isolation keyboard
- Intel Atom N280 processor at 1.66 GHz
- Built in webcamWebcamA webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
and microphoneMicrophoneA microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter... - 3 hour battery
- Wireless b/g/nIEEE 802.11IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...
networking - Matching accessories (carry pouch and mouseMouse (computing)In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons...
accessory kit)
Models
The models are made in three colors: pink, white, and brown. Their base price is (USD) $499.| Model | Color | Processor | Memory | Storage Drive | Operating System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPCW11S1E/W | White | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 160 GB HDD | Windows XP Home |
| VPCW11S1E/T | Brown | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 160 GB HDD | Windows XP Home |
| VPCW11S1E/P | Pink | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 160 GB HDD | Windows XP Home |
| VPCW12S1E/W | White | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 250 GB HDD | Windows 7 Starter |
| VPCW12S1E/T | Tan | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 250 GB HDD | Windows 7 Starter |
| VPCW12S1E/P | Pink | Intel Atom Processor N280 | 1 GB DDR2 | 250 GB HDD | Windows 7 Starter |