@kahyeec : Yeah. The Sony Vaio sleeve is even cheaper than the free bag given by them. Anyway, I might get a better sleeve to bring around if I buy this. Regarding the battery life, though others might last a lil longer, I might get the 6-cell battery or just bring my charger along. Now, I'm wondering whether should I wait for the said Sony promotion on 22nd April or not.

News:
Sony announces "division two" VAIO laptops
Sony is to launch a "division two" of VAIO laptops that are made and designed by other manufacturers.

In an exclusive interview with PC Pro, the deputy president of Sony VAIO’s Business Group announced a two-tier strategy for the company’s laptop division, with “division one” for the VAIO laptops designed and built by Sony, and a “division two” for VAIO models built by its partners.

Even though these “division two” laptops won’t be built by Sony, Ryosuke Akahane claimed that they would have a “taste of VAIO, the style of VAIO”. The laptops will still bear Sony's name, and the company will approve all third-party designs.

They will also include many of the features to be included in new models of Sony-made VAIOs, such as the Assist button – press this and a recovery centre will launch to help customers save and rescue data.

Akahane insists the new products will be of the same quality as existing VAIOs. “The quality criteria itself is no different between division number one and division number two.”

Instead the difference will be in the technology. “We will include new technology [such as the latest processors] in division number one first, and then we can learn and we can get the know-how, then we can transfer [the technology] to the products coming from division two.”


Akahane explains at an event in Nagano for VAIO team new divisions and future planning.

Two brands?

We asked Akahane if Sony had considered setting up a different brand in a similar way to Dell with its Studio and Inspiron lines, but he was definitive in his answer. “No. We had a discussion for that, but the conclusion is no. Making a new brand is an investment, it’s not efficient, and also for the customer we wanted to enhance the identity of VAIO more and more and for that having a different brand is not good.”

Akahane has set an informal target of ten million sales of VAIO laptops in 2010, rising from around 6.8 million in 2009. Explaining the need for this dramatic rise now, he explained: “We need a certain market share. And if we don’t have a certain market share, it’s tough to survive.” However, he ruled out buying a rival to boost Sony's sales in the immediate future.

So who is Sony targeting with its new strategy? “It’s more HP and Apple [than Acer]. We have been launching new technology and new products, and we believe we’ve made lots of innovation. We’ll continue with those challenges, and at the same time the network service is very important.”

The network service Akahane refers to is based on the PlayStation Network, Sony’s rival to Xbox Live. “In our case, we have more devices [than Apple] – such as TVs and PlayStation, and also we have to realise the synergy among those products.”

The example cited by Akahane was watching a movie: you download it on a TV but need to leave your home for work, and with a synched network service you could watch the rest of the movie from the exact point you stopped watching on your Sony Ericsson phone or VAIO laptop.

Akahane wouldn’t confirm when this service would become available, but we expect it to arrive late in 2010.

- Credits to PCPRO, by By Tim Danton, Posted on 15 Apr 2010 at 15:28
Links: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/357289/sony-an...wo-vaio-laptops

noob question:

is it possible to replace the SATA 5400RPM 500G drive on the Vaio Z115GG model to an Intel X-25M SSD drive without issues? I mean any problems? would i need to replace wires/hack the enclosure or as simple as replacing drives on most laptops? The Quad SSD model is just way beyond my budget.

link below has the specs

http://www.sonystyle.com.my/ProductListing...del=VPCZ115GG/B

Yes, u can replace it. Actually it is SATA 7200RPM 500G. No hack or rewire needed.

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Added on April 18, 2010, 12:29 pmHi Bugeca ! Does your VAIO Z115 come with cleaning cloth ?

This post has been edited by shinjin: Apr 18 2010, 12:29 PM

thanks

Guys i just got my Sony Vaio W-series netbook (VPCW216AG)

It comes with 2gb of ram..Is it possible for me to upgrade it?

Thanks!

@faizpsp89 : I don't think so. That's the max.

cant. 2GB is the max for the mobo.

i wanna ask ahh. can we set the short cut that we wan to put in Vaio Gate ourselves?
for example, in my vaio gate, there is microsoft trial 60days there. can i remove it?
if can, how to remove it?

owh ok..Thanks for the explenation..

First time vaio user..hehe..whole family using dell..

drag out to the desktop. It will "vanish".
to put programs in, drag programs into it.

hi according to vaio US , can custom made like DELL , wondering is it possible custom spec vaio in malaysia?
cause the model i am interested is F series but sad to say it only comes with 500gb 5400rpm hdd and not 7200rpm can i change it to 7200rpm? warranty will void? cause normally i buy 3 years warranty together

cannot customise

and changing the HDD will void the warranty because it involves taking out screws and altering the product.

Sony Style in KLCC is closed for renovation. Looks like I've to get mine from Sony Center now...

Nah... Correct me if I'm wrong, netbooks, in general, can support up to 2GB only.

what you're after?
You can go to Sony Style at Times Square too.

FYI, all PC Fair promo is still on going at all Sony Style outlets.

This post has been edited by V12Kompressor: Apr 19 2010, 04:59 PM

W Series. How's the service in Times Square?

I would like to purchase a Vaio Cw26 lu. What u guys think about this lappy? =D

all round performance and value for money

Nope. Standard package.

So, just got this:


First impression, good overall performance as protector and mousepad.
The only drawback is, mouse slide feel slower than the smooth hard surface, maybe due to microfibre surface.

Recommendation: Good to those looking for mobile gaming mousepad while on the same time works as keyboard/lcd protector and cleaning cloth. Easy to carry around as you can just put it inbetween keyboard and screen.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Apr 20 2010, 12:24 AM