i sense a refresh lineup? maybe with the glossy cf finish for the lid. or sony malaysia so anal not to bring anymore that series only due to low market demand just like they kill the G series.

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Added on April 15, 2010, 1:13 am*im refering to Z for glossy finish cf, while specs update for both

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Apr 15 2010, 01:13 AM

Sony Malaysia web tend to have typo alot tho. loL
Anyway, the Z117 is no more due to shortage stock of i7. even peeps at US having this problem too. no more i7 as for now not until we hear some updates from the Intel dudes.

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Added on April 16, 2010, 1:30 amso the availability of Z117 is depend on how much sony have in their warehouse.

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Added on April 16, 2010, 1:32 amthe PC Fair 2010 for Sony somehow, the consumer lineup such as CW has better freebies.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Apr 16 2010, 01:32 AM

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

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

how it works? i dont know as i never have to return to service center for some fix on my VAIOs. maybe other can answer this.
price you can refer to front thread.
and you have to purchase it as when you purchase the laptop. i guess sony doesnt want to take risk to inspect the notebook if the customer buy the Sony Extended Warranty (SEW) later.

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Added on April 25, 2010, 1:05 amyou can always read Terms and Condition for SEW and also asked them if you feel unclear about it.

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Added on April 25, 2010, 1:07 amthe only distinguish them is OS. if MAC OSX is your priority, get the Macbook Pro. Be remind that beside the processor, the graphic gpu also has 512MB only on MBP 17 rather than Sony VAIO F117.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Apr 25 2010, 01:07 AM

firstly, how do you know it still using the stamina mode? does it says it still using Mobile Intel 4 Series? <-- Check at Welcome Center.
secondly, do you disabled the VAIO Event Service and VAIO Power Management?
thirdly, do you did a fresh installed without properly installed VAIO driver (including those power management, event service etc)?

more info mention would be useful.

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Added on April 29, 2010, 12:20 amthanks for the link, shouldve post it at the front thread.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Apr 29 2010, 12:20 AM