Sony VAIO Y picks up AMD Fusion, S Series gets some Intel Core 2011

Oh yes, it’s a laptop processor war here at CES with AMD’s new Fusion APUs and Intel’s fresh Sandybridge CPUs gunning for core territory, but Sony’s not pickin’ sides when it comes to its new seriously mobile VAIOs. Kicking it off on the lower end is the 11.6-inch, 3.2-pound VAIO YB Series , which is being refreshed with AMD’s Brazos E350 APU. Sony doesn’t consider the YB to be a netbook — in fact, it doesn’t plan to continue with its netbook line after this quarter — but like most of these other Fusion systems (see: HP dm1 and Acer AO 522 ) the Y promises long battery life along with really solid graphics. Actually, according to the product manager, the platform has been out performing Intel’s Pentium processors. The system will be available with Windows 7 Home Premium, 320GB or 500GB hard drives, and 4GB of RAM — as you would expect, the $549 base configuration only gets 2GB of RAM and 320GB of storage. The Intel-powered YA Series will still be available with a Core i5 processor option for close to $750. So, what does Sony have in store on the more powerful ultraportable end? Well, it’s the VAIO S series. The 13.3-inch VAIO packs Intel’s first generation Core processors and the original WiDi. That enough for ya? We’ll have hands-on impressions of the SA and others soon, but until then enjoy the shots and press release after the break. Gallery: Sony VAIO S and Y Series Continue reading Sony VAIO Y picks up AMD Fusion, S Series gets some Intel Core 2011 Sony VAIO Y picks up AMD Fusion, S Series gets some Intel Core 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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