SONY LAUNCHES REFRESHED VAIO SA AND SB LAPTOPS

Sony has refreshed its VAIO S series. The new Sony VAIO SB and SA notebooks have better hardware and a design slightly different from their previous versions.

Both models still sport magnesium and aluminum alloy chassis, backlit chiclet keyboards and on-board optical drives. The VAIO SA will be available in brown, black and silver while the SB sports navy and pink options. The only major aesthetic difference between these two models is that the SA has a fingerprint reader nestled between its right and left buttons.

The Sony VAIO SB is now available with Core i3 and i5 processors and AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics. It is priced in the range of $899 and $1000. The 13.3 inch display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The Sony VAIO SA has a starting price of $1,370. It will be available with Intel’s new Core i7 processor, AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics with 1GB of RAM, SSD options and a 1600 x 900 pixels display. Both laptops come standard with batteries, but in case you need more up time Sony is offering a $150 slice battery that when coupled with the standard battery will get up to 15 hours of runtime.