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Sony VAIO W Series Mini Netbooks

By admin On July 7, 2009 Under Netbook Reviews, New Gadget Reviews

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Sony VAIO W Series Mini Netbooks
 
Manufacturer: Sony
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List Price: $499.99
Sale Price: $529.99
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Product Description

Featuring an ultra-portable design, the Sony VAIO W Series mini notebook is perfect for using as a secondary PC, for surfing the web, checking e-mail, and social networking. It delivers the essential laptop experience--email, instant messaging, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter--in a size so small you can take it anywhere. This model (VGN-W111XX/W) comes in sugar white, but it's also available in berry pink and cocoa brown.



The Sony VAIO W mini notebook in white.


At your fingertips is a smartly designed keyboard with springy and responsive keys that make typing emails fast and easy. And it has a familiar, easy-to-use touch pad and large touch pad buttons that allow comfortable web browsing.


Sporting a handy, built-in camera and microphone, it's fun and easy to hold face-to-face chats with your friends and family.
It incorporates a high-resolution, 1366 x 768, LED backlit 10.1-inch ultra-wide display, making it easy to view two full web pages- no side-to-side scrolling necessary. The W Series also features an isolated keyboard with springy and responsive keys making it comfortable and easy to use. Its carefully designed touchpad and mouse keys make the PC functional and mouse movements easy to control. Easily transfer data, such as photos from your digital camera or music from an MP3 player, to and from the PC with the unit's two convenient USB ports, and the integrated Bluetooth connectivity enables you to use peripherals such as a wireless mouse without tying up the either of the USB ports.

It comes with VAIO Media plus Multimedia Streaming software, a media sharing application that lets you wirelessly stream content across DLNA-enabled devices throughout your home network. Stream video, music and pictures from your W Series to your compatible primary PC or PLAYSTATION 3 and vice-versa and enjoy your content anywhere in the home including on your big-screen TV.

Created especially for mobile devices, Intel's 1.6 GHz Atom N280 processor uses an innovative design structure and hafnium-infused circuitry that helps reduce electrical current leakage in transistors--which means longer battery life when you're on the go. A roomy 160GB hard drive provides ample storage for all your photos, files and videos. Other features include a built-in webcam and microphone let you video chat with family, friends and colleagues, 1 GB of RAM, Draft-N Wi-Fi networking, both Memory Stick and Secure Digital memory card slots, and up to 2 hours of battery life with the included standard capacity battery.

It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop.

The W Series is ENERGY STAR 5.0 compliant, EPEAT Gold registered and incorporates eco-conscious features such as a mercury-free LED backlit LCD. Its corrugated cardboard packaging is comprised of 95 percent recycled content.

Key Features

  • 10.1-inch LED backlit widescreen display (1368 x 768-pixel resolution) provides richer colors and clearer definition--perfect for browsing the internet
  • 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 processor combines performance and efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while mobile. The Atom N280 processor also includes a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache (which temporarily stores data).
  • 160 GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
  • 1 GB of DDR2 RAM
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
  • MOTION EYE webcam and microphone lets you quickly snap photos and video chat with friends and family.
  • Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for greater speed and range
  • Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity enables you to communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones as well as enjoy wireless stereo music streaming (thanks to its embedded A2DP profile).
  • Fast Ethernet (10/100)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system
  • Up to 2 hours of battery life
  • Dimensions: 10.54 x 7.07 x 1.28 inches (WxDxH)
  • Weight: 2.62 pounds
  • Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty, and 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance (a 1-year international service plan is also available).

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
With its integrated Draft-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range using 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers). This notebook also provides Fast (10/100) Ethernet networking.

  • 2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
  • Analog video output: 1 VGA
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo media slot with MagicGate functionality
  • Secure Digital card slot (compatible with MMC media)
  • 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
  • 10/100 Fast Ethernet

What's in the box
This package contains the Sony VAIO VGN-W111XX/W mini notebook, standard capacity rechargeable battery, AC adapter, power cord, printed user manual

It also comes with the following software: Norton Internet Security 2009 (30-day trial); VAIO Multimedia Suite includes VAIO Startup Assistant, Click to Disc Editor, VAIO Movie Story, VAIO MusicBox and VAIO Media plus

Product Details

  • 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor
  • 1GB of pre-installed RAM
  • 160GB HDD & built-in A2DP Bluetooth technology
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home, 3 Cell Battery
  • 10.1 LCD w/ XBRITE-ECO technology & LED backlight, Integrated MOTION EYE camera & microphone

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Customer Reviews

awsome netbook
 
Review Date: October 18, 2009
Reviewer: vin,
this netbook is definitely something we purchased for plenty of reasons. one was cause its a Sony. Secondly it works well over wireless with the playstation and the screen size and resolution is far superior than other netbooks on the market.

it's definitely more expensive than the other netbooks but its definitely worth it!!!
Da Kine
 
Review Date: October 28, 2009
Reviewer: Ricci A. Velasquez, Hawai'i, USA
I bought several netbooks and this by far is the best. I would prefer black, but I choose the white over brown. It won't be long when they add a CD drive. If you need additional storage space an external hard drive will suffice. I am a name brand person and Sony held their name on this one. Its worth the extra few dollars. The hard drive and picture quality is superb. I do alot of traveling and this little bad boy is a perfect size for that and the appearance is none other, hey its a VAIO! I am a U.S. Contractor and taken this to the sand box (Iraq) and its been outside the wire many times and its built tough like the MRAPs. I do suggest buying a HP sleeve for it cause it fits perfectly and the neoprene is thicker.
Problem with fan
 
Review Date: January 30, 2010
Reviewer: J. Allison, Florida USA
I agree with the other reviewer about the fan cooler problem. I have owned this netbook since October. I started experiencing problems with the fan in December. I sent the computer in for repairs and am experiencing the same problem again. I own/ have owned 2 other VAIO's and love Sony products, but this one is turning into a huge disappointment. Aside from the fan, everything else has worked great.
Very Bad/Muy Mala
 
Review Date: November 23, 2009
Reviewer: Cristhian Jimenez, Dominican Republic
Dont buy this model of VAIO i have one and it has a fancooler problem that will damaged your laptop/ No la compraria si fuera tu, compre una por aqui y me salio malisima, el abanico suena terrible, de nada se calienta y se apaga, eso te danara el disco duro y solo te quedaras con una cajita muy bonita y atractiva. A la vez es una compu lentisima, no vale la pena!
J&R Computer/Music World