Sony has finally let their ultraslim VAIO Z laptop into the light, as they’ve unveiled this super slim laptop for the UK market. The specs reveal a 13.1-inch “ultramobile” notebook that comes in at under 1.2kg with a 2.7GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 1600×900 screen (the press release mentions an optional Full HD display) and sheet battery borrowed from the earlier VAIO S for up to 7 hours of computing.

Onboard it features only Intel’s HD Graphics 3000 solution but the VAIO Z beats other ultralights with its Power Media Dock, which contributes the power of an AMD Radeon 6650M GPU with 1GB of dedicated memory connected via Light Peak when more polygons have to be pushed. The dock sports one USB 3.0 hookup plus additional USB, VGA and HDMI ports, and a slot for either a DVD or Blu-ray drive.

There’s no word on price yet, but it is promised to ship by the end of July in Europe so if the full specs are appealing then you don’t have much time to save up. Pricing starts at £1,434 ($2,294) with a Core i5 CPU, 4GB of RAM and no PMD. The dock is a £400 ($640) option with no optical drive included, while upgrading to a 1080p 13.1-inch LCD is a mere £40 extra.

• Model
• VAIO VPCZ21V9E
• Processor
• Intel® Core™ i7-2620M 2.70GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.40GHz)
• OS
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional (64bit) with Service Pack 1
• Memory
• 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz SDRAM
• Drive
• 256GB SSD Flash memory (RAID 0)
• Screen
• 33.2cm (13.1″) VAIO Display Premium (1600×900) with wide (16:9) aspect ratio
• On-board graphics
• Intel® HD Graphics 3000
• Optical drive
• DVD SuperMulti Drive (included with VGP-PRZ20C Power Media Dock™ – see below)
• Others
• WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n; 3G WWAN; Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR; USB 2.0 x1, docking station/USB port x1 (supports USB 2.0/3.0 compatible devices); HDMI™ out (3D supported); stereo speakers with Dolby® Home Theater® v4; HD web camera powered by ‘Exmor’ (1.3 effective megapixels); Web, VAIO and Assist buttons; touchpad with gesture support; fingerprint sensor; Quick Boot
• Dimensions (DxHxW)
• Approx. 210 x 16.65 x 330mm
• Weight
• Approx. 1.18kg (with standard internal battery)
• Model
• Power Media Dock™ VGP-PRZ20C/VGP-PRZ20A
• Graphics Accelerator
• AMD Radeon™ HD 6650M
• Video RAM
• 1GB DDR3
• Max. resolution
• Analogue RGB: 1920 x 1200
• HDMI™: 1920 x 1080
• Optical drive
• VGP-PRZ20C: DVD SuperMulti Drive
• VGP-PRZ20A: Blu-ray Disc™ Drive with DVD SuperMulti
• LAN port
• 1000BASE-T/100BASE-T/10BASE-T x1
• USB port
• Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) Type A Connector x2, SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) x1
• Monitor port
• Mini D-Sub 15 pin x1
• HDMI output port
• x1 (3D Supported)
• Dimensions (DxHxW)
• Approx. 148 x 16.65 x 220mm
• Weight
• Approx. 0.685kg

Specifications and features vary by model. Please check VAIO laptops for more information.

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Sony Europe Press Centre

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