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Great Things Come in Small Packages: No Handbag or Overcoat Is Complete This Season Without a VAIO P-Series
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LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 01/07/09 -- Sony today introduced the VAIO P-series, arefreshingly new ultra portablePC with a new form factor. A unique dimension slightly larger than anoffice letter envelope, this small VAIO easily slips in and out of your bagwhenever you need it on the go. With the miniaturisation, style and flairsought after by active individuals, it's a desirable item for the out andabouts. Open this stylish PC, and you have mobile broadband thanks to its3G connectivity, GPS, awell designed full keyboard and a brilliant high resolution screen. It'sso light, petite and pleasing in the hand that it will make your activitiesand trips, whether far or near, a whole new experience.
The VAIO P weighs less than 640g -- so light that you'd forget that you'recarrying it. Yet you can carry your passion and share it with friends, beit your photos, videos or music. With vibrant colours and brightnesstypical of VAIO's X-black LCD, photos and videos are sharp and vivid. Andfor the writers and bloggers, a candid or inspirational moment won't getmissed when you want to write and keep those ideas safe whenever they popup. The well-spaced keys spread across the full width of the chassis areergonomic and responsive allowing a smooth and fluid typing action.
Complementing the exceptionally tactile experience is the sleek andsophisticated look of the VAIO P-series. It comes in four eye-catchingcolours, all with a high gloss piano finish; red, dark green, black andwhite. Available accessories to further enjoy your portable PC include matchingcolour carrying cases and Bluetooth® mice.
The screen measures 8-inches with a power efficient LED backlight and aresolution of 1600 x 768. Such high resolution means you won't bescrolling the web browser side ways. You can even work comfortably with twowindows side by side. A practical 'resize' button located below thekeyboard automatically and equally distributes multiple windows across thescreen.
You also have the convenient choice to start up in Windows Vista® or toaccess the Internet and other key functions using the XMB(TM)(XrossMediaBar) at the touch of a button. The XMB user interface, nowfamiliar in PSP(TM) and in the latest BRAVIA(TM) TVs, is perfect for aquick browse on the web, instant messaging, music playback, etc.
Equipped with VAIO Everywair WWAN, the VAIO P-series allows mobile broadband at yourfingertips. It has the latest high-speed standards capable of high speeddownload and upload using the 3G mobile phone network, so you can stayconnected with friends, family and colleagues while on the go. You cancheck your emails during your daily commute, surf the web for news whilewaiting for friends, upload the latest images on social networking sites,post a blog or enjoy a video chat with the integrated Webcam. With GPS you have the added fun oflocating restaurants, bars and other new places to discover.
Furthermore, despite its small size, the VAIO P-series has 2GB of RAM andhigh standard, strong build quality, ready to accompany you in your highoctane lifestyle.
This pretty and petite VAIO range will be available in the UK, France,Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia from February 2009. An exclusive model(VGN-P19VN/Q) is also available online for pre-order from Sony Style Store(www.sonystyle.eu). It has a 1.6GHz CPU and a Solid State Drive insteadof a conventional hard drive, giving you 128GB of super-fast flash memorywith the added advantages of enhanced reliability, further reduced weight(618g) and faster access to data.
Model VGN-P19VN/Q --------------------------------------------------Processor Intel® Atom(TM) Z530 Processor -------------------------------------------------- Genuine Windows Vista® Business with ServiceOS Pack 1 --------------------------------------------------Memory 2048MB (On board) --------------------------------------------------HDD 128GB SSD Flash drive Serial ATA --------------------------------------------------Screen 8" X-black LCD, 1600 x 768 resolution -------------------------------------------------- 618 g, 120 mm (depth) x 245 (width) x 19.8Weight & Size (height) -------------------------------------------------- VAIO Everywair WWAN (7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA), WLAN 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N, Bluetooth®, Motion EyeOthers webcam --------------------------------------------------
Environmental Info
Sony is engaged in a constant review of its manufacturing, operational andbusiness practices to ensure that its products are developed in anenvironmentally responsible way. This approach can broadly be divided intothree areas:
Product
-- VAIO P-Series models are ENERGY STAR® Computer Specification version 4.0 qualified.-- VAIO P-Series models have an LCD with white LED backlight, which is mercury-free and more energy efficient than a traditional lamp based backlight.-- All cover/housing plastic parts > 25g as well as the motherboard (without components) are halogen-free. Parts containing halogenated flame retardants may pose a risk to the environment if disposed of improperly.
Process
-- Recycled paper or certified paper (eg FSC) is used for product packaging.-- Recycled paper is used for printed documentation.-- Volatile Organic Compound-free vegetable oil based ink is used for printing the packaging.-- Extended user documentation is provided electronically on the hard disk drive to reduce paper use.
Planet
Sony is determined to lead the way as a responsible manufacturer, and as aresult we are focussing on three key areas of investment:
-- Reducing CO2 gas emissions-- Increasing the percentage of renewable energy used in manufacturing facilities-- Minimising the resources used by our factories in manufacturing
"Sony", "XMB", "PSP" and "BRAVIA" are registered trademarks or trademarksof Sony Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentionedherein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
About Sony:
Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technologyproducts for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music,pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be oneof the world's leading digital entertainment brands. Sony recordedconsolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.44 billion (yen 8,871 billion)for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on an average marketexchange rate for the same period of yen 160.0 to the EUR. It employsapproximately 180,500 people worldwide.
In Europe, the Sony Group recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 12.73billion (yen 2,328 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. SonyEurope, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, isresponsible for the company's European electronics business and registeredconsolidated sales of EUR 9.55 billion for the same period.
For more information on Sony Europe, please visithttp://www.sony-europe.com andhttp://www.sony-europe.com/presscenter
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Complementing the exceptionally tactile experience is the sleek andsophisticated look of the VAIO P-series. It comes in four eye-catchingcolours, all with a high gloss piano finish; red, dark green, black andwhite. Available accessories to further enjoy your portable PC include matchingcolour carrying cases and Bluetooth® mice.
The screen measures 8-inches with a power efficient LED backlight and aresolution of 1600 x 768. Such high resolution means you won't bescrolling the web browser side ways. You can even work comfortably with twowindows side by side. A practical 'resize' button located below thekeyboard automatically and equally distributes multiple windows across thescreen.
You also have the convenient choice to start up in Windows Vista® or toaccess the Internet and other key functions using the XMB(TM)(XrossMediaBar) at the touch of a button. The XMB user interface, nowfamiliar in PSP(TM) and in the latest BRAVIA(TM) TVs, is perfect for aquick browse on the web, instant messaging, music playback, etc.
Equipped with VAIO Everywair WWAN, the VAIO P-series allows mobile broadband at yourfingertips. It has the latest high-speed standards capable of high speeddownload and upload using the 3G mobile phone network, so you can stayconnected with friends, family and colleagues while on the go. You cancheck your emails during your daily commute, surf the web for news whilewaiting for friends, upload the latest images on social networking sites,post a blog or enjoy a video chat with the integrated Webcam. With GPS you have the added fun oflocating restaurants, bars and other new places to discover.
Furthermore, despite its small size, the VAIO P-series has 2GB of RAM andhigh standard, strong build quality, ready to accompany you in your highoctane lifestyle.
This pretty and petite VAIO range will be available in the UK, France,Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia from February 2009. An exclusive model(VGN-P19VN/Q) is also available online for pre-order from Sony Style Store(www.sonystyle.eu). It has a 1.6GHz CPU and a Solid State Drive insteadof a conventional hard drive, giving you 128GB of super-fast flash memorywith the added advantages of enhanced reliability, further reduced weight(618g) and faster access to data.
Model VGN-P19VN/Q --------------------------------------------------Processor Intel® Atom(TM) Z530 Processor -------------------------------------------------- Genuine Windows Vista® Business with ServiceOS Pack 1 --------------------------------------------------Memory 2048MB (On board) --------------------------------------------------HDD 128GB SSD Flash drive Serial ATA --------------------------------------------------Screen 8" X-black LCD, 1600 x 768 resolution -------------------------------------------------- 618 g, 120 mm (depth) x 245 (width) x 19.8Weight & Size (height) -------------------------------------------------- VAIO Everywair WWAN (7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA), WLAN 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N, Bluetooth®, Motion EyeOthers webcam --------------------------------------------------
Environmental Info
Sony is engaged in a constant review of its manufacturing, operational andbusiness practices to ensure that its products are developed in anenvironmentally responsible way. This approach can broadly be divided intothree areas:
Product
-- VAIO P-Series models are ENERGY STAR® Computer Specification version 4.0 qualified.-- VAIO P-Series models have an LCD with white LED backlight, which is mercury-free and more energy efficient than a traditional lamp based backlight.-- All cover/housing plastic parts > 25g as well as the motherboard (without components) are halogen-free. Parts containing halogenated flame retardants may pose a risk to the environment if disposed of improperly.
Process
-- Recycled paper or certified paper (eg FSC) is used for product packaging.-- Recycled paper is used for printed documentation.-- Volatile Organic Compound-free vegetable oil based ink is used for printing the packaging.-- Extended user documentation is provided electronically on the hard disk drive to reduce paper use.
Planet
Sony is determined to lead the way as a responsible manufacturer, and as aresult we are focussing on three key areas of investment:
-- Reducing CO2 gas emissions-- Increasing the percentage of renewable energy used in manufacturing facilities-- Minimising the resources used by our factories in manufacturing
"Sony", "XMB", "PSP" and "BRAVIA" are registered trademarks or trademarksof Sony Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentionedherein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
About Sony:
Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technologyproducts for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music,pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be oneof the world's leading digital entertainment brands. Sony recordedconsolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.44 billion (yen 8,871 billion)for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, based on an average marketexchange rate for the same period of yen 160.0 to the EUR. It employsapproximately 180,500 people worldwide.
In Europe, the Sony Group recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 12.73billion (yen 2,328 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. SonyEurope, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, isresponsible for the company's European electronics business and registeredconsolidated sales of EUR 9.55 billion for the same period.
For more information on Sony Europe, please visithttp://www.sony-europe.com andhttp://www.sony-europe.com/presscenter
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