Sony is setting its sites firmly on the business market with the release of the VAIO TX Series, its latest ultraportable laptop. Bridging the divide between business reliability and multimedia freedom, the TX-Series is available in a choice of three colours and fully configured for life on the road.
Finished in a carbon fibre laminate, the TX-Series provide greater strength than the magnesium-alloy designs commonly seen in laptops. Ideal for protection in transit, the laminate ensures a light weight, with the laptops weighing no more than 1.3kg.
Innovation is to the fore with the use of LED technology to illuminate the panel. The first laptop screen to use the technology, it offers sharper image contrast and brighter image definition. Image quality is ideal if you need perfect colour match, but picture editors are unlikely to use a laptop with a screen as small as 11.1 inches. However, a definite bonus for the traveller is the screen can be made thinner, with the panel on the TX being a mere 4mm thick. Enhanced by Sony’s X-Black antiglare screen coating, images are expected to be sharp and vibrant. Graphics are sourced from an integrated Intel 915GMS GPU.
To allow high-performance from the small chassis, Intel’s ultra-low voltage processors are used. Keeping heat low, three models in the range opt for the 1.2GHz ULV Pentium M 753 along with 512MB-1GB of DDR2 memory and a 60GB (4200rpm) hard drive for proficient mobile performance.
Available now, the VAIO TX1 costs £1799 (inc. VAT). For a full review, see the next issue of WL on sale 24th November.
