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Inside the theme is black as well with a black trackpad and brushed carbon fiber wrist rest area. It's exceptionally thin with a wedge shape (thicker at the back), very light and it looks great in it's carbon fiber matte black casing. In terms of price, the SZ650 is priced $50 less than the last generation SZ450 running the older Intel chipset with older NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 graphics/Intel GMA950.Īs with all high end Sony notebooks, the SZ is pure eye candy. The SZ6 runs a bit cooler, so there may be a more elaborate heat sink setup inside, though that could also be the result of better thermal management on Santa Rosa's part. Don't ask us where the added weight comes from, but our best guess would be better screen frame reinforcement since it is more rigid on the SZ650.
#SONY VAIO S SERIES SERIES#
The SZ6 series has gained a few ounces, weighing in at 3.95 to 4lbs. SZ650N/C which is a 2.2GHz Santa Rosa notebook with no Sprint modem. There's also a non-Premium SZ640 model, that has a magnesium alloy casing rather than carbon fiber (and is thus a bit heavier) and its display does not have LED backlighting.
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The SZ680 is a build to order model, so it's specs vary in terms of RAM and hard drive, though it only comes with Santa Rosa and your choice of the Intel T7500 or T7700, and a silver keyboard is a $30 option on the SZ680. 2.4GHz Intel T7700 and the top of the line SZ691 has a special coating over the carbon fiber that shows off the fiber threads in a dramatic way. A modem, some have the 2.2GHz Intel T7500 vs. What are the differences between SZ6 models? Some include an integrated Sprint Broadband EVDO rev. And all have a 160 gig hybrid hard drive with 256 megs of memory on-board an otherwise standard SATA hard drive to speed up Vista. All SZ models feature a hybrid graphics system that allows you to switch from speed (the dedicated NVIDIA 8400 graphics processor) to the Intel X3100 (Intel's new integrated graphics chip for the Santa Rosa platform).
#SONY VAIO S SERIES PC#
All have Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, gigabit Ethernet, biometric security, an integrated web cam, dual layer DVD drive, both PC card and Express card slots, LED backlit XBrite displays and carbon fiber cases (which reduces weight while maintaining good rigidity), 2 gigs of RAM, and either the Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 or T7700 and the Santa Rosa 965 chipset. Sony announced several SZ6 Premium models in late August 2007. or under notebook with this much power and so many features. Though the competition is stronger than ever, we're hard pressed to find a better 13", 4 lb. The SZ6 Series is the new high end of the SZ line for the late summer/fall of 2007 and its the first SZ series with the Intel Santa Rosa chipset. We reviewed the Sony Vaio S460 two years ago, and the Sony Vaio SZ330 a year ago, and each earned our Editor's Choice award. Enticingly thin and light but packed with powerful CPUs, dedicated graphics and a glossy XBrite display, the SZ has set the standard for power in a small, sexy package. The Sony SZ series, and the S Series before it helped define the ultra-cool 13" notebook segment. Home -> Notebook Reviews -> Sony Vaio SZ6 Series: VGN-SZ650N/CĮditor's note, August 2008: Check out our review of the new Sony Vaio Z550, the lighter and faster version of the SZ.