The new Vaio L “all-in-one” products introduced by this Japanese electronics company yesterday resemble more of a television than a computer. However, they do not support the new generation DVD format, Blu-ray.
The Vaio L consists of flat-screen desktop systems primarily designed for entertainment, and it is divided into two types: LA and LB. The LA models feature a 19-inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels and a wireless keyboard. They operate on the Intel Core Duo T2300 processor, clocked at 1.66 GHz, with 512 MB of RAM and a 200 GB hard drive. Additionally, the Vaio LA models come equipped with a camera capable of video recording and multi-format DVD burning. This line of devices is priced at approximately $2,110 and will be available in the market by the end of this month.
Meanwhile, the Vaio LB has a 15.4-inch screen, a Celeron M 420 chip, 512 MB of RAM, and an 80 GB hard drive, but it lacks the capability to record TV programs. The average price for this device is around $1,500.
Sony has experienced many ups and downs in the computer business. After struggling in the desktop market for a long time, the company made a global breakthrough in the late 1990s with the Vaio 505—a slim laptop featuring a gold metallic casing. By 2002, Sony had become one of the fastest-growing PC manufacturers worldwide. However, this success did not last long, and some innovative designs, such as the handheld Vaio U, saw very low sales in the United States.
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