Ultrabook "VAIO Pro 11/13" with only 870 g and the world's lightest Haswell released

Intel's next-generation core processor (development code nameHaswell) Intel Core i5-4200U (1.6 GHz) with drastically reduced power consumption, the world's lightest touch panel weighing only 870 g Ultrabook "VAIO Pro 11/13"And Haswell equipped slider type 13.3 type Ultrabook"VAIO Duo 13Sales will start from the end of June. In Sony store Osaka, it means that we are displaying a new model ahead of the other, so I've been watching the real machine what it is actually like.

So I arrived at the Sony store in Osaka Umeda.


The space where the new products VAIO Pro and VAIO Duo are located is here.


This is VAIO Pro 11. There are touch panel type and non-touch panel type, the following are touch panel type. Price starts at 128,800 yen.


The feature of VAIO Pro 11 is anyway thin and light, weighing only 870 g. In the 11-inch Ultrabook with touch panel it was the world's lightest, light enough to be lifted lightly with one hand.


The surface is subjected to shiny eraser processing.


The back side looks like this.


Terminal for attaching the seat battery. In addition, the driving time before seat battery installation is 11 hours, it becomes 23 hours when installed.


The thinness is only 17.2 mm.


A side view.


Earphone jack, USB terminal, HDMI terminal are lining up.


A cover is attached to the SD card slot.



When the display is opened, the bottom surface is lifted and designed so that heat does not stay.


I found a speaker in the hinge part. Using the reflection of the liquid crystal surface, equipped with xLOUD and Clear Audio + etc. It adopts Sony's own high-quality sound technology and enables a clear sound close to the audio equipment.


The screen looks something like this. The display is a full HD of 1920 × 1080, adopting a triluminous display. Moreover, the surface is glossy and it is turned into glare liquid crystal.


A camera at the top of the display.


This is a non-touch panel VAIO Pro 11.


Basically the spec is the same as the touch panel type, but here is a further 100 g light 770 g. Although I tried to actually compare it, I do not feel a difference in the weight so far, so it seems that there is no problem choosing which way to do with touch panel's likes and dislikes.


There is also a VAIO Pro 13 equipped with a 13.3-inch wide display. This is also 1920 x 1080 full HD.


Basic specifications are almost the same as VAIO Pro 11, battery life is 13 hours. The size is about 1060 g of 322 × 216.


The thinness is 17.2 mm.


Although it feels a little heavier than VAIO Pro 11, it was a level that can be lifted without difficulty with one hand.


Then VAIO Duo 13. The size is 330 × 210, the CPU adopts the Intel Core i5-4200U processor (1.60 GHz), and the memory is 4 GB maximum. The price starts at 152,000 yen.


It is possible to slide the display into a tablet shape.


Completely like a tablet and look like this.


VAIO Duo 13VAIO Duo 11It is an improved version of VAIO Duo 11, and when looking at the side VAIO Duo 11 was newly provided with a hook to insert the pen which was not.


When I stood the pen, it looked like this.


VAIO Duo 11 whose left side is already on sale and right is released this summer 13. The size does not change to that extent, but the VAIO Duo 13 narrows the margin of the screen and a 13-inch display was loaded.


There was considerable change in the back design. Below is VAIO Duo 11.


Meanwhile, the VAIO Duo 13 adopts a center hinge.


Looking at VAIO Duo 13 from the side is like this.


In addition, a new touch pad was also installed.


The thinness is 19.5 mm.


The HDMI terminal, the USB terminal, the earphone jack etc were on the back rather than the side.



I found an SD card slot a little away from the HDMI terminal.


The back side looks like this. Speakers, unlike VAIO Pro 11, were installed on the back side.


The camera is installed not only on the display, but also on the back side.


Also equipped with NFC.


The display adopts 13.3-inch wide, 1920 × 1080 full HD, a triluminous display.


Camera at the top of the display.


In addition, the following is a new series of VAIO which is on sale from MayVAIO Fit 14. The Core i3-3227U processor (1.90 GHz) is adopted, the memory is 4 GB maximum, the size is 338 × 235.7, the price is from 67,800 yen.


Hairline finished aluminum material is adopted as a top board and palm rest part.


The thinness is 22.1 mm. I feel a bit heavy after touching VAIO Pro 11.


From the side it is possible to pull out the tray of Blu - ray Disc Drive.


On the other side are the HDMI terminal, LAN connector, SD card slot, earphone jack etc.



This is also a touch panel type.


There are three colors of pink, silver, black color.


In addition, deep red red edition is also sold for 5 models including VAIO Duo, VAIO Pro, and VAIO Fit.


The following is VAIO Pro 13. It is said that the paint is carefully piled up and polished again by hand polishing many times.


When I close the screen it looks something like this.


The release date of VAIO Duo 13 is June 29th, the release date of VAIO Pro 13, VAIO Pro 11 is June 22nd, red edition is sold in early reservation sequentially from June 10th.