Comments on: Hands-On Video: Sony VAIO Z Series

By: S

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:30:33 +0000

Looks like no Fn key next to the arrow keys. That would mean using two hands for PageUp and Pagedown…

By: Aman

Aman — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:02:19 +0000

Hey, just ordered my VGNZ555DNB today (Canada). really excited about it, the design is absolutely amazing. this is my fifth VAIO in the past 2 years, and is replacing my SZ.

By: Haribo

Haribo — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:53:35 +0000

Yup..agreed with Sonyy being the first lightest (or slimmest) laptop and that unique keyboard design,
agreed with APpPLE arrogant commercial…

Sonyy still hold the quality with their price tag unlike apppple…….at least this Z-series is made in Japan…..SR &FW series not>.< no wonder so few hundred bucks diff

By: mohamad anbarzade

mohamad anbarzade — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:53:02 +0000

thank you for all of your reviwes
the vaio products are really beautifull

By: linux

linux — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:52:02 +0000

I agree with most what Cedric’s comment. Apple does copy from others. It’s just that US customers don’t see other fancy electronics that typically show up in Asian market first. Although Dean was right about the reviewer pointing out Sony was the first. Non-US-centric needs to “crosscheck” too.

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:48:21 +0000

Cedric, i beleive you mis-heard that the reviewer said in the video. he said “the keyboard is very macbook like, but that sony was infact the first”.

Anyway, The Z series absolutly rocks. I just woner how it will stack up to the centrino 2 redesign of the TZ series.

Im just worried that the notebook will look overly wide…. hmmm.

Thanks
Dean Fredericks

By: Cedric V

Cedric V — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:20:18 +0000

Thank you Mike for such an interesting preview.

But please stop pretending after so many others that SONY copied MacBooks’ keyboard for its Centrino 2 VAIOs (and TZ older subnotebook) since the truth is… as often when it comes to APPLE, exactly the contrary! Back in 2004 – i.e. long before APPLE introduced its own MacBooks in 2006 – SONY launched a pure masterpiece of design and miniaturization: the ultra-slim, ultra-high-end VAIO VGN-X505VP. Four years before the MacBook Air (!), this ultra-subnotebook weighted only 822g (not 1.36 Kg!) and already had a sunken keyboard design* with separated keys. At the time, the X505 was a spectacular technology showcase (carbon fiber structure & magnesium alloy… neither plastic nor aluminium!) when the Air is only a (poor? oversold?) design statement in 2008.

Unfortunately, many US-centric journalists, bloggers and commentators make the same mistake because they take all what APPLE says for granted. OK APPLE is the best company when it comes to self-satisfied and arrogant marketing but please do not consider it the most innovative before thoroughly crosschecking all what it constantly asserts… It should be the job of any I.T. commentator after all!

In a word: QUAE SUNT CAESARIS, CAESARI

Cedric Verneuil

*: each key being individually integrated into the casing