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Wednesday 31 January 2007, 4:04 PM

New business ultraportable from Sony

Posted by Charles McLellan

G11 — no, it's not an economic grouping of nation states, it's the latest addition to Sony's range of VAIO notebooks.

A 1.13kg ultraportable with a 12.1in. screen and an integrated optical drive, the VAIO G11 is designed to appeal to business travellers with its robust carbon-fibre laminate contstruction for the case and lid, acceleration-sensing technology that locks down the hard drive before an impact, fingerprint sensor and claimed battery life of up to 9 hours.

All this we will test in due course. What's not in any doubt is the G11's (typically premium) price, starting at £1,699, and the fact that it looks like this:



Comments on this post

Mike Barrett

Damn! I just bought the previous model, completely convinced by the fact that James Bond had one. At 1.69Kg this new model is a significant improvement on the weight front although the screen is slightly smaller.

Posted by Mike Barrett on Feb 1, 2007 12:51 AM

Charles McLellan

Well of course, if you're always waiting for the next new-and-improved model, you'd never buy anything! I'm sure you'll be very happy with your '007' VAIO...

Posted by Charles McLellan on Feb 1, 2007 2:32 PM

modafo

That laptop does indeed look good - apart from the price that is!! I'd be interested to see how it actually performs, especially that battery life of 9 hours....

Posted by modafo on Feb 13, 2007 5:25 PM

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