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  • Sony Integrates USB 3.0 In Its New Flagship Vaio F Notebooks

    Serkan Toto

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

    Sony has a new line of flagship Vaio notebooks, the F series. Announced [JP] today in Japan, one of the main selling points are the two USB 3.0 ports each of the VAIO F notebook comes with. There will be two models, the VPCF139FJ/BI and the VPCF138FJ/B, and both will hit Japanese stores on October 9.

    The devices will feature two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, and HDMI interface, an SDXC card slot, a Memory Stick Duo slot, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, an Intel PM55 Express chip set, and a 0.3MP web cam.

    The VPCF139FJ/BI has the following specs (price: $2,970):

    • Core i7-740QM (1.73GHz) CPU
    • 4GB RAM
    • 16.4-inch full HD LCD screen
    • 500GBHDD
    • GeForce GT 425M (1GB)
    • Blu-ray drive
    • 2 TV tuners
    • remote control
    • Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit), Office Home and Business 2010, Adobe Lightroom 3, Photoshop Elements 8, Premiere Elements 8

    The VPCF138FJ/B comes with the following specs (price: $2,140):

    • Core i5-460M (2.53GHz) CPU
    • 4GB RAM
    • 16.4-inch full HD LCD screen
    • 500GBHDD
    • GeForce 310M (512MB)
    • Blu-ray drive
    • 2 TV tuners
    • remote control
    • Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit), Office Home and Business 2010

    Sony has yet to announce international distribution plans for the VAIO F series.

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