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Written on June 11, 2007 by Xavier

Sony Announces VAIO CR Entertainment Notebook

Sony officially announced the 14.1-inch VAIO CR line of entertainment notebooks today. The new CR series comes in five colors and will appeal more to fashionistas than geeks.

â€œJust like the car you drive, notebooks today are an extension of your personalityâ€ said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing for Sony Electronics in the United States. â€œAs such, users expect their PC to reflect their creativity and individuality, as well as handle their spreadsheets.â€

The VAIO CR color choices include sangria, cosmopolitan, dove, indigo and black (matte finish). Sony will offer matching cases.

The VAIO CR line is based on Intel’s Santa Rosa technology and features Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The CR can be configured with up to 4GB of memory and a 200GB hard drive.

The base price for the VAIO CR series is $1,350 and is available for preorder today.
Sony VAIO CR

10 responses to “Sony Announces VAIO CR Entertainment Notebook”

chelsea

February 17th at 8:29am

is this better than macbook?

Xavier

February 18th at 10:07am

Chelsea- The Sony VAIO CR is a completely different animal than the MacBook because it runs Windows Vista, versus Mac OSX.
You first need to decide which operating system you prefer. If you prefer Mac, then your options are limited to the white or black MacBook, the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.
If you are more comfortable with Vista, then Sony is a great brand for fashion-forward notebooks.

chelsea

February 24th at 11:06pm

i never use mac or vista i use xp n i hate it.is vista better than os x?

Xavier

February 25th at 1:33pm

Chelsea,

It’s totally a personal choice, some people really like Vista’s slick interface vs. XP’s.
If you absolutely hate XP, you should definitely give the MacBook a second look.
Vista is better than Mac in terms of compatibility- you will be able to use many more applications and accessories without worrying about buying add-ons.
A lot of people like the simplicity of a Mac. Apple’s done a beautiful job of making their computers extremely simple to use. All of the applications that come on a Mac are integrated.
If you have an Apple Store near you, definitely go play with a MacBook. Circuit City, Best Buy and some Costco stores carry VAIO CR series notebooks.

chelsea

February 26th at 7:23am

oh,ic.thanx for ur advice =)
im going to get this soon. =]

louis.

April 4th at 3:54pm

WOW. I GOT THIS LAPTOP AND I’M VERY HAPPY WITH MY CHOICE.

Kahori Yumino

April 19th at 5:08am

this notebook is really expensive.

Maddy

April 19th at 8:12pm

Does this have a good battery life? I’m planning on buying this to take to school this year and uni next year so I need something that does the job well.

However, I’m also a girl who likes everything stylish so I was attracted to this one. In crimson though, -not- pink.

I’ll probably buy this so I hope it’s good…

Xavier

April 21st at 3:51am

@Maddy, I haven’t used a CR extensively, but Sony claims 3.5-hours of battery life. In real world situations it’s closer to 2.5-hours, which is decent, but not spectacular.
There is an extended battery available, but it will stick out the back of the notebook, which isn’t very stylish if you ask me.

rajkumar kushwaha

May 3rd at 2:51am

i want to buy a sony laptop.and my requirment is 1GB ram,120 GB HDD,integrated camera, 17″ screen,duel cure.
plz tell me that how much its price in the lko show room..plz tell me that how much its price of the above requirment.