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.

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

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

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Comments

Daniela

como magui queria preguntar si esta $1350 en argentina porque me interesaria ya que aca tiene un precio bastante elevado!! gracias..

magui

hy! esta en venta a $1, 350 ????en argentina?

Christina

I just bought the Sony Vaio in dove. I am going to college as well and was very concerned about the battery life. The labtop comes with three battery plans: high performance, balanced, and power saver. On High performance the battery dies out really quick but that is to be expected. I put mine on the power saving plan. It says that the performance of the computer will decrease however I have yet to notice a problem. The only thing I change with the power saver default setting was the brightness of the screen. Even with this change the battery life has muched in proved. Perfect for on the go classes :)

Xavier

The battery rating on this notebook isn't anything spectacular-it's about average for a consumer notebook. Sony does make an extended battery if you're really concerned about battery life.
If you really want the best battery life, you'll probably want to take a look at professional (and much more expensive) models.

Hamza

I'm thinking to get this notebook and the only thing I'm hesitant about is the battery life. You said 2.5 hours is decent. Would you prefer it? I'm using this at home and at school but not at school all the time. So I guess I can leave it plugged in... what would you say? I'm happy with all the specs and design, but unsure about the battery. Should I get this laptop?

MeY_MEY_cute

oh my god,,,
that's my dream

rajkumar kushwaha

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.

Xavier

@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.

Maddy

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...

Kahori Yumino

this notebook is really expensive. :(

louis.

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

chelsea

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

Xavier

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

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

Xavier

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.