Sony VAIO Graphic Splash Expression Collection Notebooks

Sony’s sprucing up its FZ series notebook line with nine new color/pattern combos, which will collectively be badged the VAIO Graphic Splash Expression Collection. Starting at $1,300, only 1,200 Graphic Splash Expression notebooks will be made, which means there will be very few others sporting a pink Victorian lace VAIO like yours.

The latest crop of Graphic Splash VAIOs will be available in Pink, Blue and Black. The three patterns are Victorian lace, floral and leaf. Sony’s also offering a choice of four keyboard fonts so you can further customize your notebook.

Techies may scoff at these designs and I won’t be ordering one of these anytime soon, but I’m all for offering more choice to the consumer. A lot of people care more about how a notebook will look in their home than what’s inside of it. That being said, the Graphic Splash edition is no slouch in the performance department. The 15.4-inch notebook comes with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and DVD-RW drives. A Blu-ray Disc drive is available as a $200 add-on.

I’ll get a closer look at these in the morning and take some videos and pics of them. One suggestion I have for Sony is that they give the palm rests some Graphic Splash love to complete the look instead of just covering the notebook lid.

Unfortunately, this is the only notebooks announcement from Sony during this year’s Open House. I’m really itching for an overhaul of the VAIO SZ series, which was the pioneer in the 13.3-inch/LED display form factor. The SZ was really ahead of its time, but it’s appearance hasn’t changed too much since it was introduced two years ago.

The Graphic Spash Expression VAIOs will be available shortly on sonystyle.com and at select Sony Style stores.

Update

I took a close look at all three of the Graphic Splash Expression Collection Notebooks at Sony’s Open House and took the below photos. The black leaf pattern looks the best in my opinion.  The patterns are printed onto vinyl using a dye-sublimation printer. The pattern is then adhered to a FZ’s lid.

While it has a reasonably ‘personalized’ appearance, I did see a few small bumps on two of the Graphic Splash Expression Collection notebooks. I wouldn’t recommend these notebooks if you’re particularly rough on your notebook as the pattern may take a beating over time.

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