Here within the states, Sony’s 13-inch VAIO Z series was missing from the company’s online store for months, but in Europe, at the least, it lives on — a quartet of Z21 series laptops have surfaced on various e-tailers because the possible successor to last year’s Z11. To date, we’re seeing a couple of configurations with a Core i5-2410M processor and a 128GB solid-state drive and two more with a Core i7-2620M CPU and 256GB SSD. Judging by this sample, no less than, 1600 x 900 resolution is standard, as is a backlit keyboard, 3G SIM card slot, fingerprint reader, 3D output, and an HD webcam with Sony’s Exmor imaging technology. Alas, the available specs suggest Thunderbolt’s a no-show, though rumor has it Sony’s implementation of Intel’s Light Peak technology will use USB connectors, of which this has three. Here’s to wishful thinking, right?
The peculiar thing is, you cannot actually buy it yet. F2F lists staggering prices starting from €1,809 ($2,642) to €2,839 ($4,146), though it isn’t, actually, available. Meanwhile, search results take place mentions on staticICE UK and Belgium’s Execute, but they have been scrubbed from the true pages. So, it looks as if it’s as much as Sony to announce this thing already — and dish up some pictures while it’s at it.
[Thanks, Ihor]
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