Sony Launched Vaio T Ultrabooks:Coming in May

IDG News Service-Sony is joining Intel's Ultrabook push with the new Vaio T family,which includes models with 11.6 inch and 13.3 inch screens ,the company said Wednesday.

The Vaio ultrabooks will start shipping in May,Sony said,without elaborating on what they will cost or where they will ship.As with many other ultrabooks,Sony has taken some inspiration from Apple's MacBook Air when it comes to choice of materials.The Vaio ultrabooks are made of magnesium and aluminum,Sony said.

The 13-inch models measures approximately 226 millimeters by 17.8 mm by 323mm and weighs about 1.6 kilograms with a standard battery,heavier than the MacBook Air's 13 inch,which is 1.35 kilogram.

A configuration of the 13 inch model made by Sony is powered by an Intel Core i3-2367M processor.

The company didn't announce any configurations powered by Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors.The first Ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge processors are expected to arrive in June.

The detailed 13-inch model also has a 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 320 GB hard disk.

There will also be configurations that will use SSD flash drives and hybrid configurations that combines hard disks and SSD memory using Intel's Smart Response Technology,according to Sony.

Sony also promises a battery power which lasts a full working day-up to 9 hours when using SSD storage -and a deep sleep mode can be used for up to 90 days without running out of power.

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