Pocket-Lint: The updated Sony Vaio S series ushers new Intel hardware into a body that's constructed from premium materials giving you a slim and portable powerhouse.
The starting price sets it close to the asking price of the Sony Vaio T13 Ultrabook, but the S series offers a lot more potential for customisation and configuration. For starters there is a wide range of colour options and 15 and 13-inch screen sizes. We looked at a black 13-incher.
Cnet: Powerful, thin, and reasonably lightweight, the Sony Vaio S includes a quad-core CPU, Blu-ray, and a good package of preinstalled software.
Pocket-Lint: Not content with enhancing its VAIO E Series array of laptops, Sony has now added to its S Series range too.
Consisting of a 13.3 and a 15.5-inch display models, both laptops feature an uber-svelte waistline which Sony claims makes them ideal for people who work on the move.
SlashGear - The next generation of Vaio S-series laptops from Sony has arrived and we’re taking a look the the most basic model here today – the 13.3-inch with Intel Core i5 processor inside, matte black. This ultraportable laptop comes with the standard f-series keyboard, a switch which allows you to switch between Discreet graphics and AMD, the ability to keep working as long as possible with the former option or to be ultra productive with apps such as Photoshop with the latter.
Keep in mind this is an ultrabook so the price isn't that crazy. In fact seems pretty low in price. Still, I'd probably hold off for an Ivy Bridge ultraportable being they are around the corner. I would also like to see the resolution higher than 1366 x 768. A lot of ultraportables seem to stick to that resolution (not to mention many 15" laptops) basically leaving you with only a few options like an Asus Zenbook (which I believe is 1600x900) or an MBA (1440x900 on the 13") with a higher resolution screen.
To its credit though, the battery life doesn't seem that bad.
