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30 Aug 2012  /  8:50pm  /  By Joy Hou & Ng Chong Seng

Sony Unveils the Vaio Duo 11 Hybrid Ultrabook

 

Sony Vaio Duo 11

The Vaio Duo 11 is touted to be a high-performance, hybrid Ultrabook with a sliding 11.6-inch LCD display (with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels) that switches seamlessly between slate and keyboard mode. The new Vaio Duo 11 puts touch and handwriting right at the heart of your Windows 8 computing experience, and allows high-precision writing with a digitizer stylus. Featuring an Intel Core i7 or i5 processor, it measures just 17.75mm thin and weighs about 1.3kg.

Like the Vaio Tap 20, the Duo 11 features the One-Touch function that makes use of NFC to stream music to other NFC-enabled devices. The Socialife app is also available for the Duo 11.

Here are the key specs of the Vaio Duo 11 hybrid Ultrabook:

Processor
  • Intel Core i7-3517U or Intel Core i5-3317U
OS
  • Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro
Memory
  • 4GB or 8GB DDR3L 1,600MHz SDRAM
Drive
  • 128GB or 256GB SSD
Screen
  • 11.6-inch OptiContrast panel
  • Full HD (1920x1080) with wide (16:9) aspect ratio; capacitive touchscreen
Graphics
  • Intel HD Graphics 4000
Others
  • WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0 + HS; Ethernet (1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T x 1)
  • USB 3.0 (x1), USB 3.0 with USB charge (x1); VGA out; HDMI out;
    Memory Stick Duo / SD memory card combined slot
  • Stereo speakers with xLOUD
  • Full HD Web Cameras (x2, front and rear facing) powered by ‘Exmor for PC’ (2.07
    megapixels)
  • Sensors (NFC, GPS, Accelerometer, Gyro, Digital Compass)
  • Windows button, rotation lock button, digitizer stylus, extended battery pack (optional accessory)
Dimensions
  • Approx. 320 x 17.85 x 199mm
Weight
  • Approx. 1.3kg (with supplied battery)

The new Sony Vaio Duo 11 will be available in the APAC region from end October 2012.

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