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Round 2!  Sony’s giving it a second go at creating and utilizing a full Windows 8 experience through the convertible ultrabook form factor.  The first attempt saw Sony receive mixed reviews with its Sony VAIO Duo 11.  This time around, Sony has changed some things around, most notably making things bigger while at the same time keeping things light.

The Duo 13, however, seeks to fix last year’s flaws, with a larger footprint. It’s a 13-inch device with (finally) a small trackpad, and a far more typing-friendly keyboard. Sony also shrunk the extra-large, somewhat industrial-style sliding mechanism that made last year’s unit run, replacing it with a far less bulky, far more elegant mechanism in the center of the unit. Another issue with last year’s unit – the lack of a spot to place the unique stylus that was supposed to add even more value to the Duo last year – has also been rectified, with a tiny holder.

Read more: Sony announces Vaio Duo 13 and Pro line of laptops 

Sony’s VAIO Z Series has been MIA for quite some time. For a while, the product line served as Sony’s flagship laptop category, with sleek designs and performance components built into every machine. Unfortunately, the ultraportables were also extremely expensive and beyond the reach and price points of many.

It seems like with the debut of the VAIO Pro Series, Sony is attempting to spark interest again into its premium line of ultraportable product offerings. Hopefully the company has learned from his past mistakes. Here’s one take on the improvements that have been made.

The new Vaio Pro (11-inch and 13-inch models; $1150 and $1250 starting configs, respectively; out June 9 in black and silver) does away with almost all of the crap that made the Z so unusable. That too-shallow, too-small, too-awful keyboard is gone, replaced with a usable, typable island keyboard with nice spacing and travel distance. The cramped and tiny and also totally unusable trackpad is replaced with a big glass one that seemed to work reasonably well when we saw it a few months back, when its software was still in the early stages. The screen is a very nicely balanced 1080p. And it retains its lightness with the carbon fiber body, but adds an aluminum wrist plate to give the unit a more solid feel. (There was a good amount of flex in the keyboard as we used it, but Sony seemed to imply that it would be fixed for final production; we’ll let you know when we get review units in.) The 11-inch weighs 1.92 pounds, and the 13-inch 2.34 pounds. They also have the Vaio’s traditional optional and ugly sheet battery, which doubles battery life.

Full Article:  Sony Vaio Pro: Sony Is Finally Making Good Laptops Again

Lenovo ThinkPad Laptop/Ultrabook deals continue this week. If you’ve missed out on Lenovo’s weekend Father’s Day promotion, fret not because there are still special offers to take advantage of, saving up up to 15% on select ThinkPad models. Simply use the coupon code THINK3DAY to save. Activate the deals by first clicking on the coupon image below and you’ll see everything that’s been marked down. Punch in the coupon code after you place the system of your choice into your online shopping cart and the new price will be reflected immediately.

New Lenovo Laptop Ecoupons

Current Special Offers For: ThinkPad Laptops

Discounted Models List This Week:

Special Offers Available 6/17 to 6/19
Business-class Productivity
12% off ThinkPad T431s Laptops
5% off ThinkPad T430s Laptops
10% off ThinkPad X230 Laptops
12% off ThinkPad X230 Tablets
10% off ThinkPad W530 Laptops
12% off ThinkPad Tablet 2
12% off ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops
5% off ThinkPad T430 Laptops
5% off ThinkPad T530 Laptops

Sony has definitely come up with a couple of innovative features with its VAIO Pro ultrabook line. Recently we wrote on how the power adapters double as charging USB ports. Now we find out that there’s also a power adapter (probably sold separately) on Sony’s website that allows for the the power adapter to function as a wireless Internet router. Sony’s been really thinking outside the box and these creative innovations, and it makes you wonder why nobody has come up with these ideas before.

The idea according to Sony, is that the power adapter can double as a Wi-Fi router, turning your hotel’s Ethernet connection into your own on-the-go hotspot. Handy if you want to use your phone for emails and web while you’re lying in bed.

Find This Interesting Article at :  Sony’s New Vaio Pro 11 and 13 Come With a Handy WiFi Trick for Hotels

A while ago we shared a review on Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y500 laptop made by NotebookReview.com.  It was a good comprehensive overview of the popular gaming machine.  Here’s a follow-up video on the notebook.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is an affordable gaming notebook, with a starting price of $1,250, and while it lacks an SSD, users will find its mid-tier GPU adequate for most of their computing needs. Its attractive design is lightweight for a gaming notebook, weighing in at under six pounds, and is well suited for those interested in a portable notebook that can also handle gaming. Overall, at its price point for a gaming notebook, it delivers great performance with few concessions.

View Full Video Clip At VIDEO: Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Hands On

Ultraportables are just getting lighter in design and more battery efficient in performance.  Sony’s VAIO Pro ultrabooks, have set the standard for other PC vendors to follow for the rest of the year.  Billing these machines as the lightest on the market, Sony also touts that they can basically operate almost a full day on a single charge.  Perfect for mobile professionals, particularly those that frequent long plane flights.  Keep productive, even when you’re on the go travelling.

The 11.6-inch Vaio Pro has 11 hours of battery life and the 13.3-inch Vaio Pro hits around 8 hours of battery life. Sony is going to sell a sheet battery that can be connected to the base of the Sony Vaio Pros. The 13.3-inch version will be able to hit a battery life of 18 hours and the 11.6-inch version will be able to hit 25 hours.

Read the Details at:  Sony’s Vaio Pro With A Sheet Battery Can Hit 25 Hours Of Life

Dad’s and Gadgets. They go hand in hand. What better way to thank your father than with an new laptop! There are plenty of deals available over at Lenovo this upcoming week. While the offers are not the best, the range of products that have been discounted might just be. It seems like everything has been marked down. So if you’ve been searching and waiting for that one laptop model to go on sale, this week might just be it. Save up to 40% on select IdeaPad, Lenovo Essential, and IdeaCentre branded products.

The focus of this weekend’s promotions is definitely on ThinkPad branded business machines. These deals are some of the best that you’ll see all year round. Usually select ThinkPad laptops are priced down only by 5% to 10%. For the next 4 days, save up to 15% on high-end ThinkPad models.

Click any of the product category ecoupons to unlock the savings. Most discounts can be activated through the use of coupon codes. The majority of systems use the coupon code FATHERSDAYPRICING. Yoga Series convertible/ultrabooks use either YOGA13SPECIAL or YOGA11S. ThinkPad laptops use the coupon code THINK4DAY.

UPDATED COUPON CODES FOR THIS WEEK:

• THINK4DAY
• YOGA13SPECIAL
• YOGA11S
• FATHERSDAYPRICING
• DADDOORBUSTER

Top Lenovo Discounts This Week

• $300.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366357
• $530.00 off IdeaPad Y410p: 59369912
• $250.00 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365023
• $270.00 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59365077

Current Special Offers For: IdeaPad Laptops	Current Special Offers For: Essential Laptops
Current Special Offers For: IdeaCentre Desktops	Current Special Offers For: ThinkPad Laptops

Discounted Models List This Week:

Special Offers Available 6/13 to 6/16
Business-class Productivity
15% off ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops
15% off ThinkPad X230 Laptops
15% off ThinkPad E431 Laptops
15% off ThinkPad E531 Laptops
10% off ThinkPad T430 Laptops
10% off ThinkPad T530 Laptops
15% off ThinkPad T430u Laptops
15% off ThinkPad W530 Laptops
10% off ThinkPad T430s Laptops
12% off ThinkPad T431s Laptops
15% off ThinkPad Twist Laptops
15% off ThinkPad Tablet 2

Special Offers Available 6/13 to 6/19

Convertible Entertainment Ultrabooks
$100.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366358
$100.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366353
$150.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366350
$100.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366348
$300.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 13: 59366357
$50.99 off IdeaPad Yoga 11S: 59370520
$50.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 11S: 59370514
$50.00 off IdeaPad Yoga 11S: 59370508

Premium Multimedia Laptops
$319.80 off IdeaPad Y510p: 59370006
$299.80 off IdeaPad Y510p: 59370012
$273.80 off IdeaPad Y510p: 59370005
$265.80 off IdeaPad Y510p: 59370008
$270.00 off IdeaPad Y510p: 59369999
$279.80 off IdeaPad Y500: 59371969
$275.80 off IdeaPad Y500: 59371963
$259.80 off IdeaPad Y500: 59360242
$229.80 off IdeaPad Y500: 59371960
$480.00 off IdeaPad Y500: 59371972
$450.00 off IdeaPad Y500: 59371965
$279.80 off IdeaPad Y410p: 59369917
$269.80 off IdeaPad Y410p: 59369916
$249.80 off IdeaPad Y410p: 59369912
$470.00 off IdeaPad Y410p: 59369921
$259.80 off IdeaPad Y400: 95232FU
$249.80 off IdeaPad Y400: 59360114
$219.80 off IdeaPad Y400: 59371958
$530.00 off IdeaPad Y400: 59371954
$500.00 off IdeaPad Y400: 59371952
$200.00 off IdeaPad Y580: 59345715
$209.80 off IdeaPad Y580: 59378338

Designer Ultrabooks/Laptops
$189.80 off IdeaPad U510: 59365437
$163.80 off IdeaPad U510: 59384265
$400.00 off IdeaPad U510: 59384267
$229.80 off IdeaPad U410 Touch: 59372996
$250.00 off IdeaPad U410 Touch: 59372988
$199.80 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365021
$189.80 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365023
$173.80 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365026
$169.80 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365018
$163.80 off IdeaPad U310 Touch: 59365025
$155.80 off IdeaPad U310: 59371834
$155.80 off IdeaPad U310: 59371842
$153.80 off IdeaPad U310: 59371841
$219.80 off IdeaPad U410: 59372336
$179.80 off IdeaPad U410: 59372339
$179.80 off IdeaPad U410: 59372332
$179.80 off IdeaPad U410: 59372331
$179.80 off IdeaPad U410: 59365178
$350.00 off IdeaPad U410: 59372346

Mainstream Entertainment Laptops
$165.80 off IdeaPad Z580: 59371483
$163.80 off IdeaPad Z580: 59371490
$250.00 off IdeaPad Z580: 215168U
$219.80 off IdeaPad Z500 Touch: 59361820
$185.80 off IdeaPad Z500 Touch: 59361813
$179.80 off IdeaPad Z500 Touch: 59372433
$209.80 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59365073
$189.80 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59365072
$189.80 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59362578
$179.80 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59362575
$270.00 off IdeaPad Z400 Touch: 59365077

Entry-Level Ultrabooks
$125.80 off IdeaPad S300: 59359327

Everyday Laptops
$209.80 off Essential G780: 59381094
$199.80 off Essential G780: 21829RU
$165.80 off Essential G780: 59371424
$199.80 off Essential G580: 59381082
$189.80 off Essential G700: 59384573
$179.80 off Essential G700: 59384576
$155.80 off Essential G700: 59384584
$125.80 off Essential G500: 59372002
$149.80 off Essential G500: 59372004

Extreme Performance Towers
$253.80 off IdeaCentre K430: 57312225
$239.80 off IdeaCentre K430: 57312227

Multimedia Touchscreen All-in-One
$239.80 off IdeaCentre B540: 57316964
$175.80 off IdeaCentre B540: 57311751

Meticulous planning and design has going into the development of Sony’s new VAIO Pro ultrabooks. It’s been marketed as the world’s lightest ultrabook machine and it definitely loves up to reputation. Watch this promotional video put out by Sony and see what foresight went into producing this machine.

A noticeable change can be seen in Sony’s portfolio of VAIO branded laptops/ultrabooks – the introduction of a new VAIO Fit Series. This family of mobile computing solutions aims at simplifying the naming convention Sony has traditionally used in the fast. I’m not exactly sure how it’ll accomplish this, since there’ still a good number of different series and models to go with, but this is what Sony claims it wants to do with the VAIO Fit Series. To get an idea of what machines will be found in this grouping, think of something that combines feature sets in both the VAIO E Series and the VAIO T Series. These two product lines will eventually be phased out.

Given that the Fit series is the spiritual successor to the entry-level VAIO E series and the mid-range T line, it’d be reasonable to suppose it ranks somewhere in between, with a design that’s a loose mash-up of the two. In fact, though, it actually consists of two very different notebooks: the Fit E, which replaces the E laptops (natch), and the Fit, whose premium stylings make it most similar to the existing T series.

Full Article Found At:  Sony VAIO Fit 15 review (2013): Sony’s mainstream notebooks get a makeover

There’s plenty of new Toshiba laptops to choose from. From the recently debuted KIRA branded ultrabooks to laptops that are equipped with Intel’s new 4th generation Core Series processors, you’ll certainly have your selection. Some have been discounted, not all, so look through the product lineup carefully and see what’s on sale. Most of the new Haswell machines can be found in the Qosmio and Satellite families.

Top Discounted Items This Week:

• $200.00 off Qosmio X875-Q7390 3D Laptop
• $100.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N05 Ultrabook
• $200.00 off Tecra R940-SMBGX4 Laptop
• $300.00 off Satellite P870-ST4GX1 Laptop

Current Special Offers For: Qosmio Laptops	Current Special Offers For: Portege Laptops
Current Special Offers For: Tecra Laptops	Current Special Offers For: Satellite Laptops

Toshiba Laptop Discounts 6/11 to 6/17
$200.00 off Qosmio X875-Q7390 3D Laptop
$180.00 off Qosmio X875-Q7190 Laptop
$400.00 off Qosmio X870-BT2G23 Laptop
$50.00 off Portege R930-S9331 Laptop
$50.00 off Portege Z930-S9312 Ultrabook
$50.00 off Portege R930-S9321 Laptop
$100.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N05 Ultrabook
$50.00 off Portege Z930-S9311 Ultrabook
$70.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N04 Ultrabook
$70.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N03 Ultrabook
$70.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N02 Ultrabook
$70.00 off Portege Z935-ST4N01 Ultrabook
$50.00 off Tecra R940-S9441 Laptop
$50.00 off Tecra R950-S9541 Laptop
$50.00 off Tecra R940-S9431 Laptop
$40.00 off Tecra R940-S9421 Laptop
$30.00 off Tecra R950-S9521 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R940-SMBGX4 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R950-SMBGX4 Laptop
$50.00 off Tecra R940-BT9400 Laptop
$100.00 off Tecra R950-SMBGX3 Laptop
$50.00 off Tecra R950-BT9500 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R940-SMBNX4 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R950-SMBNX4 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R940-SMBGX3 Laptop
$250.00 off Tecra R940-SMBGX2 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R940-SMBNX3 Laptop
$200.00 off Tecra R950-SMBNX3 Laptop
$70.00 off Satellite U845W-S4180 Ultrabook
$300.00 off Satellite P870-ST4GX1 Laptop
$300.00 off Satellite P870-ST4NX1 Laptop
$50.00 off Satellite P840T-ST4N02 Laptop
$300.00 off Satellite P850-ST4GX1 Laptop
$70.00 off Satellite U845W-S4170 Ultrabook
$100.00 off Satellite U925T-S2120 Ultrabook
$370.00 off Satellite P870-BT3G22 Laptop