The new VAIO Z is allegedly the world’s first laptop to sport a “3D molded full carbon fiber body.” Before now VAIO could only make use of flat carbon fiber sheets, so it had to make use of metallic or plastic parts to hold the sides of the lid, the palm rest, and the base assembly.
Toray, a carbon fiber specialist, co-developed this technique and the result was wonderful. Now the structure is stronger and can withstand a 127cm or 4.1ft drop – while keeping the laptop’s weight to a little under 2.3lbs or 1.04kg.
As for the sockets, you only get one USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port on each side, a full-size HDMI port, a headphone jack, and a security lock slot.
VAIO has added a physical privacy shutter to the 2-megapixel webcam, though you’ll want to keep it open for Windows Hello instant sign-in, of course. It also packs a 14-inch 4K anti-glare LCD, along with a backlit keyboard featuring an improved 1.5mm key pitch stroke. The company claims that the VAIO Z can last for up to 10 hours.
The US market is only getting the Signature Edition VAIO Z, which starts from $3,579 (16GB LPDDR4 RAM and 512GB “4th Generation” PCIe SSD) and maxes out at $4,179 (32GB RAM and 2TB SSD).
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