Sony set to launch its latest netbook

Bangalore: In an attempt to spread its wings in the netbook market, Sony has announced the launch of its latest netbook, VAIO W Series. "The share of netbook in the global PC market is around eight percent and we want to capture at least two percent of the market through this new product," says Mukesh Srivastava, Product Manager - VAIO, Sony India. The global launch of the netbook will take place on August 17 with the pre-booking in India starting from August 6. "The USP of this netbook is the 10.1 inch display supporting a resolution of 1,366x768 pixels," said Srivastava. According to him, Sony is the only netbook manufacturer to give such high resolution. Another important feature of the netbook that could grab users' attention would be the rounded design, Srivastava added. Available in three colors white, pink and brown the VAIO W Series is powered by Atom N280 processor at 1.66 Ghz, one GB of RAM all running on a Intel 945GSE Express chipset. The netbook comes with a 160 GB hard drive, card reader, Bluetooth, WI-Fi and a webcam. The unit measures 267.8x179.6x27.5 - 32.4mm, weighs 1.19 kg and has a battery backup of 2.5 hours. The model comes with VAIO Media Plus Multimedia Streaming software, a media sharing application that lets the user to wirelessly stream content across DLNA-enabled devices throughout a particular network. The VAIO W Series comes with a price tag of 29,990 for the Indian market.