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The adapter in the optical bay expects a 12.7 mm high 2.5" drive. These models can have the hard disk replaced by a standard 2.5" SSD. non-SSD) and no optical drive are manufactured with a standard 2.5" hard disk fitted into the empty optical bay.
#Sony vaio s i7 series#
In order to replace the SSD drives in a first generation (VPC-Z11xxx) model, or any generation Quad-RAID model, the cable for the SSDs will need to be replaced with Sony part # A-1781-464-A.Ĭustom Z series models which are built with a hard disk (i.e. The second, third and fourth refresh models still use proprietary Samsung drives on the Quad-RAID models. At least VPCZ-13 dual-RAID models, custom-ordered in Japan were shipped with a pair of reduced size Toshiba SSD's, with Micro-SATA connector. The caveat is that the outer casing of the Intel or Crucial SSD must be stripped off of the SSDs in order for the SSDs to fit in the Z. The SSDs in the refreshed models (VPC-Z12xx, VPC-Z13xx & VPC-Z14xx) can be replaced with 1.8" drives from Intel or Crucial, provided the Vaio is a dual RAID model and not a Quad-RAID model. The first SSD models (VPC-Z1xxx) all use non-standard form-factor drives (due to lack of internal space) sourced from Samsung specifically for the Vaio they cannot be replaced with standard third party 1.8 or 2.5 inch drives. The new range offers an i5 or i7 (although it is not clear if memory is dual port or triple port for the i7 it seems likely to be dual port, since varying the memory portness in the motherboard by CPU is a big change and because the memory choices remain 2/4/8, rather than changing to 3/6/12), a keyboard backlight, revised chassis and a Blu-ray writer. The Z series was updated in light of the new Core i5/i7 CPUs from Intel. Sony claimed VT had been disabled for security reasons, but eventually enabled the feature in November 2009. Intel VT-x support was intentionally disabled in the laptop's BIOS, resulting in the use of hacked BIOSes by some users. The CPUs are generally Core 2 Duo P- (mid voltage) CPUs, but also T- (standard voltage) CPUs. Other features include a 0.3 megapixel webcam, Bluetooth, SD and Memory Stick reader, fingerprint sensor and Trusted Platform Module support.Īs with the SZ series, the Z is equipped with standard, rather than ultra-low voltage (which are slower, but produce less heat and provide better battery life), processors. Newer options with the Z series are an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive, built-in HSDPA support and the use of an SSD (including RAID configuration, for better performance) instead of a hard drive for storage. The user can switch between the Nvidia (for better graphics performance) and Intel (for longer battery life) via a 3 way switch above the keyboard. In comparison to the SZ, which was available only in 1280×800 resolution, the Z series come with a choice (model-dependent) of screens, originally 1366×7×900 and more recently models 1600×9×1080.Īs with the SZ, the Z has hybrid graphics, originally NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS as well as Mobile Intel 4 Series Express 4500MHD chipsets more recently the Nvidia chip is a 330m. 13.3") screen, which was switched from 16:10 to 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. They were configured with Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs.Ĭompared with the SZ series, the Z is slightly lighter (200 grams), with a slightly smaller (13.1" vs. They fall into the ultraportable category, with a 13.1" screen and 1.47 kg weight (3.4 lb) (dependent on configuration).
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Second series was introduced in December 2009 as a part of the Intel Centrino 2 launch. In 2008 the first series of VGN-Z was introduced.
#Sony vaio s i7 software#
It ran Win98 and included Sony's DV-Gate software for importing video from DV camcorders. It had a Pentium II processor running at 366 MHz. The original Z featured a color 12" TFT screen with 1024x768 resolution, Firewire (i-Link), a USB 1.0, and a PCMCIA slot and external CD and Floppy Drives, and weighed 1.5 kg with carbon parts.
#Sony vaio s i7 windows#
Z8xx (US), Z5x (Europe, Asia) - new model for Windows 7, minor hardware improvements, enabled VT support in BIOS.Z7xx (US), Z4x (Europe, Asia) - different colour palm rest, minor hardware improvements.no new model (US), Z3x (Europe, Asia) - minor hardware upgrades, as above.Z6xx (US), Z2x (Europe, Asia) - October/November 2008 - minor hardware (CPU, hard disk, RAM) improvements.Z5xx (US), Z1x (Europe, Asia) - launch models ~ July/August 2008.