The brand new Sony Vaio AW notebook aims to satisfy multimedia enthusiast as well as photographers, by offering high-def content viewing and editing capabilities on-the-go.
 Sony today unveiled the new Sony Vaio AW series high-definition notebook. Weighing a little more than 8 pounds, the Sony Vaio AW is aimed at multimedia enthusiasts or photographers who like to view or edit high-definition content on-the-go. Compare it to competing 18.4-inch multimedia notebooks here.
Equipped with an extra-wide 18.4-inch LCD display and Sony's own XBRITE-FullHD LCD technology (optional), the Sony Vaio AW is claimed to deliver vibrant colors in 1080p clarity. The Sony Vaio AW comes standard with a Blu-ray Disc optical drive for play back of high-definition content, including movies in full HD 1080p resolution. Select units can also record, store and play back content on high-capacity BD media. For those who prefer to watch content on a big screen television, the Sony Vaio AW also has an HDMI output (cable sold separately).
The Sony Vaio AW is supposed to be ideal for photo enthusiasts. With its optional Adobe RGB color compatible LCD screen, it displays all colors in the RGB color space. A built-in CompactFlash slot aims to simplify the transferring of photos from DSLR cameras to the Sony Vaio AW. In addition, the pre-installed Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software provides one central portal to streamline the process of organizing, editing, archiving and printing photos.
The Sony Vaio AW packs new Intel Centrino 2 technology, up to 1TB of storage, and comes pre-installed with your choice of Windows Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate (64-bit version takes advantage of 4GB RAM). Select Sony Vaio AW notebooks feature dual 64GB solid state drives (SSD) with RAID technology. It's also possible to combine a 500GB HDD and a 64GB SSD.
Available in titanium gray and a glossy piano black finish, the Sony Vaio AW notebook standard model starts at about $1600, while the premium model starts at around $2000. It'll start selling in late September 2008.
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