The Vaio Y series is a line of

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from

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introduced in January 2010. It is a netbook-inspired model designed for travel use: compared with the other 13.3" models in the Vaio range, the Y lacks an optical drive, and is heavier and cheaper than the premium

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, but lighter than the consumer-grade Sony Vaio S series, with better battery life than either, thanks to the use of CULV processors. The weight is 3.92lbs (1.78kg). The Y series features a 13.3-inch 16:9 1366×768 screen, 2-8 GB of DDR3 RAM, hard drive or SSD, CULV Intel dual-core CPU, Mobile Intel

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4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 graphics (refreshed models only), integrated VGA webcam, gigabit ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless, and Windows 7 64-bit. Initially the Y series shipped with a

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CULV CPUs; the mid-2010 refresh saw these replaced with newer

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CULV chips. Battery specs are 5000 mAh (330g - standard) or 7500 mAh (490g - extended).

Models (USA & Europe)

Launch

* VPC-Y115FX: Intel Core 2 SU7300 (1.30 GHz), 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 5200rpm hard drive, Intel GS45 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium ($799) * VPC-Y118GX: Intel Core 2 SU7300 (1.30 GHz), 4 GB RAM, 500 GB 5200rpm hard drive, Intel GS45 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium, included additional high-capacity battery ($999) * VPC-Y11S1E (Sold in Europe): Intel Core 2 SU7300 (1.30 GHz), 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 5400rpm hard drive, Intel Media Accelerator 4500 MHD graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Refresh

* VPC-Y21EFX and VPC-Y21SFX: Intel Core i3-330UM 1.20 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 5200rpm hard drive, Intel GS45 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium * VPC-2190X: Intel Pentium U5400 (1.20 GHz), Core i3-330UM (1.20 GHz) or Core i5-430UM (1.20 GHz with

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to 1.73 GHz), 320 or 500 GB hard drive or 256 GB SSD, 2 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM, Intel GMA 4500 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional

External links

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{{Vaio Vaio laptops, Y Computer-related introductions in 2010