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Sony Launches VAIO YB Series Ultra-Portable w/ AMD E-350 Zacate APU

Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Neil in Netbooks

Great news! Sony has begun to offer their first AMD Brazos powered ultra-portable/netbook in North America. The Sony VAIO YB Series is the name of the new series and the new range offers the AMD E-350 APU (Zacate), which has dual 1.60 GHz Bobcat cores and an AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU. The VAIO YB starts at $599 and has an 11.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) display. You can order the YB straight from the Sony Style website in either Pink or Silver variants here.

Main features:

• Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
• AMD Dual-Core E-350 (1.60GHz)
• 11.6″ LED backlit display (1366 x 768 native res.)
• Motion Eye webcam
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
• 500GB (5400rpm) hard drive
• 3x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI out, VGA out, SD/Memory Stick Du card slot
• 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 10/100/1000 (Gigabit)
• up to 6 hours of battery life
• 3.23 pounds; 0.99″ at thinnest point

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