Slim Sony VAIO X Enters India.

Sony has introduced the slim and light Sony VAIO X ultraportable laptop in India. Touted as the world's slimmest and lightest ultraportable laptop, VAIO X weighs merely 655gms and is about half an inch thin. It comes clad in lightly brushed aluminum panel covers isolation keyboard
and the palm-rest area.

Equipped with 'Silverthorne' Intel Atom processor, this ultraportable laptop comes with pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional (32-bit). Sony offers VAIO X in two models VPCX113KG for Rs. 64,990 and VPCX117LG for Rs. 84,990 - both with one year international warranty.

Sony had teased the audiences with VAIO X in IFA 2009 Expo at Berlin, Germany in September but hadn't shared any details about the processor packed inside this ultra-slim laptop. With more details shared now, VAIO X's model VPC113KG will pack 45nm process 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 'Silverthorne' processor. On the other hand, the VPC117LG model includes 2GHz Intel Atom Z550 processor. Yes, it is 2GHz Atom chip for ultraportable.

These new Intel Atom Z500 series processors were unveiled earlier in April. Both Intel Atom Z550 and Z540 have 512k cache, 533MHz FSB and have Thermal Design Power rating of 2.4 watts. Boasted as lower power Atom chips, both processors support Intel Virtualization as well as Hyper Threading technology. Apart from that, Sony packs 2GB DDR2 RAM and 64GB SSD in the base model (VPCX113KG) while other model (VPCX117LG) has 128GB SSD storage.

Sony VAIO X comes with 11.1-inch LED Backlit display offering 1366x768 pixel resolution which is enough to playback 720p HD videos. Graphics support is offered through Intel GMA 500 mobile integrated graphics. Featuring Ethernet and VGA out ports, this VAIO X lacks HDMI out. Aluminum isolation keypad as proper spacing between keys and will remind you of unibody MacBook Pro keyboard. Also, the trackpad supports multi-touch gestures life flips, zoom and others.

Battery packed by default offers 3.5 hours battery life in VPCX113KG model but with optional LL battery pack can boost battery life to 14 hours. The other VPCX117LG model gets 6.5 hours of battery life and can be boosted to 16 hours with optional LL battery pack.

Though it has a slim and light, the new Sony VAIO X is can perform close to MacBook Air but may lack in graphics department. Only the test will prove which of the machines is leaner and meaner (in terms of performance).