* Weight: Approximately 6.5 pounds
* Display: 15.4-inch (diagonal) WXGA display
* Price: Starts at $989
* CPU: Choices range from 1.73GHz to 2.26GHz Pentium M

* Memory: Up to 2GB of RAM
* Graphics: Integrated GPU or Nvidia GeForce Go 6200
* Hard drive: 40GB to 120GB (4,200rpm)
* Optical drive: Options include a double-layer DVD burner
* Features: Optional TV tuner/PVR dock and speakers

The VAIO® FS8900 notebook is the tool to manage your everyday computing and next-generation multimedia entertainment needs. The compact design is equipped with an impressive 15.4” widescreen display with Sony’s original XBRITEâ„¢ technology. You can easily create, manage, and enjoy your home videos, movies and music. Capture and edit 1080i HDV or watch and record high-quality TV with the optional TV/PVR dock. With the FS8900 configurable notebook, you’ll have your multimedia entertainment and essential computing tools right where they belong, at your figertips.

CNET reviews Sony VAIO FS680 Notebook and writes: “Like its predecessor, the $2,049 Sony VAIO VGN-FS680/W falls somewhere between a desktop replacement and a mainstream laptop. It measures approximately 14.5 inches wide, 10.4 inches deep, and 1.5 inches thick at the hinge. At 6.32 pounds, it’s a bit too heavy for regular travel. In fact, with its huge 1.7-pound AC adapter, it’s too heavy to move any further than room to room, and with its set of external speakers and TV/DVR dock, it’s too much to carry without an assistant. We also prefer the smaller, business-class VAIO VGN-S470P/S’s silver aesthetic to the VAIO VGN-FS680/W’s putty-and-black color scheme.” Read full review at CNET

This entry was posted on February 9, 2006 and is filed under Sony Vaio FS series.