Sony VAIO T13 review: the company's first Ultrabook targets the back-to-school set

Sony VAIO T13 review: the company's first Ultrabook targets the back-to-school set:

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• Sony announces its first Ultrabooks, the VAIO T13 and T11, for the European market
• Sony's VAIO T13 Ultrabook coming to the US this month with Ivy Bridge in tow, prices start at $800
• Sony VAIO T Series Ultrabook hands-on (video)

Until recently, Sony's name has been conspicuously absent on the ever-growing list of Ultrabook makers. Sure, we've known about the VAIO T series since CES, when the company teased an unnamed notebook behind glass, but it didn't get its official reveal until May, when it hit the European market -- with last-generation Sandy Bridge processors. That's no way to make a splash when Ivy Bridge CPUs are now de rigueur for Ultrabooks and mainstream laptops alike.
Luckily, Sony got things right on the US side, releasing the 13-inch VAIO T13 with Ivy Bridge processors in tow. Other than those new chips, the Ultrabook features identical specs to the European model, not to mention the same brushed silver aluminum design. And while the brand is in for a serious game of catchup as it enters an already-crowded market, its VAIO T is priced to compete at $770. Let's welcome Sony to the Ultrabook game by giving the T13 the full review treatment.

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