Filed under: Laptops

More laptop leakage going on here, this time courtesy of some online retailers and even Sony’s own site. The subjects: VAIOs SZ7, TZ2. Rundown on some of those specs:
TZ2 series

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
13.3-inch XBRITE display
4GB RAM, Vista Biz

SZ7 series

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
13.3-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-backlit XBRITE display, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics
4GB RAM, 250GB drive, DVD±R/RW
802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, gigabit Ethernet
Sprint WWAN, ExpressCard34, PCMCIA
Webcam, media and biometrics readers
12.5 x 9.3 x 1.5-inches

Like the others we’ve been seeing crop up, it stands to reason these will make a guest appearance at CES next week.
[Thanks, Kiwi616]
 
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Original post by Ryan Block

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We’re not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We’re seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice with BD regions A / B as well as DVD regions 1 / 2. Aside from that, each player looks to be unchanged, but you better believe the convenience won’t run you cheap. Over at Stegen Electronics, a multi-region BDP-S300 will demand €599 ($878), while the modded BDP-S500 rings up at €899 ($1,318), and until someone bites the bullet and confirms that these things actually do what they claim to, we’d recommend holding off.
[Via TheImportForums, thanks Frode A.]Read – Stegen ElectronicsRead – DVD Direct
 
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Original post by Darren Murph