<s>
The	O
Vaio	O
S	O
series	O
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
Sony	O
introduced	O
in	O
summer	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
been	O
touted	O
as	O
business	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
and	O
their	O
designs	O
have	O
focused	O
on	O
being	O
thin	O
and	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
features	O
friendly	O
to	O
businesspeople	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
TPM	O
chips	O
,	O
matte	O
(	O
anti-glare	O
)	O
displays	O
,	O
RAID	B-Architecture
SSDs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
extended	O
sheet	O
batteries	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
continuing	O
to	O
include	O
RJ-45	O
and	O
VGA	O
(	O
D-Sub	O
)	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
introduced	O
the	O
VAIO	O
S	O
series	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
SR	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	B-Device
was	O
upgraded	O
from	O
Intel	O
's	O
Core2	B-Device
Duo	I-Device
to	O
Intel	O
's	O
First-Generation	O
Core	O
i3/i5	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
RAM	B-Architecture
was	O
updated	O
to	O
DDR3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
options	O
were	O
either	O
the	O
CPU-integrated	O
Intel	O
GMA	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
or	O
a	O
discrete	O
NVIDIA	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
310M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
SR	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
VAIO	O
S	O
Series	O
had	O
a	O
mini-PCI	O
slot	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
an	O
optional	O
internal	O
WWAN	B-General_Concept
(	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
)	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processors	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
Second-Generation	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
CPUs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphic	O
options	O
were	O
either	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD	O
6470M	O
(	O
512MB	O
DDR3	O
)	O
or	O
6630M	O
(	O
1GB	O
DDR3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
featured	O
a	O
physical	O
switch	O
that	O
could	O
disable	O
or	O
enable	O
the	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
card	O
at	O
will	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
computer	O
use	O
the	O
integrated	O
processor	O
GPU	O
to	O
increase	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
4GB	O
of	O
DDR3-1333	O
memory	O
soldered	O
to	O
the	O
motherboard	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
open	O
RAM	B-Architecture
slot	O
which	O
was	O
customer-accessible	O
and	O
supported	O
an	O
additional	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
introduced	O
the	O
SE	O
model	O
as	O
a	O
larger	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
S	O
Series	O
notebook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
hardware	O
was	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
13.3	O
"	O
S	O
Series	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
drive	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7-2640M	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD	O
6630M	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
release	O
of	O
SA/SB/SC	O
had	O
chipset	O
support	O
for	O
SATA	O
6Gbit/s	O
,	O
useful	O
for	O
fast	O
speeds	O
in	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
a	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
update	O
which	O
disabled	O
SATA	O
6Gbit/s	O
speeds	O
(	O
thereafter	O
capped	O
at	O
3Gbit/s	O
)	O
for	O
no	O
apparent	O
reason	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
notifying	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
changelog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hacked	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
was	O
subsequently	O
created	O
and	O
spread	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
which	O
re-enabled	O
SATA	O
6Gbit/s	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
refresh	O
of	O
the	O
VAIO	O
S	O
Series	O
lineup	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Intel	O
's	O
22nm	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
,	O
the	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
Core	O
i3/i5/i7	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
generation	O
of	O
VAIO	O
S	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
update	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
dual-core	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5/i7	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
graphics	O
options	O
,	O
Sony	O
switched	O
from	O
AMD	O
back	O
to	O
NVIDIA	O
with	O
the	O
GeForce	B-Application
GT	O
640M	O
LE	O
with	O
1GB	O
DDR3	O
dedicated	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
NVIDIA	O
's	O
Optimus	O
technology	O
allowed	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
to	O
conserve	O
battery	O
life	O
by	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
discrete	O
GPU	O
and	O
the	O
low-power	O
Intel	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
4000	O
chip	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
when	O
high-powered	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
13.3	O
"	O
S	O
notebook	B-Device
before	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
soldered	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
0	O
,	O
2GB	O
,	O
or	O
4GB	O
of	O
removable	O
memory	O
in	O
a	O
user-accessible	O
memory	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
1600x900	O
display	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
S13	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
2GB	O
of	O
dedicated	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
1GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
upgradable	O
to	O
the	O
quad-core	O
Core	O
i7-3612QM	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
13.3	O
"	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
in	O
the	O
S	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
card	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
GeForce	B-Application
GT	O
640M	O
LE	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
13.3	O
"	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
the	O
S13	O
Premium	O
,	O
the	O
S15	O
had	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
2GB	O
of	O
dedicated	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quad-core	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7-3612QM	O
processor	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
S15	O
was	O
swapped	O
for	O
its	O
updated	O
replacement	O
,	O
the	O
Core	O
i7-3632QM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Vaio	I-Device
S	I-Device
Series	I-Device
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Sony	O
Shop	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
dropped	O
from	O
their	O
line	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
