<s>
Sony	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
Z	O
model	O
naming	O
scheme	O
for	O
its	O
high-end	O
ultraportable	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
since	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
differentiation	O
,	O
subsequent	O
Z	O
models	O
proceeded	O
to	O
include	O
high-end	O
screens	O
,	O
CPUs	B-Device
,	O
GPUs	O
and	O
on-board	O
DVD/Blu	O
-ray	O
drives	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	B-Device
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
CPU	B-Device
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSD-only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z13	O
-	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
added	O
i7-640M	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
TPM	O
options	O
,	O
keyboard	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Z	O
featured	O
a	O
color	O
14.1	O
"	O
SXGA	O
TFT	O
display	B-Device
(	O
1400	O
x	O
1050	O
)	O
,	O
Firewire	O
(	O
i-Link	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
USB	O
2.0	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PCMCIA	O
slot	O
and	O
external	O
CD	O
and	O
Floppy	O
Drives	O
,	O
and	O
weighed	O
around	O
2.1kg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
Pentium	O
M	O
processor	B-Device
ranging	O
from	O
1.5	O
to	O
1.7GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
ultraportable	B-Device
category	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
13.1	O
"	O
screen	O
and	O
1.47kg	O
weight	O
(	O
3.4lb	O
)	O
(	O
dependent	O
on	O
configuration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
configured	O
with	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
2	O
Duo	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
options	O
with	O
the	O
Z	O
series	O
are	O
an	O
integrated	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
drive	O
,	O
built-in	O
HSDPA	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
SSD	B-Device
(	O
including	O
RAID	B-Architecture
configuration	O
,	O
for	O
better	O
performance	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
for	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
0.3	O
megapixel	O
webcam	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
SD	O
and	O
Memory	B-Architecture
Stick	O
reader	O
,	O
FireWire	O
400	O
port	O
,	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
and	O
Trusted	O
Platform	O
Module	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPUs	B-Device
are	O
generally	O
Core	B-Device
2	O
Duo	O
P	O
-	O
(	O
mid	O
voltage	O
)	O
CPUs	B-Device
,	O
but	O
also	O
T	O
-	O
(	O
standard	O
voltage	O
)	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
Socket	B-Device
P	I-Device
socket	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
soldered	O
to	O
the	O
motherboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
VT-x	O
support	O
was	O
intentionally	O
disabled	O
in	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
BIOS	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
hacked	O
BIOSes	O
by	O
some	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
originally	O
shipped	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
offer	O
options	O
to	O
downgrade	O
to	O
Windows	O
XP	O
or	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z	O
series	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Core	B-Device
i5/i7	O
CPUs	B-Device
from	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
range	O
offers	O
an	O
i5	O
or	O
i7	O
(	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
clear	O
if	O
memory	B-Architecture
is	O
dual	O
port	O
or	O
triple	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
i7	O
;	O
it	O
seems	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
dual	O
port	O
,	O
since	O
varying	O
the	O
memory	B-Architecture
portness	O
in	O
the	O
motherboard	O
by	O
CPU	B-Device
is	O
a	O
big	O
change	O
and	O
because	O
the	O
memory	B-Architecture
choices	O
remain	O
2/4/8	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
changing	O
to	O
3/6/12	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
backlight	O
,	O
revised	O
chassis	O
and	O
a	O
Blu-ray	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
SSD	B-Device
models	O
(	O
VPC-Z1xxx	O
)	O
all	O
use	O
non-standard	O
form-factor	O
drives	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
internal	O
space	O
)	O
sourced	O
from	O
Samsung	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Vaio	O
;	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
standard	O
third	O
party	O
1.8	O
or	O
2.5inch	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SSDs	B-Device
in	O
the	O
refreshed	O
models	O
(	O
VPC-Z12xx	O
,	O
VPC-Z13xx	O
&	O
VPC-Z14xx	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
1.8	O
"	O
drives	O
from	O
Intel	O
or	O
Crucial	O
,	O
provided	O
the	O
Vaio	O
is	O
a	O
dual	O
RAID	B-Architecture
model	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
Quad-RAID	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
caveat	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
outer	O
casing	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	O
or	O
Crucial	O
SSD	B-Device
must	O
be	O
stripped	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
SSDs	B-Device
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
SSDs	B-Device
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
Z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
VPCZ-13	O
dual-RAID	O
models	O
,	O
custom-ordered	O
in	O
Japan	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
reduced	O
size	O
Toshiba	O
SSD	B-Device
's	O
,	O
with	O
Micro-SATA	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
refresh	O
models	O
still	O
use	O
proprietary	O
Samsung	O
drives	O
on	O
the	O
Quad-RAID	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
SSD	B-Device
drives	I-Device
in	O
a	O
first	O
generation	O
(	O
VPC-Z11xxx	O
)	O
model	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
generation	O
Quad-RAID	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
cable	O
for	O
the	O
SSDs	B-Device
will	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
Sony	O
part	O
#	O
A-1781-464-A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
Z	O
series	O
models	O
which	O
are	O
built	O
with	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
non-SSD	O
)	O
and	O
no	O
optical	O
drive	O
are	O
manufactured	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
2.5	O
"	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
fitted	O
into	O
the	O
empty	O
optical	O
bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
models	O
can	O
have	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
standard	O
2.5	O
"	O
SSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
some	O
2.5	O
"	O
SSD	B-Device
drives	I-Device
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Intel	O
X-25e	O
)	O
are	O
9	O
mm	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
officially	O
announced	O
its	O
new	O
Ultra-Thin	O
13-inch	O
Z	O
series	O
laptop	B-Device
the	O
Sony	O
Vaio	O
Z	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
custom	O
configuration	O
available	O
includes	O
a	O
2.7GHz	O
second	O
generation	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	O
(	O
Sandy	O
Bridge	O
)	O
processor	B-Device
,	O
512	O
GB	O
SSD	B-Device
in	O
RAID-0	O
(	O
Newer	O
SATA	O
III	O
Generation	O
3	O
SSD	B-Device
)	O
,	O
8	O
GB	O
1333MHz	O
Fixed	O
On-board	O
(	O
Irremovable	O
)	O
DDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
1920×1080	O
13.1	O
"	O
screen	O
(	O
a	O
1600×900	O
screen	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z2	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Power	O
Media	O
Dock	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
an	O
external	O
AMD	O
GPU	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
or	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
and	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
through	O
Sony	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Light	B-Protocol
Peak	I-Protocol
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processor	B-Device
changed	O
from	O
a	O
2nd	O
Gen	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
or	O
i7	O
to	O
a	O
3rd	O
Gen	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
or	O
i7	O
,	O
HM67	O
chipset	O
to	O
HM77	O
chipset	O
,	O
HD3000	O
to	O
HD4000	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Power	O
Media	O
Dock	O
GPU	O
changed	O
from	O
an	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD	O
6650M	O
to	O
an	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD	O
7670M	O
(	O
exact	O
same	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
