Sony Vaio SVT1311M1E

Sony Vaio T Series (SVT1311M1E)

The ultrabook genre has been around for quite a while, with Sony being conspicuous by its absence from the market. The Vaio T Series is here now though, and comes with a slim and stylish design, a 13-inch screen, an Intel Core i3 processor and 4GB of RAM. With a low resolution screen and an older generation processor, is this too little, too late? There's no word on pricing yet, but it's due to go on sale from June. Stay tuned for a full review soon.Although Sony hasn't specifically made an ultrabook before, it's no stranger to the thin and light concept. Its Z Series laptop is extremely svelte and the new T Series can certainly be seen as having come from the same family. Sony employed Cath Kidston to design its latest Vaio T Series... okay, it's settled for the usual business-standard brushed metal. At 17.8mm thick, it's pretty slim, at roughly the same thickness as the stunning Asus Zenbook UX31. It's a few millimetres chubbier than the Z Series though and at 1.6kg, it's weightier too. Given that ultrabooks aim to be as slim and as light as possible, it's a shame not to see Sony at least match its other laptops in the size stakes.