Sony Lowers Price of VAIO SA and SB to Under $1,000

If the recent speed bumps to the VAIO S series wasn’t enough of an incentive for you to buy a VAIO, maybe a price drop will. Sony has just announced that their 13-inch VAIO SA series will be dropping in price from $1,250 MSRP to $ just $999 while the entry version, the VAIO SB, will now be priced at $799. Just as a recap, the standard VAIO SA includes:

  • 13.3-inch screen
  • 1600 x 900 display resolution
  • Intel Core i5-2430M processor (2.40GHz / 3.00GHz with Turbo Boost)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6630M (1GB) hybrid graphics
  • 4GB (4GB fixed onboard + 1 open SDRAM slot) DDR3-SDRAM-1333
  • 500GB hard drive
  • HD webcam
  • Fingerprint reader
The VAIO SB includes:
  • 13.3-inch screen
  • 1366 x 768 display resolution
  • Intel Core i3-2310M processor (2.10GHz)
  • AMD Radeon HD 6470M (512MB) hybrid graphics
  • 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-SDRAM-1333
  • 320GB hard drive
Both variations are also highly customizable with features like solid state drive, Blu-ray player/burner, up to 8GB RAM and upgraded processors like the Intel i7.

[Via Sony]