Sony's VAIO Z to Come Stateside With $1,969 Starting Price

From DailyTech: We brought you news of Sony's swanky new VAIO Z ultra-portable notebook last month. While the specs of the VAIO Z are quite commendable for a notebook in its size class, its most distinguishing feature has to be its proprietary Lightpeak port that enables it to pair up with a Power Media Dock (external GPU + optical drive).

Today, Sony has finally let us know how much of a dent the VAIO Z will put in our wallets. The VAIO Z will have a starting price of a whopping $1,969 in the U.S. (you can pre-order the VAIO Z right now at Sony's online store).

That base price will get you an Intel Core i5-2410M processor (2.3GHz/2.9GHz Turbo Boost), 4GB of DDR3 memory, 128GB SSD (64GB x 2 in RAID-0), 13.1" LED-backlit display (1600x900), Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) and the lowest end Power Media Dock (AMD Radeon HD 6650M + CD/DVD burner).

For those that want to select every single option available (Core i7-2620M, 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, 1920x1080 display, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Power Media Dock with Blu-ray burner, mobile broadband, and dual lithium-polymer batteries) will set you back $4,219.

"This new Z laptop builds on the attitude that an ultra-portable can also pack high performance into a slim profile," said Mike Lucas, senior vice president of Networked Technology and Services Division at Sony Electronics. "The Z Series is ideal for performance demanding road warriors who need excellent battery life."

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