Sony unveiled its first Netbook at $630

Technology.am (July 8, 2009) — Sony will launch a tiny new laptop starting in August. The new addition to its Vaio line of computers will cost about 60,000 yen (0) when it goes on sale in Japan next month. US Customers will be able to buy the

It will be about the size of a hardback book and run on lower grade hardware than other Sony models. It will be about 25 centimetres wide, 18 centimetres long and 2.5 centimetres thick.

Vaio W’s display has a better resolution than standard netbooks: 1,366 by 768 pixels rather than the more common 1,024 by 600 pixels. That makes Web browsing easier, Sony says.

The computers will come in white, black or pink, with matching mouse and case. The machine also comes with 1GB of memory, a 160GB hard-disk drive, wireless LAN and Bluetooth.