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Press Release VPCEA16FG Hong Kong, April 8, 2010 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited today expanded the fun, easy-to-use VAIO E Series with the latest 14 screen size.

1 Press Release VPCEA16FG Hong Kong, April 8, 2010 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited today expanded the fun, easy-to-use VAIO E Series with the latest 14 screen size. With vibrant, colourful looks, the new E Series 14 is perfect for everyday browsing, blogging or enjoying your digital media collection. Gorgeously styled to stand out from the crowd, the E Series 14 makes a distinctive style statement. The glossy basic colours, Black and White, with square gradation finishes are complemented by the glossy vivid colours, Blue, Pink, and Green with dot gradation, making it the centre of attention. A silvered VAIO logo floats on the notebook s top cover, emphasizing the depth of the opulent high-gloss finish that is accentuated further by a mesmerising pattern beneath. Inside, there is a tactile, low-resistance touchpad that integrates seamlessly into the glossy, translucent palm rest. The E Series 14 is equipped with a 16:9 real wide VAIO display with up to 1366x768 resolutions and with LED backlight. It offers a colourful, high-contrast view of movies, games, and digital photos and more. High performance with user-friendly features The new model is built on the latest Intel Core platform to offer powerful processing 1

2 capability. Incorporating latest ATI Mobility Radeon 5000 series graphics with either 1GB or 512MB VRAM, the notebook handles image editing, gaming, and media-rich web sites with ease. Every E Series model is designed with everyday ease of use in mind. Touch the WEB button and instantly start surfing without the need to boot up Windows. For even greater convenience, Quick Web Access offers multiple tabbed browsing and a split view that is great for browsing two web pages side-by-side. There is also a dedicated ASSIST button, giving one-touch access to VAIO Care which simplifies basic maintenance and troubleshooting tasks to keep your VAIO in good condition. VAIO button is also available for Media Gallery to give you intuitive way to explore your music, photo and video collection. PMB VAIO Edition, VAIO s original software, allows you to enjoy movies, music and memories wherever and whenever you like. Three side-mounted USB ports are joined by a fourth high-speed esata/usb port that allows super-fast file transfers to an external drive up to 5x faster than via USB2.0. Connection to HD TVs via a HDMI port is also available, allowing users to enjoy their contents on larger screens. It also incorporates a touchpad with multi-gesture functions for users working without a mouse. These functions support three major finger motions: scrolling through pages, moving backwards and forwards on web pages, and zooming in and out. The latest VAIO E Series VPCEA16FG/B,/G,/L,/P,/W and VPCEA15FG/B,/P,/W will be available from mid April and end of April at the suggested retail prices of HK$8,980 and HK$6,980, respectively. For customer enquiries, please contact Sony sales and services hotline at (852) closer to you. The evolution continues. VAIO now becomes your indispensable partner, integrating closely with all aspects of your lifestyle. From the sheer pleasure of opening the package and seeing the improved quality and design, to stress-free support and superlative customer service, you will fully appreciate the polished intelligence that is the hallmark of new VAIO. In essence, a wonderfully moving experience that brings VAIO closer to you. 2

3 Key specifications of the VPCEA16FG/B,/G,/L,/P,/W and VPCEA15FG/B,/P,/W: Model VPCEA16FG/B,/G,/L,/P,/W VPCEA15FG/B,/P,/W Processor *1 Intel Core i5-520m Processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.93 GHz Intel Core i3-330m Processor 2.13 GHz Chipset Intel HM55 Express Chipset Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (English Version) Language Pack: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Thai Memory Bus 1066 MHz Cache Memory 3 MB (L3 Cache) Main Memory 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM *2 (upgradeable up to 8 GB *3 ) 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two) Hard Disc Drive 500 GB *4 320 GB *4 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm) (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm) Optical Disc Drive DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive Maximum Reading Speed DVD+R: 8x (Single Layer), 8x (Double Layer)/ DVD-R: 8x (Single Layer), 8x (Dual Layer)/ DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 8x/ DVD-ROM: 8x/DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-ROM: 24x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x Maximum Writing Speed DVD+R: 8x (Single Layer), 6x (Double Layer)/ DVD-R: 8x (Single Layer), 6x (Dual Layer) DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/ CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 10x Graphics Accelerator Dedicated Video Memory Display Interfaces Wireless LAN ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 Graphics 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM 512 MB DDR3 SDRAM 14" wide (WXGA:1366 x 768) TFT Colour display (VAIO Display, LED backlight) High Speed USB 2.0 x 3 Network (RJ-45) Connector (10Base- T/100Base-TX /1000Base-T) Display Output Connector(Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin) Headphone Stereo mini jack Microphone Stereo mini jack HDMI Output Connector Memory Stick Duo TM Slot (PRO-HG compatible, MagicGate function) *5 SD Memory Card Slot (SDHC compatible, Copyright protection function (CPRM) ) DC IN esata / USB Port x 1 Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE a/b/g/n * b/g/n *6 Data rate: maximum 11 Mbps Data rate: maximum 11 Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11a/g) (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g) 300 Mbps (802.11n) *7 150 Mbps (802.11n) *7 Frequency: 5 GHz Frequency: 2.4 GHz (802.11a/n), 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/n) 3

4 Bluetooth (802.11b/g/n) Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR PC Card Slot ExpressCard /34 x 1 Camera Effective pixels: 640 x 480 Audio Intel High Definition Audio compatible 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) Built-in stereo speakers Built-in monaural microphone Keyboard/Input Approx. 19 mm key pitch / 2 mm keystroke 86 keys Intelligent Device Touchpad Battery Life *8 Bundled Battery Bundled Battery VGP-BPS22A Lithium-ion VGP-BPS22A Lithium-ion battery: up to 2.5 hours of use battery: up to 3 hours of use Dimensions mm x mm x mm (W x H x D)(approx.) Weight (approx.) 2.35 kg (including the supplied battery) Included Software Supplied Accessories Local Warranty & VAIO International Repair Service AV Entertainment: Media Gallery, Windows Media Center, Quick Web Access Content Creation/Editing: PMB VAIO Edition, Adobe Premiere Elements 8, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, Roxio Easy Media Creator Home Network: VAIO Media plus Word Processor/Spreadsheet: Microsoft Office Professional 2007* 9 60-day trial version Tool: Evernote for VAIO, Adobe Reader 9 Utilities: VAIO Gate, VAIO Control Center, Battery Care Function, WebCam Companion, Magic-i Visual Effects Security: McAfee PC SecurityCenter 30-day free trial *10, Webroot Spy Sweeper 90-day free trial *11 Support: VAIO Care, VAIO Recovery Center, VAIO Update, VAIO Transfer Support, Norton Online Backup 60-day free trial *12 AC Adaptor (VGP-AC19V33 or VGP-AC19V37) Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS22A) *13 One Year Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Remarks: *1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. For the availability of Intel Virtualization Technology, please visit our web site at *2 If memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, the supported dual channel mode provides better performance. *3 Sony does not guarantee compatibility with memories of other brands. *4 GB means one billion bytes when referring to flash memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition. *5 Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded Memory Stick media only. *6 The maximum communication distance can vary depending on the obstacles or the distance 4

5 between the communication devices, the radio waves, the operating system or the software being used. *7 The communication speed varies depending on the distance between communication devices, existence of obstacles between such devices, the device configuration, the radio conditions, and the software in use. In addition, communication may be cut off depending on the radio conditions. *8 Estimated battery life (under JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method ver.1.0, measurement method (a)). Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings. For further details, please visit *9 This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. It must be activated before actual use, and the activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch. Activation requires Internet access, which enables certain functions included. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting options and operations. *10 Free use of 30 days. Further update will be charged. *11 Free use of 90 days. Further update will be charged. *12 Free use of 60 days. Further update will be charged. *13 This product may only function with a genuine Sony battery designed for this model. [AVC HD Playback] - Depending on system environment, you may find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during AVC HD playback. - The trademarks, including but not limited to "Sony", "VAIO" and "Memory Stick" are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. - Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Reader and Adobe Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. - Centrino, Centrino Inside, Centrino Logo, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Antom, Intel Antom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Pentium, Pentium Inside, are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. - Windows, Windows Vista, the Windows logo and Microsoft are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. - All other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. - Whilst information given is true at time of printing, small production changes in the course of our company's policy of improvement through research and design might not necessarily be included in the specifications. E&OE. Actual models may differ slightly in appearance to illustrations provided. 5

Press Release. VAIO Y Series 1/6

Press Release. VAIO Y Series 1/6 Press Release VAIO Y Series Hong Kong, November 10, 2010 Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited today unveiled the new VAIO Y Series which packs high performance in a handy and stylish design. Targeted