Sony VAIO Y Series 11.6-inch AMD E-350 APU Notebook

The Sony VAIO Y series laptop measures in at 11.42" (W) x 0.99"-1.25" (H) x 7.99" (D) with a weight of just 3.23 lbs. This type of a notebook is a travelers dream as it is compact and light. Sony offers the VAIO Y series in two colors; pink and silver. The Sony VAIO Y Series notebook has a very clean finish to it. On the outside the notebook has a smooth plastic surface with a traditional VAIO logo in the middle with with a tasteful Sony brand logo along the top edge. This finish didn't show finger prints thanks to the matte silver finish.

Sony VAIO Y Series Product Specs

• Processor Series Dual-Core Processor E-350

• Processor Brand AMD

• Installed Memory 3 GB

• Hard Drive Size 320 GB

• Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

• Installed Memory DIMMs 2GB + 1GB

• Graphics Type Integrated

• Intel High Definition Audio

• Dimensions 11.42" (L) x 7.99" (W) x 0.99-1.25" (H)

• Wireless Compatibility Atheros 802.11b/g/n Wireless Network Connection (802.11b/g/n)

• Graphics Memory Internal

• Processor Speed (GHz) 1.60 GHz

• Weight: 3.23 lbs

• Webcam Built-in MOTION EYE camera and microphone

• Estimated Battery Life Up to 6 hours standard settings

• Processor Cache Size 1MB Cache

• Battery Standard Capacity Lithium Ion Battery

• Processor Model AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350

• Hard Drive Detail 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive

• Memory Type DDR3 1066MHz

• Screen Type and Resolution 11.6" LED Backlit Display

• Networking Detail 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T

• Graphics Brand/ Model AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6310 Graphics

The exact model that is testing today is the Sony VAIO Y Series VPCYB14KX. We have discovered that this model is being phased over to the Sony VAIO Y Series VPCYB15KX. The difference between the models is the memory and hard drive. The newer VPCYB15KX model has 4GB of memory and a 500GB 5400-RPM hard drive compared to the 3GB of memory and 320GB 5400-RPM hard drive on this review unit. Since the DDR3 memory speed remains 1066MHz and the hard drive is still 5400-RPM.

iPad Owns 82% Of U.S Tablet Market

The latest research from Nielsen indicates that the Apple iPad has 82% of the tablet market in the U.S., with 43% owning the Wi-Fi version and 39% owning the Wi-Fi + 3G version. The rest of the field-Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy, and others-combined take a meager 18% of the tablet market. Apple has lost a little ground, though. When it debuted the iPad 2, Apple claimed to have more than 90% of the tablet market. It lost 8 percentage points.

Samsung owns 4% of the tablet market, Dell owns 3%, and Motorola owns a pathetic 2%. According to Nielsen's numbers, 9% of the tablet market belongs to "Other." "Despite the addition to the market of new tablet computers like the Samsung Galaxy and the Motorola Xoom in the United States, Apple's iPad is still dominating the conversation-and market," wrote Nielsen. So far, Android-based tablets have generated little traction with U.S. buyers.

Neither Motorola nor Samsung has shared firm sales figures for their tablets. One problem facing Android tablets is a lack of applications. There simply isn't a critical mass of key apps optimized for Honeycomb yet. While the number of Honeycomb apps is growing slowly, it isn't growing fast enough. Perhaps Google will have something to say about this at its Google I/O developer event in San Francisco. Nielsen's study does not account for the RIM PlayBook, which may have had a successful of sales. Estimates place the number of PlayBoom's sold during its debut at 100,000.

That was several weeks ago. RIM spent most of its energy at its BlackBerry World conference talking up the PlayBook. As Nielsen updates its data over the coming weeks and months, we'll have a clearer picture of how the PlayBook is or isn't gaining traction against the iPad. Nielsen also looked at what users do with their tablets. It found that 35% of tablet owners who also owned a desktop computer reported using their desktop less often or not at all, while 32% percent of those who also owned laptops said they used their laptop less often or never since acquiring a tablet.

The iPad has replaced my laptop as a recreational computing device, however. The iPad has also eaten into the use of e-readers, with 27% reporting that they use their e-reader less or not at all. Nintendo and Sony should pay attention to this last stat: One in four tablet owners say they've reduced the amount of time spent with portable gaming consoles and many have ceased using them altogether.

Samsung LN-40C650 40-inch LCD TV

Take your home theater experience to a whole new level with this large TV that keeps you connected! This 40-Inch Samsung TV supports full 1080p High Definition resolution for the best picture quality you can find. It’s further enhanced with its 150,000:1 Contrast Ratio which supplies you with the deepest blacks and brightest whites and the Auto Motion Plus 120hz refresh rate makes even the most intense and dramatic scenes crystal clear for your viewing pleasure.

With Web Connected Samsung Apps you can connect to your network and online to access millions of movies and videos from placed like YouTube, Blockbuster and Netflix and even connect to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. It also has 4 HDMI inputs for easy connectivity to several devices in the room at once.