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Sony Touts 25 Hour Battery Life For Haswell-Equipped Vaio Pro

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-day-long dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony claims that both the new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models of its Haswell-equipped Vaio Pro ultrabooks are the world's lightest. The 11.6-inch model weighs in at 1.9lb (0.87k , where as the 13.3-incher is a little heavier at just 2.33lb (1.06kg). But it's the battery life on offer here that really makes the new Pros stand out. The 11.6-inch Vaio Pro offers 11 hours of battery life as standard, while the 13.3-inch achieves 8 hours. However, Sony is also offering a sheet battery you can connect to the base of the ultrabooks. On the 13.3-inch Pro that increases battery life to 18 hours, but on the 11.6-inch you get a true day-long amount of juice with 25 hours of battery life claimed."

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  1. So? by puddingebola · · Score: 4, Funny

    My soviet made flashlight gets endless battery life, just keep cranking the handle.

    1. Re:So? by alostpacket · · Score: 4, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, you power battery?

      (this almost seems like a setup!)

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  2. But it's the battery life... by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...on offer here that really makes the new Pros stand out.

    Survivalists and campers are also anticipating this new release. In addition to the long battery life they can also be used to create spontaneous fires in emergency situations. These new "smart" batteries are able to sense an emergency and self ignite with no need for user input.

  3. Re:Waiting for Apple by David_Hart · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the "obligatory Apple reference" (tm)

    Given Haswell's power saving credentials and the retina MacPros are mainly just battery under the hood, it should get interesting.
    (also thunderbolt 2 coming around the corner)

    There was a Thunderbolt 1.0? Did it do anything...?