Powerful portability: Newest Sony VAIO(R) notebook PC a small, cool, and on-the-go media centre technology

Sony of Canada Ltd., Canada's leading supplier of electronic and computer products for consumers and business, today unveiled its VAIO(R) FE Series notebook personal computer, a high-performance, mobile media centre that proves that even power users no longer need to be chained to a desk.

Built on the latest advances, including the newest mobile technology from Intel Corporation, DDR2 memory and a super-fast serial ATA hard drive, the Sony VAIO FE Series notebook PC provides the muscle to power through the most demanding tasks at top speed. The result is smoking performance for a wide array of productivity and entertainment activities, such as running resource- intensive programs while maintaining communications or sharing pictures, movies or music.

The 15.4-inch widescreen display with XBRITE HiColor(TM) LCD (liquid crystal display) technology ensures that multimedia playback is rich and vibrant. Sony's advanced display technology delivers extraordinary colour purity and saturation, even in bright daylight. Sound Reality(TM) technology, Sony's advanced audio integration, adds the aural component to a superb movie- viewing experience. Microsoft Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition 2005 offers intelligent and seamless control of entertainment content from a single, easy- to-use interface.

"Now you don't have to lug a desktop around to get top-notch performance," said Puneet Jain, Senior Marketing Manager, VAIO Personal Computers & Monitors, Consumer Audio Visual/Information Technology Group, Sony of Canada Ltd. "With today's components and our compact design, you can get all the power you need in a thin notebook that weighs less than seven pounds."

Users can keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues with the VAIO FE notebook PC's integrated camera with zoom and microphone. Users can deploy their favourite Video over IP (Internet Protocol) applications to conduct video chat meetings or just check in with the family back home from virtually any hotspot with built in 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN (local area network) connectivity. A handy privacy filter masks out the environment around users so they can chat from a messy desk or a crowded coffee shop and their conversation partners will be none the wiser.

With the VAIO FE notebook PC, a full complement of professional tools for DVD creation is at users' fingertips. Click to DVD(R) software and an onboard DVD+R Double Layer/DVD (+/-) RW drive makes professional-looking DVD movies quick and easy. Users can create or record up to 8.5 GB (gigabyte) of home video, movies, music, or digital photos (or up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 video) on one Double Layer DVD disc.

The VAIO FE notebook PC also features ExpressCard(TM), an emerging standard in smaller, faster PC card solutions with the throughput to port data at incredible speeds, making it ideal for transfers of video and large files. The VAIO FE notebook PC also includes S-video, enabling convenient connectivity to televisions, cameras and projectors.

The addition of an optional docking station extends the possibilities. With a built-in multi-function bay that can accommodate and additional 80 GB hard drive or a choice of optical drives, users have the flexibility to swap in and out the peripherals they need, when they need them.

The VAIO FE notebook PC will be widely available in February 2006 at a starting manufacturer's suggested retail price of $1,999.99.

About Sony of Canada Ltd.

Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of electronic and computer products for consumer, business, electronics publishing and multimedia applications on a global scale. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and distribution centres in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Whitby, Ontario, approximately 970 employees support 72 Sony stores and a network of more than 3,000 authorized dealers across Canada.

For further information: please visit us at www.sony.ca, www.thesonystore.ca, www.sonybiz.ca or www.sonystyle.ca, Sony's product information and e-commerce Web site, or contact: John B. Challinor II, APR, General Manager, Advertising & Corporate Communications, Sony of Canada Ltd., (416) 495-3740, john_challinor@sony.ca; Sarah Hatfield, Account Coordinator, Technology Practice, Silverhammer Public Relations, (416) 324-2024, Ext. 7, sarah_hatfield@silver-hammer.com

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