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Sony recently unveiled to a private audience what their summer laptop line will look like. And all of the models will receive cosmetic, and hardware, changes.

The laptop feature on the left is none other than the update version of the T (and TX) Vaio laptop lines. And it’s one of the best looking laptops I have ever seen. With it, Sony proves once again that in terms of hardware design, it is one of the best companies out there right beside Apple.

In case you’re more interested in the features, rather than the look, here are the main specifications for most of the models:

• Sony VAIO FZ Series:
  • VGNFZ11L 15.4WXGA T7100 2048MB 120GB GFX CAM
  • VGNFZ11M 15.4WXGA T7100 2048MB 120GB GFX CAM BT
  • VGNFZ11S 15.4WXGA T7100 2048MB 160GB GFX CAM BT
  • VGNFZ11Z 15.4WXGA T7300 2048MB 200GB BD GFX CAM
  • VGNFZ19VN 15.4WXGA T7100 2048MB 120GB CAM
• Sony VAIO SZ5 Series (current SZ4 series refresh):
  • VGNSZ5MN/B 13.3WXGA T5600 2048MB 120GB GFX CAM
  • VGNSZ5VWN/X 13.3WXGA T7400 2048MB 200GB GFX CAM WAN
• Sony VAIO TZ11 Series (current TX series refresh):
  • VGNTZ11MN/N 11.1WXGA U7500 1024MB 80GB CAM BT
  • VGNTZ11VN/X 11.1WXGA U7600 2048MB 100GB CAM BT CARBON
  • VGNTZ11XN/B 11.1WXGA U7500 2048MB 100GB CAM BT
• Sony VAIO CZ Series – 13.3″ screen with unknown specs, but launch date of July
• Sony VAIO CR Series – 14″ widescreen notebook with unknown specs, but launch date of July

Although I intend to purchase a Macbook with Leopard, I have to admit that these new offers, particularly the TZ series is a bit tempting. But I’m almost certain that when the prices are announced most of their appeal will fade away. (The current Vaio TX series laptops are roughly €1000/$1350 more than the most expensive Macbook here in Europe)