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Lots of PC news flowing out of Sony Electronics' US headquarters this fine Sunday morning. First, the company slashed the starting price of the 13-inch [VAIO SA](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/sony-announces-vaio-sa-series-ultraportable-puts-vaio-f-series/) laptop from $1,250 to $1,000, while the lower-end [SB series](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/10/sony-vaio-sb-series-review/) now starts at $780 (it had been going for $800 after instant savings). We asked Sony's PR team what that means for folks who recently purchased either of these through Sony's online store, and still haven't gotten a response, but the company *was* quick to remind us that it's up to retailers such as Best Buy to set their own price protection policies. (*Thanks*, Sony!)
Moving along, that 15.5-inch [VAIO SE series](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/sony-vaio-s-series-review-15-inch/) we reviewed a month ago is at last up for sale, beautiful 1080p display and all. You can find her on Sony's site starting at a thousand bucks with a Core i5-2430M processor, 4GB of RAM, a 640GB 5,400RPM hard drive, DVD burner and, of course, that 1920 x 1080 panel. So, is all that is worth a flaky trackpad and poor battery life (sans $150 slice)? That, friends, is a decision you'll have to make for yourself. Finally, in more granular news, the 14-inch C and E series are getting expanded Sandy Bridge processor options, while the 16-inch F series and L series all-in-ones will come with Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum, Sound Forge Audio Studio and ACID Music Studio pre-installed. In addition, the SA, L, F and E series are all getting speed bumps, as are pre-configured SB and [Z series](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/29/sony-vaio-z-review-2011/) laptops. Oh, and the SB is now available in red. Got it? Good. Lots of up to date specs at the source link.
Sony cuts the VAIO SA’s starting price to $999, starts shipping the 15-inch VAIO SE originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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