Sony Press Release (Japanese).

「VAIO type U」 Zero Spindle Model

Loading speed increase. (17s to load XP whereas 63s on HDD)

30min extended battery life.

One-Seg Digital TV Tuner.

New All Black Version.

28g lighter.

Pricing starts 209,800円 on 3 July.
**Update**
Sony Zero Spin Flash Drive vs HD Drive.

You can share yours in this thread.

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VGN-UX 분해 사진 1/2
VGN-UX 분해 사진 2/2

Sony Japanese Update Site
VGN-UX*「BIOS R0061N2」
VGN-UX*「Camera Driver Ver.1.6.202.0」
VGN-UX*「Audio Driver Ver.5.10.0.5255」
( but on Realtek Site we have a more recent one 5.10.0.5265 )
thanks vaiofreak for pointing this out.

If you use VAIO Media, 「VAIO Media Ver.5.0.11」
SonicStage CP （SonicStage Ver.4.0）」

This post was done thanks to maxik who pointed me to KCAP.EXE.
It seems to be an old SONY utility found in old recovery CD, you use it to decompress Sony’s *.PAC file.
It should be used this way kcap.exe filename.pac destinationfolder

The First Step is to install windows using whatever way you want. I’m using an […]

Tender Green and Cosy orange

The One where I got 1.

Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5284

Now, what about the hardware working or not…

Graphic Card : OK.

Sound Card : OK. ( but no sound from speaker, only from headphone)

Screen Panel : OK. ( but could not calibrate)

Wireless LAN and Ethernet: OK.

Bluetooth Not Found.

Camera Not Found.

UPEK FingerPrint (drivers on Windows Update but […]

So far, screen is capped to 800×600, no sound, no calibration tool for the stylet. That was just for fun.

It took me a while to do those tests .
They were done with the default Standard Battery (2600mAh) from 100% (or almost) to 5% when windows decides to hibernate himself.
Wireless was OFF.
Video playing was done with MediaPlayerClassic.
MP3 playing was done with Window Media Player.
With the Power Profile : Power Management OFF

Running 3Dmark 2003 […]

The Vaio Type U comes with several windows power management.

from top to bottom:

Home / Office Desk
Portable / Laptop
Presentation
Always On
Minimal Power Management
Max Battery
Power Management OFF
VAIO Standard Settings
VAIO Stamina Settings
VAIO Super Stamina Settings

Here we see the default Power Management in green match up against himself in orange.

Clockwise, we have

12h Battery
02h Devices
05h Fan
07h Screen Brightness
10h Performance

Power Management OFF […]