{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9912fefa8fbd130ee66f782e","clusterId":"c_c9605fb5e33c8ef9d3006e4a","slug":"vaio-t-debuts-with-multi-flip-screen-and-kachiiro-colorway","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"VAIO T Debuts With Multi-Flip Screen And Kachiiro Colorway","summary":"VAIO announced the 13.3-inch VAIO T on September 10, a notebook built around a multi-flip mechanism that rotates the screen on a central pivot for three positions: notebook, view, and tablet. VAIO accepts orders from September 18 at 10:00, and the machine launches September 11, 2026. The external panel measures 312.0mm wide, 224.6mm deep, and 14.6 to 19.6mm high. A 2560x1600 touch display carries a 9.21-megapixel camera, the keyboard has about 19mm key pitch, and a 9.2MP camera sits above the panel. Ports include USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C with DisplayPort 2.1 output up to 5120x2880 at 60Hz, a second USB Type-C, HDMI at 4096x2160 at 60Hz, USB Type-A, 1000BASE-T wired LAN, and a headphone jack, plus Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Three colors ship: Fine Black, Fine Red, and Kachiiro. Personal customizable models start at 374,000 yen, and the Kachiiro special edition is 423,500 yen.","whyItMatters":"The multi-flip hinge gives VAIO a physical design answer to a market where touch and stylus input are usually solved with detachable keyboards, and bundled benchmark runs place its Intel Core Ultra 7 356H configuration between the company's own mid-spec and high-spec laptops.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eVAIO positions the VAIO T as its first new triple-style PC since joining the Nojima Group, developed from user feedback, and the multi-flip hinge went through repeated bending tests on the sheet hinge and LCD cable to check durability.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePersonal Customizable Models: sold through the VAIO Store with free choice of processor, memory, and software, starting at 374,000 yen for the minimum configuration.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKachiiro Special Edition: 423,500 yen, tied to the Kachiiro colorway; the Core Ultra X7 358H is selectable only with Kachiiro, and the Ultra 5 325 cannot be paired with it.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCorporate Customizable Models: sold at VAIO Store Business in Fine Black with a Core Ultra 7 356H, 32GB onboard memory, and a 512GB encrypted SSD, weighing about 1.299kg.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNojima Configuration Models: pre-orders open at Nojima store displays on September 18, all with a Core Ultra 5 325 and 512GB SSD; the 32GB versions (VCTNN195101B, VCTNN195102R) are estimated at 525,800 yen, the 16GB versions (VCTNN195103B, VCTNN195104R) at 437,800 yen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenchmark runs used the Core Ultra 7 356H with 32GB of RAM. CrystalDiskMark recorded 6349.84MB/s sequential read and 3439.14MB/s sequential write. Geekbench 7 gave 2293 single-core and 15,319 multi-core, with OpenCL at 22,919 and Vulkan at 23,475. On PassMark PerformanceTest the overall score of 6783 landed above the VAIO SX14 (2025) and below the VAIO SX14-R ALL BLACK EDITION, which the tester described as performance between a mid-spec and a high-spec PC. The Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Benchmark scored 8621 (Comfortable) at Full HD High Quality (Laptop) and 4249 (Normal) at Maximum Quality. A 6.27GB 4K file encoded to H.265 in 3 minutes 21 seconds. Full-screen YouTube playback ran the battery down in 15 hours 23 minutes, and charging from 2% reached 34% in 30 minutes and 100% in 146 minutes. Measured weight of the Fine Red unit was 1351g.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"VAIO T's tablet position makes the 9.2MP camera a rear shooter when folded. The pivot is a camera problem dressed as a hinge feature.","twitterPost":"VAIO T's 9.2MP camera doubles as a rear shooter in tablet mode. A hinge feature that quietly solves a camera problem.","threadsPost":"VAIO T rotates the screen to face outward in tablet mode, so the 9.2MP camera becomes a rear shooter when the panel flips. The multi-flip mechanism is a camera problem solved through hinge geometry, not a sensor upgrade.","newsletterBlurb":"VAIO's new 13.3-inch VAIO T uses a multi-flip hinge to swing the screen around a center pivot into notebook, view, and tablet positions, and it rotates to portrait automatically when held vertically. Orders open September 18 at 10:00 ahead of a September 11, 2026 launch. Benchmark runs put the Core Ultra 7 356H model between VAIO's mid-spec and high-spec laptops, with 15 hours 23 minutes of video playback on one charge.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432331/?rss\",\"title\":\"VAIO Next Series Launches! 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