Sony , today announced the VAIO AX Digital Studio PC , a new laptop that combines the power of a desktop with the convenience of a notebook.

Featurs include 17" WXGA+ widescreen (measured diagonally) display with Sony's original XBRITE LCD technology, Users can also watch and record high-quality television with a removable TV tuner and Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, VAIO AX notebook includes a unique multi-function bay, so you can add exactly the components you want to use. The simple swapping of powerful peripherals -- a TV-tuner Bay Unit, a DVD+R Double Layer/DVD +/- RW Bay Unit, an optional CD-RW/DVD-ROM Bay Unit, an optional 80GB HDD Bay Unit, and an optional HDD Adapter Bay Unit -- allows you to switch from TV entertainment system to high-capacity storage device in a matter of seconds. The optional docking station with an additional multi-function bay provides even more options.

Sony VAIO AX notebooks will be available next month starting at about $2,000.

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