If you haven’t picked up Sony’s first official netbook yet, the VAIO W11S1E, it may be time to do so. I’ve been thinking of picking one up myself and took a look on PC World to see how much they were and if they were now available for collection from store. After finding nothing from the site, I checked back on our previous story about the Vaio W and followed the link. The PC World link now takes users to the netbook section. It it still possible to buy the VAIO W11S1E from the UK though as Amazon still have the netbook in stock.

Many stores and companies participate in Breast Cancer Awareness month and Sony are no different. This year to help raise money for the cause, the company is releasing a pink edition of the Sony eReader. The 10 inch Vaio W netbook will also be available in two tone pink with a matching case and mouse. $110,000 of the profits will be donated to the charity.

The first official netbook from Sony is now available in both the UK and US. US consumers can purchase the netbook from Best Buy in white, brown or pink for $499.99. Amazon.com are also listing the netbook but, currently only have pink in stock.

For the UK, the netbook is retailing for £374.95-£381.26 depending on color. Both the pink and brown are available at the higher price, while the classic white is the cheapest of the three variants. Amazon UK are also listing the netbook in all three colors.

Smartphone meets netbook with the Smartbook from Sony Ericsson. The company is said to be working on a device which is larger than their current smartphones, such as the Xperia X1 and upcoming Xperia handsets, which will also allow the machine to function more like a laptop. The smartbook won’t actually feature laptop like features and is will contain less specs than a standard netbook, which many consumers use on the go. Size wise, it’s likely to be around the same size as the Sony Vaio P.

NetbookNews have heard from a reliable source, that the Smartbook will be coming soon, so hopefully we’ll see it before the end of the year.

Sony’s new baby laptop,  the Vaio W 10 inch netbook has been listed up on Amazon for pre-order today.

There are three color variations available – Pink, White and Brown. The Brown and the Pink versions are available now to pre-order although the white version is “out of stock” on it’s pre-order page.

Costing $499 the specifications of the Sony Vaio W include 1 gig RAM, 160 gig hard drive, Atom processor and it’s LED backlit 10.1 ” screen.

Amazon’s Sony Vaio W pre-order page can be found here.

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