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Sony says it will release world's lightest notebook PC

TOKYO, Japan - A model holds up what Sony Corp. claims is the world's lightest notebook personal computer at a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 12. The PCG-X505/SP, part of Sony's Vaio series, weighs 785 grams -- the lightest of all Windows XP-based PCs -- and is equipped with a 10.4-inch liquid crystal display. When closed, the front of the new PCs will measure as thin as 9.7 millimeters. Offering the PCG-X505/SP for 349,800 yen, Sony will accept orders via the Internet from Nov. 19. (Kyodo)