VAIO T Debuts With Multi-Flip Screen And Kachiiro Colorway
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.
Key Facts
- VAIO announced the 13.3-inch VAIO T on September 10, with orders opening September 18 at 10:00 and a launch date of September 11, 2026.
- The VAIO T's multi-flip mechanism rotates the screen on a central pivot for notebook mode, view mode, and tablet mode, with automatic 180-degree display rotation and swapped left and right speakers.
- The VAIO T ships in Fine Black, Fine Red, and Kachiiro, with personal customizable models starting at 374,000 yen and the Kachiiro special edition at 423,500 yen.
- A Core Ultra 7 356H configuration with 32GB of RAM scored 2293 single-core and 15319 multi-core on Geekbench 7.
- Battery testing ran 15 hours 23 minutes of full-screen YouTube playback at maximum brightness, and charging from 2% took 146 minutes to reach 100%.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, GIGAZINE.
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.
VAIO 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.
- Personal Customizable Models: sold through the VAIO Store with free choice of processor, memory, and software, starting at 374,000 yen for the minimum configuration.
- Kachiiro 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.
- Corporate 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.
- Nojima 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.
Benchmark 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.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.