Sony has announced two new VAIO notebooks today that both have optional Blu-ray drives. The notebooks are called the VAIO NS and the VAIO CS models. The NS optional Blu-ray drive can also write DVDs and CDs. The system has a 15.4-inch LCD and uses Sony XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. The system uses an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and has 3GB of RAM. The Blu-ray version will sell for about $1000 and it can be had in blue, white, and silver.

The VAIO CS comes in four colors including sangria, cosmopolitan, dove, and black. The Blu-ray version will retail for about $1070. The screen is 14.1-inch and uses the XBRITE-ECO LCD. The computer uses an optional Intel Centrino 2 CPU and up to 3GB of RAM.

"With these new units, Sony is now offering consumers a host of multi-media PC options to choose from," said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing at Sony Electronics. "And with a starting price of around $1,000 for the NS model, we're expecting a new audience to experience HD entertainment on their computers."

Via Sony