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hey there I'm Josh Goldman senior editor with CNET and this is the Sony Vaio t13 Touch which is identical to Sony's 13-inch t-series ultrabook from earlier this year except that it's now running on Windows 8 and it's 1366 by 768 pixel resolution 13.3 inch LCD is now a touchscreen with edge to edge glass so now instead of using the touchpad to access things you can get fingerprints all over your screen while you work the third generation 1.7 gigahertz Core i5 processor backed by six gigs of memory a 500 gig hybrid hard drive with 32 gigs of flash memory and integrated Intel graphics has no problems handling the new interface or everyday tasks and battery life is solid with it capable of running more than five hours and all of that in a body that's just under 4 pounds and a little more than half an inch thick the screen is responsive but if you don't want to use it you can use the touch pad to accomplish some of the same gestures also while Sony includes painting and drawing software from ArtRage it's a bit awkward to use especially since the screen bounces a bit when you poke at it and it doesn't completely open to a flat position overall though if you think you may want to have access to touch features with a traditional laptop design it's not a bad way to go I'm Josh Goldman and that's the sony vaio t13 touch