Launched in January 2010, it replaced the Sony Vaio FW series.
It features a LED backlit QWERTY keyboard with a numeric keypad and set of touch media keys by which you can pause, play, skip, stop or switch between media.
The weight of F1- 14.1" models with floppy drive removed was 3.1 kg.
The successor models, launched mid-1999 were the F250, F270 and F290, each with 1024 x 768 resolution, and 13.0", 14.1" or 15.0" screens respectively, plus improved hardware specifications.
The final spec of the F690 was a 15.0" 1400 x 1050 screen, Pentium 3 850 CPU, 30 GB hard drive, DVD drive and 128 MB RAM, weighing 3.1 kg.