The Sony
_Vaio_ Z__—a
Windows "Ultrabook" that was the main writing and coding machine for
the _Learning Python, 5th Edition_ project. It ran Windows 7 and
dual-boot Linux and was a stellar PC, though it required a repair after
the 1600-page _LP5E_ project blew out
its keyboard.
Sony dropped their PC business shortly after this (in response to the
Windows 8
_fiasco_, perhaps?),
but the Vaio brand is back in business at this writing; see the web for info.