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The Sony _<A HREF="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Vaio_Z_series">Vaio_ Z_</A>_—a Windows "Ultrabook" that was the main writing and coding machine for the _<I>Learning Python, 5th Edition_</I> project. It ran Windows 7 and dual-boot Linux and was a stellar PC, though it required a repair after the 1600-page _<A HREF="2013 LP5E Book.jpg.html">LP5E_</A> project blew out its keyboard. Sony dropped their PC business shortly after this (in response to the Windows 8 _<A HREF="https://google.com/search?q=windows+8+fiasco">fiasco_</A>, perhaps?), but the Vaio brand is back in business at this writing; see the web for info.