Laptops used to be hulking beasts ... but [Frank] managed to get the Raspberry Pi to talk to the original Sony VAIO internal battery. His work on the project is shared, but this part of the ...

This is my old Sony Vaio Z600TEK laptop. I bought it in 2000 and it was ... Compared to today's computers it is slow and heavy with little battery life and a poor screen, but it transformed ...

"Well, in fairness to Sony, I should say that if you want a really expensive laptop, buy a VAIO," he said ... pegged the cost of each suspect battery at between $60 and $180.) ...