Welcome to vaioz.com! An unofficial site about the Sony® VAIO® Z1 Series notebook computer.

Few notebooks are as beautifully designed as the Z1.

This site is for Z1 owners, fans, and potential/new users. Currently working on adding useful pages and links - check back!

NEW: Opening tutorial revised, Ask Maki questions added, and new Parts page added.

VAIO Z Pages

•How to Open Your Z1 POPULAR!

•Remove your Z1's hard drive partition (factory partitioned)

•Z1 Parts / How to find replacement parts for your Z1 (from feet, to screw covers, to motherboards)

•Want to go Glossy? Upgrade to XBRITE

•Cleaning out the speaker grill area (And how to fake a clean grill!)

•My favorite bags and sleeves for the Z1

•eBay Items: Click this easy link to view most listings related to the Z1 on eBay (External)

•Cleaning your Z1

•Ask Maki: Got a tough or otherwise interesting question about the VAIO Z1 series notebooks?

•No latches - so just how does the Z1 know when the screen is closed?? (See Ask Maki)