Sony UX-390N available at SonyStyle
jkOTR reader Gabriel tipped us off over the weekend: the SonyStyle store has the UX-390N handheld available for $2,499. This is the 32 GB flash drive version of the UX-series, running a 1.33 GHz Intel Core Solo processor and 1 GB of RAM. The 390N still offers the 4.5-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen, integrated EDGE connectivity through Cingular and comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Business. Who’s buying?
I like the James Bond edition.
Nice product, horrific price. Sony needs a reality check in my book.
for having the 32 gig flash the price isnt bad its got better specs than the q1-ssd for only a little more
Well, so much for us Europeans getting the SSD version first eh?
Hey in the UK we will be paying an equivalent of $4000, when they release it, or so the rumour goes. Too much for me
I’d love to have one but day 2 I’d be dropping linux on it. Linux is much better at managing memory so one doesn’t need to swap out to the HD all the time. No swapping = longer life.
the european version launches on Feb 12th for 1700 pounds plus 17.5% sales tax, about $4000 in total
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2173708/sony-ship-vaio-umpc-february
Vaio VGN-UX1XN
$2500 is actually pretty cheap for the device considering there is a $1200 SSD drive in there. But in reality they are too expensive for the average Joe. These are expensive toys for rich people!
And again, everywhere else than in the US you pay almost the double for this. E.g. buying anything here in Norway you pay 25% tax to the government in addition to the premium price for the reseller here. A minor price increase simply becomes a huge one when the percentages are added up and it hits the shelves.
Ok, done some digging on the UK version (UX1XN). Price will be £1700 + 17.5% VAT for a grand total of around £2,000 ($3,900).
Sonystyle in the UK will begin shipping the UX1XN from the 12th February though having spoken to a local reseller they expect most pre-orders will arrive with the customers around the 23rd February in practice.
I would buy the UX1XN without hesitation if it were closer to the American version in price. At £2,000 ($4,000) I will have to seriously think about it.
They are also releasing a version with a 40GB hard drive for $1999. When you consider all tha you get for the price (it comes with the docking station among other things). This makes it possibly a better value than the OQO 02. I got to play around with the SSD version at CES, and it is definitely usable in terms of speed for regular daily functions (email, web, word processing, etc.). I especially like that it has front AND rear facing cameras.
If it came with HSDPA support rather than just EDGE I’d have ordered one already!