Comments on: Sony Vaio P unveiled- smaller than but not a netbook

By: tsog

tsog — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:49:59 +0000

@ken
the review indicates an atom Z540 (1.83ghz) version (check the benchmarks)
i hope sony usa will offer it as an option
also 16.5mm keys don’t sound too bad

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:02:35 +0000

Integrated EV-DO, no word on HSDPA support, so no SIM card slot.

By: Ulysse Sabbag

Ulysse Sabbag — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:25 +0000

Hey,
No 3G SIM Slot ?

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:20:40 +0000

@ ken

Sure there is. The Dell Mini 9 can be configured with a 64GB SSD.

By: Heavyharmonies

Heavyharmonies — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:33:37 +0000

Where are you getting $900 with SSD? All the configs I see on the Sony web site are $900 with 60GB HD, $1200 with 64GB SSD and $1500 with 128GB SSD.

By: ken

ken — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:37:51 +0000

The price isn’t that bad. It’s still around $900 even when you select 64G SSD. Is there any netbook out there with 64G SSD?

By: Baz

Baz — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:27:01 +0000

And, being Sony, its twice the price it should be for the specs offered.

Sony fanboys will argue you’re paying for the quality and finish (oh wait, isn’t that the same sad, deluded argument used by Macoyltes?), but as someone who has worked in an industry with lots of professional Sony equipment about, let’s just say price does not necessarily equate with quality or durability – at least, not any more.

Meanwhile, a netbook? Nah. At $900, its closer to competition for the Macbook.

By: David M

David M — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:51:08 +0000

The Sony Vaio Japan site has a side-by-side comparison (1/2 way down the page). It doesn’t look to bad, IMO.
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/P1/feat3.html#InstantMode

By: Deluthe

Deluthe — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:35:56 +0000

any pics of it with the extended battery?

By: mathprofjohnson

mathprofjohnson — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:40:10 +0000

@tnkgrl
You can preorder at SonyStyle.com but it appears the $899 model includes 3G.

By: ken

ken — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:26:03 +0000

The “P” actually means Pocketable. You can see a guy putting the P in his pockeet.

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2009/0108/hotrev_07.jpg
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2009/0108/hotrev_08.jpg

By: ken

ken — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:22:46 +0000

Up to 9 hours of battery life when using the optional large battery.

Full review in japanese with pictures and videos:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2009/0108/hotrev395.htm

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:41:29 +0000

This thing looks like a beautiful mess of a computer.

It’s a damn shame they didn’t throw some decent specs, at a decent price, into this thing. I imagine we’ll be talking about this model in the past tense not to far down the road.

It sure is pretty, though.

@luscious

The “P” in in reference to the Sony Picturebook, not Psion.

By: Deluthe

Deluthe — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:30:17 +0000

i wonder how comfortable a device thats so wide/narrow + super high resolution would be to use for long periods of time. i can imagine ALOT of back hunching over & eye squinting. to top it all off, the biggest flaw is that it cant be used vertically (which would make the size & resolution acceptable).

it’s almost as if Sony has no idea what they are actually doing.

By: dbmurdoch

dbmurdoch — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:04:53 +0000

It’s a Sony Picturebook! I always loved mine.

By: nomo

nomo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:27:53 +0000

Full specs available at sony web site:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644608896