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11-05-2009, 10:15 PM
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Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
Sony has updated its 8-inch ultraportable VAIO P with a faster 2.0GHz Intel Atom processor and Windows 7. Unfortunately the new 2.0GHz chip fetches a hefty premium and is only available in the top-end $1,900 model, which also features a 256GB SSD. The most inexpensive VAIO P still has the 1.33GHz processor, an 80GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, and mobile broadband support.
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11-05-2009, 10:18 PM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
$1900 for what is essentially a netbook? Wow...that is just...overpriced.
Well, it is Sony after all.
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11-05-2009, 10:21 PM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
Playing with the Vaio P in Fry's, I feel it is an interesting and novel netbook - but it is severely overpriced, even by Sony standards. The price definitely needs to be cut for this to be anything but mere novelty.
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11-05-2009, 10:50 PM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
2.0 ghz Atom? What kind of atom it that?
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11-05-2009, 10:56 PM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
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2.0 ghz Atom? What kind of atom it that?
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The Z550 .
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11-06-2009, 02:57 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
It's more meant to be fashionable rather than practical.
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11-06-2009, 06:22 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
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It's more meant to be fashionable rather than practical.
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I couldnt agree any more.
The footprint is terrible though. Too wide and too small the screen. |
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11-06-2009, 11:15 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
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I couldnt agree any more.
The footprint is terrible though. Too wide and too small the screen.
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I disagree. If it were between 4 and 600, I'd probably buy one today. I love the Vaio P. It's biggest problem is simply the price. The resolution is insane, and running Windows 7 it offers enough performance to handle any regular netbook-ish tasks.
Last edited by J.R. Nelson : 11-06-2009 at 11:22 AM.
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11-06-2009, 11:27 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
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Originally Posted by J.R. Nelson
I disagree. If it were between 4 and 600, I'd probably buy one today. I love the Vaio P. It's biggest problem is simply the price. The resolution is insane, and running Windows 7 it offers enough performance to handle any regular netbook-ish tasks.
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I agree, I played with it at my local SonyStyle and was a fan of its design and very high resolution screen, insanely high DPI.
But my problem is not only the price but the battery, where it only has one battery option and I believe only gives up to 3.5 hours of battery life. That is the larger problem with such a portable computer. What's the point of having a computer that fits in a pocket but needs to be recharged constantly?
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11-06-2009, 11:32 AM
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Re: Sony VAIO P Gets 2GHz Atom, Windows 7
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I agree, I played with it at my local SonyStyle and was a fan of its design and very high resolution screen, insanely high DPI.
But my problem is not only the price but the battery, where it only has one battery option and I believe only gives up to 3.5 hours of battery life. That is the larger problem with such a portable computer. What's the point of having a computer that fits in a pocket but needs to be recharged constantly?
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There's an extended battery available. But still - I honestly can't remember the last time I needed more than 3.5 hours of computing time away from an outlet. Possibly when I fly but even then I tend to get tired of it and start reading something on my ebook reader. |
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