Sony Uncovers the World's Lightest 8-inch VAIO P Netbook

malware · Jan 8, 2009, 10:22 AM

Sony today took the wraps off of the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook— the new VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC. About the size of a business envelope and roughly as thin as a cell phone, the VAIO Lifestyle PC weighs just 1.4 pounds and is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag while integrating full-PC features. We already know a little something for VAIO P, but let's do the specs again. It's little, but has a high-resolution, 1600x768, LED backlit 8-inch ultra-wide display with Sony's XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. The foundation of VAIO P is its Intel Atom 1.33GHz processor, 2x1GB DDR2 memory, and a 60GB HDD or up to 128GB worth of SSD storage. The VAIO P also has built-in WAN 3G, Atheros 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, one SD slot, one Memory Stick Duo media slot and a lot more. It includes a real-time GPS, and comes standard with Microsoft Windows Vista Home 32-bit pre-installed. The VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC will retail for about $900. It will be available for pre-order in four different colors tomorrow online at Sony, and later next month at all major Sony retailers. The full fact sheet can be viewed here.

Source: Sony

Katanai · Jan 8, 2009, 11:40 AM

That is sexy! I was hoping for an OLED laptop but this one looks to good to be mad at it. I'm just wondering, how the f... can you read on that screen with that resolution???

Baum · Jan 8, 2009, 11:56 AM

it's all about Zooming ;-P

AlCabone · Jan 8, 2009, 12:28 PM

1600X768 on an 8" panel = not good, seriously.

spinnine · Jan 8, 2009, 01:26 PM

The 2nd and 3rd photo are wrong. That's VAIO TT, not VAIO P.

lemonadesoda · Jan 8, 2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlCabone

1600X768 on an 8" panel = not good, seriously.

LOL. Why do you say that? This is TRULY AMAZING. Very high pixel density. 1600x768 is FANTASTIC. Imagine the quality of rendered text (set to 120dpi) and large icon settings. The desktop look will PWN a netbook. And it is a matte screen

And your photos will look fantastic.

And it sets a fantastic precendent... hi-res hi pixel density laptop screens. The next SONY 13" will be 1600x1200.

Fantastic fantastic fantasic.

kakazza · Jan 8, 2009, 08:00 PM

The first netbook with a good resolution

Pricepoint is a bit high, but definatly want.

As a friend said "It includes a real-time GPS" <-- what would a non-realtime GPS be like?

leventp · Jan 9, 2009, 03:49 AM

Spinnine has a point.. The second and third pictures are not the new VAIO P series.

Steevo · Jan 9, 2009, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sony

or just show it off when you want some attention

This = Attention Whore with a bad sense of directions and not smart enough to use a map or mapquest.

FAIL

lemonadesoda · Jan 9, 2009, 06:54 PM

Wrong pictures. Shame. The TT look-a-like looks great. But, rather, it looks like this:

It's a beautiful email machine for those amongst us who carry handbags.

OK. Back to looking at a Samsung NC10 / NC11

Jan 8, 2009, 10:22 AM	#1
malware Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 5,413 (1.72/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 986 Times in 497 Posts System Specs	Sony Uncovers the World's Lightest 8-inch VAIO P Netbook Sony today took the wraps off of the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook— the new VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC. About the size of a business envelope and roughly as thin as a cell phone, the VAIO Lifestyle PC weighs just 1.4 pounds and is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag while integrating full-PC features. We already know a little something for VAIO P, but let's do the specs again. It's little, but has a high-resolution, 1600x768, LED backlit 8-inch ultra-wide display with Sony's XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. The foundation of VAIO P is its Intel Atom 1.33GHz processor, 2x1GB DDR2 memory, and a 60GB HDD or up to 128GB worth of SSD storage. The VAIO P also has built-in WAN 3G, Atheros 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, one SD slot, one Memory Stick Duo media slot and a lot more. It includes a real-time GPS, and comes standard with Microsoft Windows Vista Home 32-bit pre-installed. The VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC will retail for about $900. It will be available for pre-order in four different colors tomorrow online at Sony, and later next month at all major Sony retailers. The full fact sheet can be viewed here. Source: Sony Last edited by malware; Jan 8, 2009 at 10:28 AM.

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Jan 8, 2009, 01:26 PM	#5
spinnine Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 8 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The 2nd and 3rd photo are wrong. That's VAIO TT, not VAIO P. __________________ www.OverclockZone.com Thailand

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Jan 8, 2009, 11:40 AM	#2
Katanai Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 392 (0.20/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 108 Times in 82 Posts	That is sexy! I was hoping for an OLED laptop but this one looks to good to be mad at it. I'm just wondering, how the f... can you read on that screen with that resolution???

Jan 8, 2009, 11:56 AM	#3
Baum Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Germany,Hannover Posts: 413 (0.14/day) Thanks: 84 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	it's all about Zooming ;-P

Jan 8, 2009, 12:28 PM	#4
AlCabone Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 78 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	1600X768 on an 8" panel = not good, seriously.

Jan 8, 2009, 08:00 PM	#7
kakazza Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 470 (0.19/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	The first netbook with a good resolution Pricepoint is a bit high, but definatly want. As a friend said "It includes a real-time GPS" <-- what would a non-realtime GPS be like?

Jan 9, 2009, 03:49 AM	#8
leventp Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 42 (0.02/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	Spinnine has a point.. The second and third pictures are not the new VAIO P series. __________________ AMD Opteron 148 @ 2900MHz DFI LanParty nF4 Ultra-D

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Jan 9, 2009, 06:54 PM	#10
lemonadesoda Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,346 (2.15/day) Thanks: 749 Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts System Specs	Wrong pictures. Shame. The TT look-a-like looks great. But, rather, it looks like this: It's a beautiful email machine for those amongst us who carry handbags. OK. Back to looking at a Samsung NC10 / NC11

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