Thoughts on new Sony Vaio P

[FerraraZ]

There was alot of build up around this new Sony netbook. It is available for purchase and was unveiled at CES.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webap...Id=8198552921644608896

I personally think it looks very attractive for a netbook. Includes GPS which to me is a must when you make a PC that only weighs 1.4 pounds!

I still however dont understand why they feel only 4 hours of battery life is acceptable. I mean if your talking Ultra portable you have got to make a longer lasting battery. I mean atleast a 6 hour charge to last someone the day.

Thoughts?

 

[IlllI]

not attractive enough for $900

 

[Parasitic]

Atom?

If it is then it completely will blow in terms of performance :S

 

[FerraraZ]

Well pretty much all netbooks use the atom. Yeah you sacrifice performance but it conserves alot of battery life.

 

[mxnerd]

Men and boys probably won't but it. Ladies and girls absolutely will. Especially if they are on the trips. Very attractive.

 

[IlllI]

yeah, actually the more i look at it the more it reminds me of a woman's purse/wallet/makeup case/ something along those lines

 

[Inspector Jihad]

its ok, i dont know if i can do without a trackpad though

 

[ajaidevsingh]

First of all its a atom..

Secondly its a 945 MB..

Thirdly Its $900..

One can get a Refurnished Air for $999 at apple site. If you really want an Ultra portable with lots of pzazz but not a atom get a Everun Note "AMD Turion X2 with x1250 beats all the Atoms out there ... If you want something a bit bigger the HP DV2 seems lovely for my hand size and my craving for a sony TT type product with offcourse an added GPU card.

 

[mxnerd]

This is absolutely designed for ladies / girls who are always on the move. I see it a perfect fit for them. Though a bit on the expensive side, I think they will be willing to spend a little more to achieve true mobility.

You have to know in the past this kind of UMPC probably will cost you over $1500.

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: mxnerd
This is absolutely designed for ladies / girls who are always on the move. I see it a perfect fit for them. Though a bit on the expensive side, I think they will be willing to spend a little more to achieve true mobility.

You have to know in the past this kind of UMPC probably will cost you over $1500.

ha yeah. look at this picture http://images.anandtech.com/re...ES/Day1/sm_DSC0704.jpg

i cant imagine a guy walking around with something like that lol

 

[Emulex]

you'd need an expensive purse for the lady to fit that in. lol.

 

[IlllI]

fine corinthian leather! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL3fbGbU2o

 

[FerraraZ]

Man I thought it was a nice little device. I'm a college student and to write papers in class I thought this to be a pretty neat laptop.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: FerraraZ
Man I thought it was a nice little device. I'm a college student and to write papers in class I thought this to be a pretty neat laptop.

According to the Gizmodo guys, the keys are actually pretty good, as is the trackball, but the mouse keys are a little soft and hard to get sometimes. They say that the screen is gorgeous though, which is to be expected.

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: TheStu

According to the Gizmodo guys, the keys are actually pretty good, as is the trackball, but the mouse keys are a little soft and hard to get sometimes. They say that the screen is gorgeous though, which is to be expected.

with a base price of $900 it better be

 

[ajaidevsingh]

Nice i also wanna buy a lappy for my collage but this is too expensive for me i terms of value for money... $900 + Extra sony Tax's in India would cost as much as $1000 at least.

I was looking for a netbook but i concluded long ago all net book devices are a waste of money... Thats why i am waiting for the AMD platform congo or if everything else fails i will get a SOny TZ or TT after gathering up money and sellin my old stuff....!!

 

[FerraraZ]

Originally posted by: ajaidevsingh
Nice i also wanna buy a lappy for my collage but this is too expensive for me i terms of value for money... $900 + Extra sony Tax's in India would cost as much as $1000 at least.

I was looking for a netbook but i concluded long ago all net book devices are a waste of money... Thats why i am waiting for the AMD platform congo or if everything else fails i will get a SOny TZ or TT after gathering up money and sellin my old stuff....!!

I have to disagree netbooks are not a waste of money. For basic productivity and TONS of upgrade options, I feel netbooks are more than laptops.

 

[IlllI]

cheap netbooks are not a waste of money. i'd think people who buy them know what they are getting.

now expensive netbooks on the other hand? i really dont see how people would want to buy one of those. well unless you are well off and feel like throwing around money for such toys

 

[ajaidevsingh]

I did mean netbooks with a price tag of more than $500 and a Atom inside!!

Also you will be suprised as to how many people dont know what a netbook is. Older aged people think that they are light laptops without a dvd drive and thats why its cheap and thin, etc.


EDIT:- Vaio P sound like Why i Pee... Sorry some one had to say it!!!

 

[mxnerd]

This Sony Vaio P has 1600x768 high resolution, a built-in GPS and 2GB RAM. That's why it cost more.

 

[IlllI]

i see.. so i guess that justifies a +$500-$600 increase over other netbooks (1024 x 600 resolution)

 

[FerraraZ]

Originally posted by: clandren
i see.. so i guess that justifies a +$500-$600 increase over other netbooks (1024 x 600 resolution)

Well just the GPS portion would cost an extra 200-300. Not to mention alittle more on that screen. No I'm sorry but that price is justified.

 

[IlllI]

well i'm sure some will pay for it. i bet lots of women will love it and those meterosexuals

gps is a gimmick at best. unless you get lost in the woods or something. you can get 1gb of ram for like $12 these days. so that leaves the pretty screen. if people have $900 to throw around on a toy, more power to them. just doesnt seem practical when its double the cost of other netbooks and does basically the same thing, but looks prettier doing it

 

[FerraraZ]

Originally posted by: clandren
well i'm sure some will pay for it. i bet lots of women will love it and those meterosexuals

gps is a gimmick at best. unless you get lost in the woods or something. you can get 1gb of ram for like $12 these days. so that leaves the pretty screen. if people have $900 to throw around on a toy, more power to them. just doesnt seem practical when its double the cost of other netbooks and does basically the same thing, but looks prettier doing it

I'm sorry I just cannot agree with this. I mean I understand where your coming from 900 is alot for a "netbook".

The thing is GPS is NOT a gimmick. I really cant understand how being able to plan trips and find your way out of an area your unfamiliar with can be gimmicky. I guess you yourself have not found the need but it doesn't mean putting it in a netbook is a gimmicky idea.

 

[skulkingghost]

Originally posted by: FerraraZ

Originally posted by: clandren
well i'm sure some will pay for it. i bet lots of women will love it and those meterosexuals

gps is a gimmick at best. unless you get lost in the woods or something. you can get 1gb of ram for like $12 these days. so that leaves the pretty screen. if people have $900 to throw around on a toy, more power to them. just doesnt seem practical when its double the cost of other netbooks and does basically the same thing, but looks prettier doing it

I'm sorry I just cannot agree with this. I mean I understand where your coming from 900 is alot for a "netbook".

The thing is GPS is NOT a gimmick. I really cant understand how being able to plan trips and find your way out of an area your unfamiliar with can be gimmicky. I guess you yourself have not found the need but it doesn't mean putting it in a netbook is a gimmicky idea.

I have a gps on my phone, I have a gps in my car, unless they mount my laptop to my car theres really no need for me to have gps in my personal computer, unless it pings back to a server that tells me where my pc is all the time, so i can track if its stolen.