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manko

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Sony Vaio Goes Extreme

Sony has unveiled a new version of its 505-series notebook computer that the company claims is the world's lightest and thinnest of its type.

One of the first things noticeable about the computer is its thickness, which is.4 inches at the front growing to.8 inches at the back where the body and display are hinged together. The computer measures 10.2 inches by 8.2 inches and weighs either 1.7 pounds or 1.8 pounds depending on whether a carbon fiber or nickel-strengthened carbon case is chosen. The former model will go on sale in Japan on November 19 and the latter on December 6 and they will be priced at $3230 and $2776, respectively.

At the heart of the 505 Extreme is a 1-GHz version of Intel's Pentium M microprocessor. Standard memory is 512MB and the laptop includes a 20GB hard drive and a 10.4-inch TFT LCD with maximum resolution of 1,024 pixels by 768 pixels (XGA). Sony supplies a Wi-Fi card that can be inserted into the computer's single PC Card slot.
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Japanese links:
PCG-X505
Vaio 505 Extreme
 
That is one overpriced, two years ago technology havin piece of junk. Oh wait.... but it is small and lightweight.
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Originally posted by: UltraWide
very nice... only if it were cheaper.... 🙁
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Well, just imagine if it's not released in the US...you can be sure Dynamism will be charging near $4K for it.

 
Originally posted by: dnuggett
That is one overpriced, two years ago technology havin piece of junk. Oh wait.... but it is small and lightweight.
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Part of technology is size and weight. If that laptop was made 2 years ago, it would be 3 lbs. And it certainly wouldn't have had a pentium M.
 
I hope this thing is all metal and actually practical to use. Still too expensive for my taste, though, although surely a big enough chick magnet to justify the expense. 😉
 
Originally posted by: sciencewhiz
Originally posted by: dnuggett
That is one overpriced, two years ago technology havin piece of junk. Oh wait.... but it is small and lightweight.
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Part of technology is size and weight. If that laptop was made 2 years ago, it would be 3 lbs. And it certainly wouldn't have had a pentium M.
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How did I know you'd say that about size and weight? I thought about that after I posted it. That is very true. What I was reffering to is the "components" that make up it's performance. When do you think it will hit there shelves here? I'm not worried about when it was built, because for all intents and purposes it may as well not be built until it is available in the US market as far as we all are concerned. Intel announced the M September 2002, if it doesn't make it here before Sep 04 then it's two year old technology.

Maybe they will change the specs up by then... but if stays the way it is configured today it may very well be 2 year old chip technology by the itme it gets to us, just like some of the tablet PC's still using the PIII-M.
 
Originally posted by: xm0nkey
It sure is small as hell and I really don't know how they managed to get the motherboard that small. Can't wait to see if PC Watch will open one up soon.
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There's a rendering of the keyboard, motherboard, hard disc and pc card slot on Sony's site: internals pic. (From this page.)
 
Seems like a good product to market to under 5ft Asian busniess women or spoiled 10yr olds 😛
 
I wonder what is the battery life on this thing. Given that it is a Pentium M, the chassis seems too thin to have any decent life - although the moving parts are only limited by the hard drive - and fans - if there are any.
 
And I thought the Portege 2000/2010/R100 was thin! The keys don't look like they have much travel, but compromises have to be made. I can't tell from the picture, but does it look like it is using a PC card HDD or the 1.8" HDD? I doubt it has fans. It definitely is designed to dissipate the heat into the body, plus it could throttle down when the temperature is still too high.
 
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