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    New Vaio P Model Sneaks Through the FCC

    Sony's Planning a Vaio P Mark 2 Super Portable in October?

    Sony Finally Achieves the Unholy Grail: A $2,000 Netbook

    The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks

    OS X Runs (Poorly, We Admit) on Sony Vaio P

    A Gorgeous Vaio P Case From Vaja

    That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product

    Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook Concept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket

    OS X Running on a Sony Vaio P?

    Vaio P Capoeira: Two Half-Naked Dudes Doing Flips and Crazy Stuff Holding a $900 Netbook
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    Image of Hi, I'm God Hi, I'm God
    08/05/09

    In reply to New Vaio P Model Sneaks Through the FCC
    Rumor has it that there is an Apple Tablet coming out.
    What? VAIO? What the hell is that?
    Nothing else matters, at this point.
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    Image of unibrow4o9 unibrow4o9
    06/27/09

    In reply to Sony Finally Achieves the Unholy Grail: A $2,000 Netbook
    Whats the point? Why not just buy a really high end laptop? Or an insane desktop?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/27/09

    @unibrow4o9: It's just a halo product. It's not supposed to make money, but the fact that it exists calls attention to Sony's brand.
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    06/22/09

    In reply to The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
    Sorry, don't understand this product. Could someone please explain to me the appeal of this that would make it worth 1500 bucks?
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/22/09

    @FriarNurgle: it will fit in a pair if jncos.
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    06/22/09

    @FriarNurgle: I am rich.
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    Image of marm0lade marm0lade
    06/22/09

    @FriarNurgle: Make this comment on an artcile about the Mac Book Air and see what kind of response you get.


    When apple does something fucking stupid like this, it's called "innovation".


    When sony does it, it's "not worth the money".

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/22/09

    @marm0lade: I personally don't like the Macbook Air either, but I do love its design and how all other (cheaper) Macbooks got its best qualities. But even as opposed as I am to even considering buying a Macbook Air, the only thing that even comes close to justifying the price tag is the better-than-some SSD, which I imagine comprises a pretty big chunk of the asking price. GSP and Verizon Mobile module do not warrant a $1,500 price tag, when it has a processor that a $350+ netbook has.
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    06/22/09

    In reply to The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
    No, I refuse to believe that this thing is anywhere near being worth $1,500. I will admit, after actually holding and using one for a bit, it really feels svelter than a lot of the other netbooks out there, but I suppose I've become completely spoiled by the general pattern that netbooks introduced. Inexpensive, albeit at the cost of power to make up for the fact that it's too big to pocket, and not big enough to do full-blown prolonged computing, and small enough to slip into just about any bag without hassle. At $1,500, I'd rather get a 13" laptop with a proper full sized keyboard and better specs and sacrifice some of the portability, but that's just me.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: ditto.


    and plus one on the svelte. good choice.

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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    06/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Agreed. If I'm dropping 1500, I'll be picking up a full sized laptop. The P is still a bit neat, but that's about it.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/22/09

    In reply to The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
    And people complain about the Apple Tax!
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    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    06/22/09

    @Six Demon Bag: Lite:


    The Sony Tax is the equivalent of the Apple Tax for PCs, except the difference here is that the Sony Tax is almost never worth paying for.

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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    06/22/09

    In reply to The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
    $1500 seems reasonable for what you are getting. Thats a lot of hardware per inch. The P follows the Ultra portable model where you are paying a lot to get a really small full computer.
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    06/22/09

    @Xeno: i dunno xeno. it still seems a little steep. and i wouldn't call it a full computer just yet. i like the thing, but i don't $1500 like it.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/22/09

    In reply to The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
    From what I understand, the SSD on that thing is far better than other netbooks, and at 128GB it's much larger as well.
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    Image of ShakuntalaBabble ShakuntalaBabble
    06/22/09

    seems like your understanding needs to do a bit more reading ...

    there are only so many SSD manufacturers out there, and regardless of the LOGO on the outside, the inside components are pretty much all the same.
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    06/22/09

    @ShakuntalaBabble: Before you get all snotty, Mr Babble, you should know a little more about what you're talking about. There are big differences in SSD write/read speeds depending on the manufacturer. I know because my HP Mini 1000 has a super slow SSD, and I'm looking to upgrade it to a runcore.


    I'm not saying that I know anything in particular about the SSD in the improved Sony netbook, but I do remember that the one in the older model was supposed to be pretty fast.

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    04/23/09

    In reply to A Gorgeous Vaio P Case From Vaja
    Price and practicality aside, they are beautiful cases.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    04/23/09

    In reply to A Gorgeous Vaio P Case From Vaja
    $100 is a likely a serious misunderestimation. Even a simple sleeve costs $150 from them, and a custom case for something like this is more likely to run $300 and up.
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    Image of Rain-man Rain-man
    03/16/09

    In reply to That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product
    I knew it.
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    Image of elementary elementary
    03/16/09

    @Rain-man: Not only did I know it. I also knew you would know it, and post, upon the reveal that it was fake, that you knew it was fake.


    But, like you, I decided not to post my brilliant prognosticating in the previous thread.

     Reply
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    Image of Monty Monty
    03/16/09

    In reply to Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook Concept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket
    Those damned Chinese, taking our prised IBM Thinkpad and coming up with even sexier designs. That thing looks sassy. It would probably be completely unusable given the aspect ratio, but none the less -- exceptionally sassy.
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    03/16/09

    In reply to Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook Concept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket
    It would be perfect if they made this with a flexible screen that you could roll out to a full size when you want the screen space.
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    03/16/09

    In reply to Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook Concept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket
    This could finally break me into buying a Netbook. Lets just hope is sub-300.
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    Image of jonaswan2 jonaswan2
    03/16/09

    @Maori_Yelir: I would keep dreaming. You can't even find a good leather handbag for $300, let alone a laptop.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    03/16/09

    @jonaswan2: But you can find a good netbook for $300 - the HP Mini 1000 being my personal choice. Well, to be perfectly honest the sub-$300 version isn't great, but with a screen upgrade to 10.1" and a few other tweaks you can get a decent machine for $350.


    This Lenovo looks pretty good, but I'm guessing it'll be in the "premium netbook" category somewhere around $600.

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    Image of vx2 vx2
    03/16/09

    @weatherman: I tried configuring one to my liking and I topped off at 400$, without HD upgrades. :( And you can't even get 2GB RAM for the XP version!
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    03/16/09

    @vx2: you certainly can spend that much, but my preferred configuration runs just $335 - 16GB SSD, 10.1" screen, 512 MB RAM and Linux. If you skip the RAM upgrades offered through HP you can get yourself a 2GB chip for $20 from NewEgg, bringing the price to around $355. Same configuration with XP runs $370 before adding your own RAM.
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    Image of Manji Kengo Manji Kengo
    02/24/09

    In reply to OS X Running on a Sony Vaio P?
    Maybe, just maybe....It's rocketdock with the windows start bar hidden at the top.


    I have my PC set up this way. Fan docklets and everything.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/23/09

    In reply to Vaio P Capoeira: Two Half-Naked Dudes Doing Flips and Crazy Stuff Holding a $900 Netbook
    This is how Frooch and Buchanan post their articles, isn't it?
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