The Sony VAIO P is the electrical giant’s delayed arrival into the crowded netbook market, but the stylish stunner is fashionably late to say the least: its tiny, widescreen form factor could revolutionise the sub-notebook category. Find out why with all the specs and a stack of hands on pictures after the jump.
Sony had to do something different to stand amongst all the Eee PCs, Winds and Mini Inspirons of the netbook world, and it’s done it with the VAIO P. The super thin shell with an 8-inch widescreen makes an Eee PC look positively chubby in comparison. It’s so small that Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer was able to whip one out of his pocket during Sony’s press conference at CES in Las Vegas earlier this month.
There is still the standard Intel 1.6GHz Atom N270 chip onboard, but 2GB of RAM as well as the option for 128GB of Solid State Disc (SSD) memory speed things up considerably - and that’s running processor pig Windows Vista at a crystal clear resolution no other netbook can come close to matching (1600 x 768 pixels).
There’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even 3G in the upper end models, and yet somehow the whole shebang weighs in at a pathetically scrawny 1.4 pounds. It’s not out until next month, but we got to grips with the P19VN/Q business model ahead of launch - see for yourself in the thumbnails below.
We have to say we were impressed with what we say, the design is neat and the feel of the device is great. It’s a curious highbred that takes the high-ground compared to most netbooks but when you consider that Sony’s stock in trade where laptops are concerned, is in the high-end, high-value ultraportable segment, it couldn’t go crushing that by introducing a high-energy, ultra-low budget model.
It’ll be interesting to see how it sells compared to other netbooks, as this is definitely one little number for the connoisseurs out there.
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