Sony Vaio P Series

[Puppy]

It seems as we have the netbook winner http://www.sony.com/pr/pseries (follow the Gallery link there) !
- 8" 1600x768 display
- 0.65 kg
- trackpoint
- WWAN

It is really sad that Lenovo didn't come up first introducing netbook with trackpoint.

[bill bolton]

It seems as we have the netbook winner

Only if you regard an obscenely high price for a netbook class device as no object at all to purchase.

[OldManClayton]

This thing is a glorified altoid tin with no class whatsoever. Ugly as poo and way too small and oddly proportioned for me to even consider for more than 1/234235435th of a second. The screen size coupled with the high resolution would kill your eyes, and the weird long design makes the mouse buttons very inconveniently placed. Lenovo's trackpoints are the best anyway.

I don't get people's infatuation with Sony's designs.

(This post sounds meaner than it is. )

[j-dawg]

Well, if you guys don't want them, pass any you get on to me. This thing looks tiny, and I love tiny computers. I really don't care too much about power or storage capacity or what have you--the smaller, the better. Of course, the cost is ridiculous, so if I were buying I'd just buy a proper netbook.

[OldManClayton]

There gets to be a point when something is too small, though. But I'd have to see it in person before I gave my real final verdict.

Buy yerself an ideapad S10, stylish little booger that does everything right except for the lack of a trackpoint.

[gator]

$900 for that? sony-tax, I guess ...

I'm sorry to say this about sony, but except the TZ series, I haven't been impressed by any of thier laptops at all. I've seen a plenty of sony machines in school and while they look trendy, I don't think they are a good value for money. The ones that are innovative are onscenely expensive and the different lines they seem to release vanish really fast.

[OldManClayton]

Sony's design styles are hit and miss with me. Some are neat and not too flashy, but some are just kinda there. :\

[pianowizard]

This netbook reminds me of the Toshiba Libretto U100, much is almost a pound heavier but has a similar form factor. It has a 7.2" 1280x768 screen, giving an astonishing pixel density of 207.2 DPI. I played with several of these Librettos and both the high pixel desity and tiny keyboard were unpleasant to use. Compared to this, my T43p's 15.0" 2048x1536 (170.7 DPI) looks huge! This Sony is even worse: 221.8 DPI! Such a density is okay for PDAs or smartphones, but not for something that's intended to be used on a desk or lap. (On the other hand, most netbook's 1024x600 is a bit too low. The HP 2133's 8.9" 1280x768 screen offers the best balance.)

[gator]

I wonder how many "new" products we will see from sony in 2009/10:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/home-cine ... 00-Jobs/p1

[OldManClayton]

I was remotely interested in the Libretto U100 once upon a time after seeing one of its ancient brothers at a used laptop place...

[qviri]

Buy yerself an ideapad S10, stylish little booger that does everything right except for the lack of a trackpoint.

That's kind of like saying the Kia Amanti does everything right except for the lack of a Mercedes engine...

[OldManClayton]

It's also like saying buying a Kia Amanti without a Mercedes engine is better than buying an old beater. Could have been better, but it's still good as it is. The S10 still has the other solid Lenovo features.

[TheRedFox]

how exactly does one calculate DPI. 'cause I just did a bunch of Math and came up with 11189dpi as the pixel density of my X31, and I'm almost positive that's wrong (I think I might have actually been calculating ppi, but even then, i'm pretty sure that i'm wrong...)

[qviri]

how exactly does one calculate DPI. 'cause I just did a bunch of Math and came up with 11189dpi as the pixel density of my X31, and I'm almost positive that's wrong (I think I might have actually been calculating ppi, but even then, i'm pretty sure that i'm wrong...)

The DPI is sqrt(x*x + y*y) / z, where x is the horizontal resolution in pixels, y is the vertical resolution, and z is the diagonal size of the screen in inches.

The X31 has sqrt(1024*1024 + 768*768)/12.1 = sqrt(1048576 + 589824) / 12.1 = sqrt(1638400)/12.1 = 1280/12.1 = 105.8 dpi.
The Vaio P has sqrt(1600*1600 + 768*768)/8.0 = 221.8 dpi.
For comparison, the WUXGA 15.4" screen (I believe the highest DPI used in Thinkpads, correct me if I am wrong) is 147.0 dpi. The UXGA 15.0" is 133.3 dpi.

[TheRedFox]

The DPI is sqrt(x*x + y*y) / z, where x is the horizontal resolution in pixels, y is the vertical resolution, and z is the diagonal size of the screen in inches.

The X31 has sqrt(1024*1024 + 768*768)/12.1 = sqrt(1048576 + 589824) / 12.1 = sqrt(1638400)/12.1 = 1280/12.1 = 105.8 dpi.
The Vaio P has sqrt(1600*1600 + 768*768)/8.0 = 221.8 dpi.
For comparison, the WUXGA 15.4" screen (I believe the highest DPI used in Thinkpads, correct me if I am wrong) is 147.0 dpi. The UXGA 15.0" is 133.3 dpi.

whoa. 221 is far too high. I consider my X31 to have a somewhat sharp dpi, though I'm really getting used to it, and liking it quite a bit, and that's about as sharp as I can take it, really.

[epbrown]

What cracks e up about the excitement over the P is even Sony is acting like this has never been done before. I've still got my old Sony Picturebook, and that model died 6 or 7 years ago with similar specs: 8.9" display with 1024x600 res, 867Mhz (fast at the time), trackpoint, the whole nine yards.