CES '09: Sony Launches VAIO P Series Lifestyle

One of the cooler things we saw at Sir Howard Stringer’s Keynote this morning was the Sony VAIO P Series notebook. In a sort of Steve Jobs move, Stringer whipped the notebook out of his pocket and gave a quick rundown of the features. Hungry for more information, we headed down to the Sony booth in the afternoon to get a hands on look at the notebook.

2008 was the year of the netbook but as people get over the idea of mobility, they’re starting to look for solutions that offer the same amount of portability without compromising on features. Once we got down to the Sony booth we were sort of disappointed that there wasn’t more information on hand, but beggars can’t be choosers and it didn’t stop us from mauling it, taking out the battery and whatever else we could get away with while no one was looking.

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  • pbrigido
    That is one fantastic computer. I wonder if it has integrated RAM and what form factor the HD is...2.5 or 1.8. Those would be the breaking points for me.
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  • I hope it does not come with the Atom processor; and if it does,I hope not the single core Atom, since the price of 900 would be slightly too much; and would be a better sell at $450!
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  • joebob2000
    The newest VAIO weighs 1.4 pounds, comes with WAN, LAN, integrated bluetooth connectivity, built in GPS and a high-res 8 inch ultra-wide LCD.

    Is "WAN" parlance for wi-fi or for cell modem?
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  • ckthecerealkiller
    joebob2000Is "WAN" parlance for wi-fi or for cell modem?No technically WAN is a "Wide area network" which is usually reserved for networks the size of a college campus.

    Oh and you know what I think, this looks just like the ultra sweet digital typewriters that they tried to call a notebook when I was in elementary school.
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