Notebook Trends

Sony enters netbook market Not resting on its laurels after launching the impressive and petite Sony VAIO TT, an 11.1 inch screen mini laptop with a battery life of 9 hours, Sony has jumped into the netbook market with its 8-inch VAIO Lifestyle PC.

Obviously, Sony must have felt that it’s high time it keeps pace with the rest of the gang by jumping onto the netbook market bandwagon which has seen competitors such as ASUS, Lenovo, HP, MSI, Acer and others entered the fray much earlier.

Like their ad says – Better Sony Than Be Sorry.

This week Sony unveiled their VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC at CES and thanks to WebProNews which was there to get a first-hand glance of the new Sony mini ‘wonder’ with this video clip.

Boasted as “the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook,” the device is less than 1-inch thick, weighs in at 1.4 pounds, and is small enough to fit inside a jacket pocket.

In this video, the Product Manager for VAIO Product Marketing explains how this notebook can truly change your life.

Xavier Lauwaert first stresses the portability of the laptop. As mentioned above, the device is small enough to fit into your pocket but not so small that the keyboard is inconvenient. The product could have actually been smaller, but Sony wanted the keyboard to be easy to use.

The second area the VAIO Lifestyle PC will change your life is its “ubiquitous connectivity.” Equipped with the latest and fastest version of Wi-Fi and built-in Bluetooth, GPS, and Verizon-powered mobile broadband – this laptop is sure to keep you connected. The notebook also runs Windows Vista operating system.

The device includes a 1,600×768 pixel display on an 8-inch LED backlit screen. The battery life is said to last four hours, but there is an option to purchase a higher-capacity battery that would last eight hours.

Pricing starts at US$900 for 60GB of storage and goes up to US$1,500 for 128GB of storage. Pre-orders are available online at www.sony.com/pr/pseries and will be shipped around the first of February.