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New Sony VAIO Laptop w/ 16.1" Screen

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-lustworthy dept.

calc writes "Sony Japan has announced a new VAIO laptop that comes with a DVD-R/RW CD-R/RW drive along with a Radeon 7500 Mobility and 16.1" UXGA LCD." The spacebar on my thinkpad has been dying... maybe its time for a change. Sony? You listening? *grin*

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  1. Re:Is there a point to this? by furiousgeorge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you don't like it, then quit yer bitching and move on.

    I guess I'm one of the morons who would consider buying this. Why? Because I want a small, simple computer that I can move around easily if I need to.

    Right now i have a 14" Dell notebook. LOVE IT. Use it on the kitchen table, use it on the coffee table, put it on my lap when i'm in bed, etc etc. One self contained little unit that folds in half to close and to move it all i need to do is plug it in. What do you do with your desktop? You go to where the computer is. What do i do? I just put the computer where I want it and use it. Wireless networking. Life is sweet :)

    Now lets look at the desktop example. Monitor. Mouse. Keyboard. Speakers. Computer Box (which are ALL wayyyyy too big. I don't need expandability - I don't need 5 PCI cards. I need the ability to add memory - period. When the graphics are out of date I'll replace the whole thing. With hard drives already topping 160GB, the last thing i need is 4 drive bays.). Plus millions and millions of cables.

    The modern PC is really a silly, badly designed, convoluted tech nightmare.

    This is the first laptop i've ever owned, and I don't see myself buying a real desktop system ever again. This is way too convenient.

    If i was looking for something VERY portable - then yeah 16" is a bit of overkill... but there are lots of options out there. What I want is something simple, convenient that CAN be portable if I need it to be. This fits the bill perfectly.

  2. Re:Is there a point to this? by Stoutlimb · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For me, it would be perfect. I'm an AutoCAD designer, and I have to take my laptop with me to many clients, and use it as a presentation device. In the design field, any upgrade in size and resolution, that will still fit in a briefcase or laptop sack and not break my shoulder when I carry it is good enough for me. I generally take my laptop with me to wherever I'm working, set it up for the day, work, then take it home with me. This laptop is perfection!

  3. This is the same Sony that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful
    • is a member of the MPAA
    • is a member of the RIAA
    • Blocked people from writing Open Source projects for their AIBO's
    • Blocked people from developing with Linux on the PS2
    • Sued people for writing emulators for their old discontinued games
    • Developed the proprietary memory stick, and are a proponent of the DMCA
    maybe its time for a change. Slashdot? You listening? *grin*
  4. Sony Notebooks in general by ErikTheRed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1) I've always found them to be extremely fragile. The number of people I know with Sony notebooks that haven't (badly) cracked or broken the cheap plastic case within one year is still zero.

    2) As has been mentioned, their driver policy sucks ass.

    3) No DVD-RW drive for it yet, but my 1-Year Old IBM Thinkpad T22 has a 15" screen (1400x1050x32), weighs less than 5 lbs, fits in any standard-size notebook carrying case, has the traditionally awesome IBM notebook keyboard (and personally I prefer the Trackpoint to the various touchpads), runs any version of Windows that I want, and is fully Linux compatible (Red Hat 7.3 installs perfectly). Oh, and since IBM's notebooks use the "UltraBay" spec, I know that when they do come out with a DVD-RW drive, it will work with my machine...

    'nough said.

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