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Sony Releases Smallest VAIO Yet

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the potent-portables dept.

ephidryn writes "Sony Corporation has released their new VAIO laptop in Japan. The PCG-U1 is even smaller than their previous sub-notebook the C1 PictureBook. Measuring in at 7.3" x 5.5" x 1.4" and weighing a mere 1.8lbs the 6.4 inch XGA screen does 1024x768. The laptop uses a Transmetta Crusoe TM5800 processor and can house up to 384 megs of RAM." As a Picturebook owner, I can't imagine how a keyboard any smaller can still be usable, but this little guy offsets that with thumb controls to make input easier.

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  1. Re:Palmtop? by btornado · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Man that is awesome. *Drools*

  2. Available? by dirvish · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Is it possible to get one here in the US? Usually Japan uses its own population as a test before selling anything to the US. Also there isn't nearly the market for really small stuff in the US.

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  3. the question is..... by AresTheImpaler · · Score: 0, Redundant

    can you run linux in one of this things?