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Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed In Depth

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-budget-pda dept.

LabRat007 writes "PDA Buyer's Guide reviews the Sony VAIO U50/U70, the hybrid PC/PDA that has beaten both the FlipStart and OQO to market. The short version? They like it, but it's too expensive. Editor in Chief Lisa Gade provides the typically in-depth review, with pictures and words and everything." The design looks great, but the price -- yow!

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  1. More Pictures by krut · · Score: 5, Informative

    More pictures at http://www.dynamism.com/u70/gallery.shtml

  2. ad 2004, 3d chipsets still rare? ..:( by janbjurstrom · · Score: 5, Informative

    I want a handheld computer that is also quick with 3d.

    I'd really like to see competent graphic chipsets worth a damn become a standard feature in these devices.

    Do I have to get a PSP? But I'd like to play around creating 3d apps of my own - do I need to get a Sony SDK license (at what cost)? This one, at $2800, still sports the (for 3d) underpowered 855GM chipset. Shared memory, no 3d hardware (or does it have?)...

    Ok, with a 3d gfx card, the battery life might fall through the roof - but still... I'd feel like Superman without the cape with a hi-res screen like that, a fast CPU, but with abysmal overall 3d performance.

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