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Sony's Flash-Based Notebook Reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hefty-price-for-loss-of-capability dept.

Lucas123 writes "Computerworld's Rich Ericson reviewed Sony's first all flash-based laptop, which carries a whopping $3,200 price tag. Ericson says the laptop runs incredibly fast, with an average data transfer rate of 33.6MB/sec and great battery life. But, the laptop is also limited to certain uses. While lending itself to travel, the small capacity of its hard drive doesn't make it a real competitor for a main PC workhorse. 'While there's a lot to like [about the VAIO TZ191N notebook], there's only very limited uses for which I'd recommend this system. The best features — its size and the flash drive — are also its biggest limitations.'"

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  1. The new oblig. by r3b00tm0nk3y · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but does it run XP?

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  2. Pricey by jav1231 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So a $3200.00 limited use PC. This should be called the Sony ID-10-T PC.

  3. Wow Sony.. by moogied · · Score: 2, Funny
    Sony's marketing people must be asleep. They should *NEVER* brand a sony product with the following words:

    Fire.

    Flame.

    Boom.

    FLASH.

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  4. Re:Mac tablet by calebt3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't. I use Linux.
    Yes, I know that is a fairly standard answer around here but that doesn't change the fact that it's true.

  5. Re:32GB is good space for business by calebt3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't it make more sense to carry a spare battery? No reason you can't still do that. Besides the fact that you might not be able to afford it after buying the laptop.
  6. Flash! by achenaar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ahhhhhhhahhhhhh!
    He'll save every one of us!

  7. Re:*ba-dum pshh* by bmo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Real geeks don't need on-off switches. They just use arrays of abacuses.

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  8. Watch the rejoicing... by Cloud+K · · Score: 2, Funny

    When Apple comes out with the same thing at an even greater cost :)

    Seriously though, this could be the beginning of flash based storage hitting the mainstream in laptops. The capacity is small right now (though how many people really *need* 300GB? Oh right... pr0n...) but I'm sure if it becomes popular, progress will follow at a decent pace.

  9. Re:Space issues by SargentDU · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe that would be Microsoft.

  10. Re:32GB is good space for business by camperdave · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where is my Acronis/Ghost boot disk anyway?

    On the flash drive on your keychain? Where else would it be?

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