Sony's Flash-Based Notebook Reviewed

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.'"

Comments

Re:WTF? Sony for $3k, Asus for $350?

[UncleTogie]

I'm willing to say "I don't get it", but seriously - I don't see a market for this thing. When it's $1200, I suppose, but not $3200.

If it's a Sony, I wouldn't buy it for $120. With the RIAA, rootkits, and DRM, they don't have the sense of business ethics I prefer...

It's why we've been recommending Toshiba laptops; with the exception of the Panasonic Toughbook series, they're the most solid we've seen so far...