In a day of $300 netbooks and $500 tablets, it sure is mystifying to see Sony still pushing a secondary, $700+ Atom-powered device. That's right, Sony hasn't given up on its 8-inch VAIO P Series, and has updated the 1.3-pound mini-laptop with a slightly different design, a faster Atom Z560 processor, touchpad, and last but not least, an accelerometer that lets you tilt the machine to the navigate the web.
Look and feel
Without a doubt, the VAIO P's long and thin form factor continues to be one of the most unique looking gadgets in the ether
Keyboard and mouse options
VAIO P's small keyboard,wouldn't exactly call it a pleasant experience, but given the space constraints, the chiclet layout was actually comfortable enough.
Screen and accelerometer
The coolest addition to the VAIO P is the accelerometer. The screen automatically rotates -- albeit a bit slowly -- when you turn the device so you could read longer documents or books. We loaded up Kindle for PC, and we have to admit it morphs into a cute little e-reader -- if you don't mind having a keyboard on the left, of course.
Performance, battery life and software
The second-generation VAIO P sure is faster than the first, but keep in mind that when we first tested the VAIO P at CES 2009 it came with Vista. With that said, our unit's 1.60GHz Z530 Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM kept up with our web browsing and writing in Microsoft Office 2010, but showed more lag than other netbooks when trying to move around within Windows 7 Home Premium; that'd probably explain the 2.3 Windows experience score
Battery life is still where the P Series falls extremely short of other netbooks. Because of its small dimensions it only has a four-cell, 19Wh battery, which in our daily use didn't last longer than three hours on a charge.
Wrap-up
Some picture about Sony Vaio P
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