The tiny Sony VAIO VGN-P530H Lifestyle PC costs a whopping $800 and, despite it’s lack of storage, comes with state of the art features. Specifically, WAN 3G Mobile Broadband for on-the-go internet and blue tooth for device communication with the notebook… not to mention a GPS.
Weight
Sony has innovated yet again with the lightest mini notebook on the market at 1.4 pounds.
Storage
It only has a 60 GB hard drive, but it’s a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive, which means it has the file-transfer swiftness of a USB or Firewire drive.
Memory
It contains 2 GB of RAM.
Processor
An Intel 1.33 Ghz Processor with a front side bus of 533 MHz for much faster data transfer on those hard-driving mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache that can store data temporarily.
DVD/CD Drive
Of course there isn’t one, but it has 2 USB ports for external drive usage.
Connectivity
It comes with:
An integrated 54g wireless LAN that’s compatible with 802.11b/g/n networks.
2 USB 2.0 ports.
A Memory Stick Duo Slot.
A SD Card slot (with MMC compatibility).
1 VGA monitor port.
1 I/O port.
Headphone jack.
Screen, AV
An 8 inch screen has 1600 x 768 high definition resolution.
Battery
You get up to 4 hours of battery life.
Warranty
Sony gives you a 1 year limited warranty and 1 year of technical support.
Pros
The weight — 1.4 lbs. is the lightest on the market.
2 GB of RAM is rarely standard on mini notebooks.
The design — very sleek, and as thin as a cell phone.
An option to use 3G broadband is exceptional. Great for on-the-go video or GPS capability.
Cons
The storage — 60 GB tells you that Sony isn’t looking to hit any demographic who cares about the computer’s insides.
The price — if you can afford it, it’s not a bad buy, but something tells me the next model will be much better, if you can hold out a little while.
The battery life — nearly the same as a regular laptop, 4 hours is hardly good enough for a mini notebook.
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