The Sony VAIO W11S1E was previously available from PC World in the UK for delivery only. Collection from store wasn’t possible and now ordering it, isn’t at all. Not from PC World anyway. Those following the direct link to the 10 inch netbook from Sony will find themselves redirected to the netbook page, with no sign of any Sony netbook in sight.
It is however, still available from Amazon.co.uk. All color models are still currently in stock from £330.
We all know how expensive the Sony Vaio X is. But this won’t stop us from covering it if only because we got to admit that the said machine is definitely something to drool for. If only Sony was kind enough to price it a little bit cheaper then I might consider buying it. But we can’t definitely blame Sony since the Vaio X’s cool and sleek design might suffer if they will bring down its price.
Anyway, T3 is running a comprehensive review of the Sony Vaio X, complete with high-res photos and videos. You may check out the Sony Vaio X Review here or read key higlights listed below.
all componenets of the Vaio X were soldered to the motherboard on side.
front half of the Vaio X is taken by a thin and flat battery
drop-down legs on the rear of the device lets you to connect an Ethernet port
decent spacing for keyboards, large enough for a comfortable typing
small but responsive mouse pad.
excellent color reproduction of the 11.1 inch screen
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sony are releasing their netbook, the Sony Vaio W in a two tone pink to raise money for the cause. The netbook will come with a matching carry case and mouse. The netbook will be available to purchase until the end of this month. Sony are also releasing their eReader in pink for the cause. The company will donate $110,000 of profits into the cause. The Vaio W is already available in pink but, if you haven’t picked one up yet, now is the time to pick one up, as not only will you get a brand new shiny netbook but, you’ll also be supporting the cause.
Sony’s first official netbook, the Vaio W had previously been spotted for pre-order Stateside on both Amazon and Best Buy. However at the time, neither site had a definite release date for the netbook. As of now, the netbook is available from both retailers. Best Buy have the netbook in white, pink and brown for $499.99. All models are available online but not for store pick up. Amazon on the other hand only have the pink model available to order but as of writing they only have two available.
In the UK it’s pretty much the same. PC World has the Vaio W netbook in all three colors but, likewise, the netbook is only available to order online and not collection from store. The price ranges from £374.97 for the white, to £381.26 for the brown and pink. Amazon UK appear to have all colors in stock for around the same price.
We’ve heard rumours of a netbook coming from phone manufacturer Nokia. Sony already have a netbook on the cards with the Vaio W along with the debatable Vaio P, but what about a netbook from Sony Ericsson. The company seems to be working on a “smartbook”, which rumour has it, is a mix between a smart phone, like their current Windows Mobile device, the Xperia X1 and a netbook. A smartbook is said to be approximately the same size as the not a netbook Vaio P, but with less features of a netbook. The Smartbook from Sony Ericsson is described as coming soon and will most likely feature Qualcomm Snapdragon.
Amazon have posted up their pre-order listing for the Sony Vaio W netbook on their website.
Sony’s 10.1 inch netbook is available for pre-order at $499 and comes fitted with an Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Bluetooth and will be pre-installed with Windows XP as it’s operating system. The Vaio W is available in white, pink and brown and the pink and brown versions are available immediately for pre-order. The white version’s pre-order status is out of stock currently but, it is live so hopefully will be ‘in stock’ soon.
We recently reported that Sony had added a new Vaio P model to their site, which listed the netbook like laptop with a 1.6GHz processor and 128GB SSD for $1500. Well today we can report that the mini laptop is available to pre-order with higher specs and a higher price. Sony have recently released their Signature Collection of Vaio notebooks which includes the Vaio P. Each notebook has a limited quantity, with the Vaio P currently at 1000 units left. The Signature Collection Vaio P comes in a glossy black. Specs wise it has 2GB of RAM, 1.86GHz CPU and an SSD with 256GB. The higher, more reasonable specifications however don’t come at a reasonable price. The Vaio P699E/Q is priced at $2000.
UQ Communications and Sony Japan are currently working on bringing the WiMax technology to the Vaio P. UQ WiMax is only available in Japan, so a WiMax Sony Vaio P will be limited to Japan only. The companies are working on getting WiMax built into the Pocketable notebook. Currently there’s no estimated release date, or even a time frame yet, but we’ll keep you informed of any updates.
Likewise, also only in Japan, the Sony Vaio P has been fitted with the latest and fastest Atom processor, the 2GHz Z550. A forum member of Pocketables has already got hold of the latest upgraded Vaio P and bench marked it. The Vaio P has previously been benchmarked with the prior options. The results are almost twice as much compared to the entry level Vaio. It seems that it’s still the SSD which makes the most impact.
A while back we reported on a hack which enabled HSDPA on the Sony Vaio P. The hack only worked on US models of the P and with AT&T and T-Mobile sim cards. Today we can report that, thanks to DC-unlocker and Conics.net, non US models can also be hacked. The hack allows the Globetrotter MO40x modem to be unlocked and display the connected sim as being connected through HSDPA. For the time being, the DC-unlocker hack only works on non US models, as the US Vaio P’s contain a different chipset.
Currently, Sony’s Vaio P “not a netbook” netbook features fairly low specs for the price, and it wouldn’t hurt if it received any upgrades of some sort within the next 6 months. Fortunately, it looks like this is exactly what Sony has in mind, as six new model numbers of the Vaio P have reportedly been spotted, with upgrades along the lines of using a better processor, RAM or larger SSD drive. The new Vaio P’s ought to still be called Sony Vaio Ps, but there will be three models according to the leak, which are the P710, P730A and P730T. Overall, these different models don’t look like they’ll differ much in terms of features, but will be available in different colors. Sony hasn’t confirmed any of the above information, but check back here for an update regarding this rumor within the next few weeks.
The Sony VAIO W11S1E was previously available from PC World in the UK for delivery only. Collection from store wasn’t possible and now ordering it, isn’t at all. Not from PC World anyway. Those following the direct link to the 10 inch netbook from Sony will find themselves redirected to the netbook page, with no sign of any Sony netbook in sight.
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