Sony Vaio P raises the bar for netbooks

Sony entered the netbook market with a bang at CES 2009, as it unveiled the extremely attractive Intel Atom-based "P-series Lifestyle PC" which stretches the definition of what a netbook is.  Weighing just 1.4 pounds and less than 1-inch thick, the netbook has an 8-inch display that packs a staggering resolution of 1600 x 768. It also comes with the standard Wi-Fi (b/g/Draft n) and Bluetooth (2.1 + EDR), while U.S. models will feature a 3G wireless data modem.

Michael Abary, senior vice president of product marketing at Sony Electronics elaborated on the design rationale behind the Sony Vaio P. "We thought about who this product would be for and targeted a customer before we conceived or designed this product. And that customer is fashion conscious, skews slightly more female and really is interested in how this product will make them look and feel rather than the speeds and feeds."

The retail price for the Vaio P will be about $900. Options include solid state (up to 128GB) or standard hard drives.

Click here to see a slideshow of the device

To read more:
- check out this article from NetworkWorld
- check out this article from CNET Blogs

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