Comments on: Sony Vaio P Review http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Review: Sony Vaio P the lightest and best looking Netbook | Acer Review, Asus Review - Netbook 10http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-46726 Review: Sony Vaio P the lightest and best looking Netbook | Acer Review, Asus Review - Netbook 10 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:29 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-46726 [...] longer battery life. According to blogger reviews, Windows 7 also works well on the P series. (via GearDiary) Here’s a video of the  Vaio P’s playback [...] [...] longer battery life. According to blogger reviews, Windows 7 also works well on the P series. (via GearDiary) Here’s a video of the  Vaio P’s playback [...]

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45209 Mitchell Oke Tue, 26 May 2009 04:32:18 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45209 You got it right first go, they do ship us something different down here. The unit I tested does not include 3G or GPS, which apart from being a great shame, is pretty poor considering the price. There was no 3G showing in Vista before I loaded Windows 7 (believe me, I looked), and the SIM slot is blanked off under the battery. I am a great advocate for integrated 3G, particularly in machines like this that are awesomely portable, but require a dongle to get online. And GPS? Personally, I don't see the point of GPS in a laptop but to each their own! You can check the specs on the unit I reviewed here: http://www.sony.com.au/product/vgn-p15g You got it right first go, they do ship us something different down here. The unit I tested does not include 3G or GPS, which apart from being a great shame, is pretty poor considering the price.

There was no 3G showing in Vista before I loaded Windows 7 (believe me, I looked), and the SIM slot is blanked off under the battery. I am a great advocate for integrated 3G, particularly in machines like this that are awesomely portable, but require a dongle to get online.

And GPS? Personally, I don’t see the point of GPS in a laptop but to each their own!

You can check the specs on the unit I reviewed here:

http://www.sony.com.au/product/vgn-p15g

]]> By: MicroZealoushttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45208 MicroZealous Tue, 26 May 2009 04:23:42 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45208 Gotta say, I for one am a little disappointed in this review. Maybe they ship you something different down under - but this really doesn't seem like you reviewed the shipping version of a Vaio P. You left out 2 key features of the Vaio P that separate this machine from the basic sub $500 netbooks that are everywhere. 1. The notebook ships w/ a 3g wireless card from Verizon - granted, it's an extra expense - and because it's CDMA its probably not available in your part of the woods - but still would be good to mention for readers. 2. It comes with an integrated GPS chip and functionality that really differentiates this machine from others. I suspect that the unrecognized component that you don't have a driver for is either the GPS or 3G card. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to restore to Vista and see what you have missed. Alternatively, if you can find the Vista driver on the Sony site, I would take a shot at installing it, as most Vista drivers are compatible under Win 7. Not trying to nitpick - just been looking at these closely and was surprised to see the feature omission. Be Well Gotta say, I for one am a little disappointed in this review. Maybe they ship you something different down under – but this really doesn’t seem like you reviewed the shipping version of a Vaio P.

You left out 2 key features of the Vaio P that separate this machine from the basic sub $500 netbooks that are everywhere.

1. The notebook ships w/ a 3g wireless card from Verizon – granted, it’s an extra expense – and because it’s CDMA its probably not available in your part of the woods – but still would be good to mention for readers.

2. It comes with an integrated GPS chip and functionality that really differentiates this machine from others.

I suspect that the unrecognized component that you don’t have a driver for is either the GPS or 3G card. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to restore to Vista and see what you have missed.

Alternatively, if you can find the Vista driver on the Sony site, I would take a shot at installing it, as most Vista drivers are compatible under Win 7.

Not trying to nitpick – just been looking at these closely and was surprised to see the feature omission.

Be Well

]]> By: Drew Guttadorehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45187 Drew Guttadore Mon, 25 May 2009 05:56:27 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45187 Well done mate! I really look forward to getting a P someday with Win 7 on it, I'll wait until then as I really don't need yet another machine.. I'm bumping my Dell Mini 9 to 64g SSD and might do the Win 7 conversion to it. We'll see.. :-) Well done mate! I really look forward to getting a P someday with Win 7 on it, I’ll wait until then as I really don’t need yet another machine.. I’m bumping my Dell Mini 9 to 64g SSD and might do the Win 7 conversion to it. We’ll see.. :-)

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45185 Mitchell Oke Mon, 25 May 2009 03:23:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45185 Hey mate, Yes I have installed Windows 7 on my Mini 1000, and apart from a brief stint on OS X, it has been running on it since I bought it. Originally had build 7000 on it, which worked really well, and have since upgraded it (reinstall) to build 7100 and it's great. Perhaps more helpfully, my sister's Mini 1000 (her only laptop) is currently running build 7000 and she loves it. Takes it to uni to type out class notes and work on a assignments, and she says it's great. Build 7100 is running great on the P, got Aero working no problem, all drivers loaded. Disabled Aero since it wasn't really necessary and probably just sucks power. Hey mate,

Yes I have installed Windows 7 on my Mini 1000, and apart from a brief stint on OS X, it has been running on it since I bought it. Originally had build 7000 on it, which worked really well, and have since upgraded it (reinstall) to build 7100 and it’s great.

Perhaps more helpfully, my sister’s Mini 1000 (her only laptop) is currently running build 7000 and she loves it. Takes it to uni to type out class notes and work on a assignments, and she says it’s great.

Build 7100 is running great on the P, got Aero working no problem, all drivers loaded. Disabled Aero since it wasn’t really necessary and probably just sucks power.

]]> By: clingeekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45184 clingeek Mon, 25 May 2009 03:09:48 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45184 Hi Mitchell. Please tell me, have you installed Windows 7 on your HP 1000? If so, is it working as well as it does on the Sony? Best regards! Hi Mitchell. Please tell me, have you installed Windows 7 on your HP 1000? If so, is it working as well as it does on the Sony? Best regards!

]]> By: mchinskyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45159 mchinsky Sun, 24 May 2009 13:27:58 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45159 I agree. But at least it shows whats possible and will likely be an affordable mainstream option in a year or so. These ultra high resolution displays definitely have issues for anybody other than a 20 year old 10-10 vision fighter jockey. The OS's needs to have better scalability all across so that fonts are still readable, but you can use the extra pixels for things like video. I actually opted for a lower resolution screen when I upgrade my old Thinkpad T40 for a T61. You just can't read these screens comfortably. These form factors scream for touchscreens with gestures. Again, ideally a keyboard that can flip around 180 and it becomes a pure tablet, but flips back when you need to do serious typing. I'm sure apple is going to attack the tablet aspect, but knowing them, it will be no keyboard so we'll have to wait and see how this all shakes out. I agree. But at least it shows whats possible and will likely be an affordable mainstream option in a year or so. These ultra high resolution displays definitely have issues for anybody other than a 20 year old 10-10 vision fighter jockey. The OS’s needs to have better scalability all across so that fonts are still readable, but you can use the extra pixels for things like video.

I actually opted for a lower resolution screen when I upgrade my old Thinkpad T40 for a T61. You just can’t read these screens comfortably.

These form factors scream for touchscreens with gestures. Again, ideally a keyboard that can flip around 180 and it becomes a pure tablet, but flips back when you need to do serious typing.

I’m sure apple is going to attack the tablet aspect, but knowing them, it will be no keyboard so we’ll have to wait and see how this all shakes out.

]]> By: Raymond Serhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45155 Raymond Ser Sun, 24 May 2009 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45155 I was seriously considering getting one of these in the UK - they have the 1.86 Ghz, 128 GB SSD version there - but at almost AU$2400, the price was... unrealistically high. And given that Windows 7 is expected to cost AU$300-400 or higher... Ouch! I got a MB Air instead, but I'm still contemplating getting a Vaio P when it comes bundled with Windows 7. There's just something about that form factor... I was seriously considering getting one of these in the UK – they have the 1.86 Ghz, 128 GB SSD version there – but at almost AU$2400, the price was… unrealistically high. And given that Windows 7 is expected to cost AU$300-400 or higher… Ouch! I got a MB Air instead, but I’m still contemplating getting a Vaio P when it comes bundled with Windows 7. There’s just something about that form factor…

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45154 Mitchell Oke Sun, 24 May 2009 10:54:44 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45154 Yeah the price is the biggest issue with this thing, it is just fantastic everywhere else (well, except for Vista I suppose) but the price tag will be the issue for most, considering the amount of other well-equiped netbooks out there, and the idea that it is a cheap companion for your regular PC. Yeah the price is the biggest issue with this thing, it is just fantastic everywhere else (well, except for Vista I suppose) but the price tag will be the issue for most, considering the amount of other well-equiped netbooks out there, and the idea that it is a cheap companion for your regular PC.

]]> By: Gary Wilsonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-56255 Gary Wilson Sun, 24 May 2009 10:53:47 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-56255 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Sony Vaio P Review | Gear Diary http://bit.ly/bzQlA</span></span> Sony Vaio P Review | Gear Diary http://bit.ly/bzQlA

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-45152 Wayne Schulz Sun, 24 May 2009 10:17:09 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-45152 Nice review Mitchell. Price seems to be the deal breaker. Nice review Mitchell. Price seems to be the deal breaker.

]]> By: Soumen Halderhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-56256 Soumen Halder Sun, 24 May 2009 09:43:11 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-56256 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Soumen Says Sony Vaio P Review | Gear Diary http://ow.ly/8SOl</span></span> Soumen Says Sony Vaio P Review | Gear Diary http://ow.ly/8SOl

]]> By: miz_linghttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-56257 miz_ling Sun, 24 May 2009 08:25:16 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-56257 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT GearDiarySite: Sony Vaio P Review http://tinyurl.com/pwbqeo</span></span> RT GearDiarySite: Sony Vaio P Review http://tinyurl.com/pwbqeo

]]> By: NewTe.chhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/23/sony-vaio-p-review/#comment-56258 NewTe.ch Sun, 24 May 2009 05:05:15 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=30728#comment-56258 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Sony Vaio P Review: When Sony told me they had a Vaio P ready to send out to me, I was more excited about it .. http://tr.im/meP4</span></span> Sony Vaio P Review:
When Sony told me they had a Vaio P ready to send out to me, I was more excited about it .. http://tr.im/meP4

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