Compare Prices : Sony Vaio P

Review summary: Sony doesn't do netbooks, but if it did the Vaio P would be one. It is small and neat. It weighs just 0.6kg and it measures 245 x 120 x 19.8mm. Picture those measurements in your ...

Verdict: Sony's Vaio P is a stunning looking piece of kit. But we aren't so sure about its capabilities or its value for money. Neither cheap enough to compete with netbooks nor efficient enough to compete with notebooks, it is difficult to see where it really ...

Review summary: Recite after us: The Sony Vaio P is not a netbook. No really, it isn't. At least, that's what Sony wants us to believe. The Japanese superfirm has been at pains to point out its dinky laptop is not to be popped into the same pigeonhole as an Asus Eee ...

Pros: Looks gorgeous, and it's a proper PC, but pocket-sized

Cons: Expensive, too small to be reasonably useful, and it's crippled by Vista

Verdict: As lust-worthy as it seems, the Vaio P just isn't worth the outlay.

Review summary: Sony says the Sony Vaio P isn't a netbook, but squat and wide form factor aside, specs-wise it's one of the little laptops through and through. You've got an 8-inch screen, Atom 1.33 GHz processor, 1 or 2GB of RAM and the option of a 60GB HDD or even ...

Pros: Sony's right that the Sony Vaio P isn't a netbook in one sense: it's got a unique oblong shell which will fold up and slot into almost any pocket. Despite that, it's still got a large chiclet keyboard that's ace for dashing out even long documents, ...

Cons: Sony's so keen to prove the Sony Vaio P isn't a netbook, it's force fed it Windows Vista, a mind bending error. Until you get round to treating it with a bit of Windows XP or 7, it's liable to burn you with hangs and repeated freezes. That fashionable ...

Verdict: It's good to see Sony fronting with a different style of ultra portable PC in an overcrowded market. It'll run just as well as any with a bit of fine tuning, but whether you can cope with screen size and lack of a trackpad is as personal a choice as ...

Review summary: CES 2009 held few drool-worthy surprises for tech aficionados, but Sony's svelte Vaio P definitely qualifies as one of them. The company's answer to the booming netbook...

Pros: Unbelievably small, light ; sturdy chassis ; ultra high-res screen ; quick-boot OS

Cons: Almost crippling performance ; slow boot time ; brief battery life ; no included sleeve ; uncomfortable to use in lap ; price does not reflect performance