Sony's 12.1-inch VAIO G bunged with SSD
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Apr 10th 2007 7:31AM
posted Apr 10th 2007 7:31AM
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Hey! That's not that expensive considering it's an SSD.
Even though I hate $ony and would never buy products from them I have to say is, "WOW"! Hope HP comes out with this option soon.
Wow! At last someone took the first step!
Finally! Wohoo :) Important day... The race is on.
Joe: You did notice that the $545 is just the price for the SSD option, right? Not the whole laptop?
But under 2lbs... and 6.5 hrs of battery? Holy crap...
As cool as this is, I am still curious why we don't see more than a half hour increase in battery life from an SSD disk compared to a hard drive. It makes me wonder if the cost and significantly smaller storage space is worth it.
Or I guess maybe the primary purpose is the faster data access than a hard drive.
Zadillo:
it's a first step. the costs are only going to go down. i'm actually suprised it's this "cheap" of a premium. this has all kinds of practical benefits besides decreased energy usage. less moving parts means less chance of mechanical failure. military and industrial uses are enhanced. seek times much less.
but one problem i see is data retrieval in case of failure would be tricky if not impossible.
"Bunged" ???
did you also know that this computer comes with Core Solo? it's a ripoff. Sony keeps wishing they can screw consumers because they are Sony. That day has long passed.
Are you kidding? Have you seen what the actual dimensions and weight of this laptop are? It's not going to have a full Core 2 Duo processor in it; it doesn't have anything to do with screwing anyone over. This is a sub-2-pound notebook after all.
AWESOME!
I don't care about their rep I love Sony and this is a great move I would pay the SSD premium just for the luxury of avoiding a damaged HD due to vibrations/shock from mobile use...
Maybe it's just me, but it freaks me out when people call electronic devices 'sexy.'
never got into this laptop, i much prefer widescreen, and a core 2 duo is a must, hopefully theyll put the new C2d ULV processros in it.
oh and 32 gigabytes is so small to run a computer off of. you might be able to survive if youre a strict business user though
What the hell does 'bunged' mean?
When you Engadgeters finish snogging the ye old english arse, how about you get back to speaking english? Is this blog based in NYC or London? Figure it out, thnx.
engadget regularly uses weird or just wrong terminology.
they often use 'drop' to mean 'release'. Sony 'dropped' laptop xyz. Drop usually means to withdraw from product offerings.
the drive is better be the fast samsung sl-flash based ssd as extra sony is charging
Ahh,Sony continues to dominate the Ultra-Portables. And moving in to dominate the desktop replacements?? (Sony VAIO VGN-AR series.)