Sony teaser site says "revolutionary new VAIO" coming January 9th
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted December 21st 2008 1:07PM
posted December 21st 2008 1:07PM
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Good, My MOM was looking for a sub ~700 laptop. This should do nicely(If it's cheap)
SWEET! never been disapointed by a Sony VAIO, im sure it will be one awesome laptop!
PS: If you didn't get it, my previous comment was meant for you, NineT9.
^lol, nice one!
Does it have Blast Processing?
"Good, My MOM was looking for a sub ~700 laptop. This should do nicely(If it's cheap)"
You did see the word "Sony" in the title didn't you?
Why is it being released after the holiday seasons after the peak of sales?
so alex l., what was your comment that was so important that you wanted it at the top?
is this the same NineT9 from the xbox scene boards......love your vision skin for xbmc btw....hope you havent dropped it mate.
is this the same NineT9 from the xbox scene boards......love your vision skin for xbmc btw....hope you havent dropped it mate.
ignore above comments its suppose to be posting in reply to the first comment, but for some reason its posting here...seems like the comment system is acting up again.
Heheh. Sony and cheap in the same sentence makes as much sense as Apple and cheap in the same sentence. It will be expensive. Period. My guess is 1 grand minimum. Probably $1,200 and I don't even know the product yet!
@The_Joker
that's whats so revolutionary about it. It will be the first cheap Sony product :P
heyya NeXus :D I know who you are too lol
Yea this is NineT9 from the XS Boards :D Thx for the compliment, nice seeing you around here in Engadget :D
Always enjoyed the screenshots of Nexus too :D did it ever get released? i cant remember, i just remember those sexy screens!
I just came. Loads.
Thats what she ..... nevermind, too easy.
THATS DISGUSTING !!!
Sony comes out with a new laptop and I - jizz in my pants.
Alpinerover, I love you.
@ILoveApple: I thought you loved apple.
It's not even released. I'd characterize that as "premature".
Is that like some sort of Apple rap?
No it's frome one of the funniest SNL videos they've done in a while.
@The Joker
I just call it ecstasy.
im thinking longish wierd touchscreen thingy?...
I'm thinking more crapware, higher prices and enough version numbers to ensure that their (potential) customers are confused enough to not buy anything.
They're gonna make even more EXPENSIVE laptop!?
YES!
What a joke.
Good then don't buy one.
Simple, right?
I never understood the complaints about computer prices. There are other companies that make computers especially with the cheap netbook boom. If compters were given out for free, these are same people that would complain that the computer's too slow.
Will they present the "worlds glossiest notebook"?
Apple already has that award in the bag.
Well thats a big bag of hurt that Apple has then..
3 words... Get.A.Mac.
or at the very least hackintosh... we all know sony vaio are overhyped, attempting the coolness of apple poorly while running windows XP still.
Holy BAtman, are you stupid!!
People keep saying that people rip off from apple, while they don't know almost all apple "innovations" were created by Sony before, (Apple just popularizes it)
I'm not being obnoxious or anything, I'm just not informed on the matter, but Game_playa;
Could you please tell me some of these things, and maybe link me
If it's not too much trouble :/
Thanks. :D
John Doe
Sorry you got upset.
Sony will release a premium netbook and then Apple will come along and release an ultra premium netbook and soon we will be back at regular notebook prices, until Asus introduces the nanobook a smaller and cheaper alternative to the netbook.
actually acer aspire one is the one to bring down price on 9"/10" netbooks, then asus followed with 1000hx series and msi wind followed in the end. without this cheap price, I dont think there's any netbook.
Maybe it will be so cunning, so persistent, and so charismatic that it will be able to overthrow a corrupt government. Everyone will want one.
I'm more of an apple man myself, but free stuff is free stuff. Why not enter the give-away?
Hanukkah here I come!
most expensive netbook?
if you call the macbook air a netbook, then i doubt it
I love Macs, but hate being low ranked... What to say, what to say...
Might as well put me in a round room, and tell me to take a crap on a corner...
Say nothing.
It's so faded out i can't even read what he wrote!
I can't read it either!
and you're proud of that because?
Because if he's faded, he can take a crap and no one will see!
is is the proprietary Vaio Duo that only runs on Sony's version of the internet and comes with 17 anti-virus and spy-ware programs all of which nag for updates but can't get them cause of the 13 Trojans already installed.
Oh and the battery will say it will last 6.47 hours but as soon as you load a DVD it goes to 10 minutes, then starts smoking.
And the only application that will work without a BSOD will be the calculator.
Why all that skepticism?
Sony always has been a pioneer in laptop form factors:
- Picturebook
- X505 (ultra slim 10" lightweight ultraportable)
- U/UX series (they were the predecesors of UMPCs)
- TR/T series (10" lightweight ultraportable with integrated DVD and webcam)
- S/SZ series (first? 13" laptop, first with switchable graphic cards)
- Z/FW/AW (among the firsts with 16:9 screens)
Even in desktop PCs they even had this http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/PCV-P101/ before the current all-in-one iMacs.
Uh, sorry for the bad grammar, english is not my native language.
PD: VAIO TX was also the first with a LED screen. And the SZ Premium was the second.