Sony VAIO X stars in esoteric promo video

We'd have much rather gotten a VAIO X video promising us an upgrade to CULV internals over the Atom in the demo units, but instead we're getting tinkling pianos and sword-based visual metaphors. At least there's a hint of an "autumn" release date, we suppose. Full video after the break.

[Thanks, Bob]

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[DRHouse Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:15PM]

I thought these were obsolete when netbooks came?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:30PM]

Slimmer, frequently lighter, more powerful. No doubt the netbook market is taking a huge bite out of the ultraportable market, but ultraportables are not obsolete because of netbooks.

[DRHouse Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:05PM]

Do you plan to Video edit or something in the go?
Netbooks have better battery/more portable/lighter and smaller if you look for the slim ones

Maybe only business users can make a use of them but the average person who wants to browse/Msn/move a lot netbook is better
Netbooks actually outsold all kind of laptops last year and it was posted on engadget.

And did i mention netbooks are way cheaper?

[Cheesus Crust Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:15PM]

You're from OCN!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:42PM]

If this was a ThinkPad I'd buy one.

[smackrabbit Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:02PM]

Dr House,

Some of us actually do business stuff while on the road or traveling and want something that's really light but also powerful. Sure, I could get a Netbook and use it for SQL Server and C#, but I really wouldn't want to, that's for sure. I'm sure Sony is selling less than they used to, but they are still after a different segment than a Netbook is. I'd use a Netbook for my personal stuff, but not for work.

[Kaze9 Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:03PM]

They need to focus on the Vaio P refresh

[ACSII Guy Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:16PM]

Are they advertising that it can cut a cake?

[Floyd Posted Sep 6th 2009 4:46PM]

The cake is a lie :(

But I would like to have my own Sony branded samurai sword :)

[DRoizman Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:48PM]

Can it cut sausages? cuase the would be a nice detail to its ad.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:17PM]

That song is marvelous... not sure if I can say the same for the notebook.

[jol Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:18PM]

That was terrible

[killmachine Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:24PM]

Looks tight!

[One Love Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:04PM]

thats what he said!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:27PM]

Good. Now I will no longer have to carry around my samurai sword AND my laptop.

[Hitman Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:31PM]

@Hey

Seems like something's wrong with "certain OS" on your computer, because it's hard to read your comment.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 6th 2009 5:37AM]

thinking this will outperform your standered netbbok = Make.Believe
thinking this will be priced competitively against standered netbooks = Make.Believe
thinking making fun of sony is a new and innovative idea = Make.Believe

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:32PM]

Love Sony...not so much the certain OS the laptop runs though....

[xValentine Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:36PM]

And the price is...

[mattcoz Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:41PM]

...way too much for an Atom.

[Charbax Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:11PM]

They told me it's going to be more than 1500€.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 8:41PM]

$1999.99, bob

[SilverSurfer Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:40PM]

Look's great!! Pity the internals will suck (and most likely the price)...

[chuckles777 Posted Sep 5th 2009 7:21PM]

shame only VGA output.

[fh Posted Sep 5th 2009 9:13PM]

Correction: it's a shame the Atom CPU can't handle any HD video. HDMI isn't going to get you anywhere with those internals, so VGA is a good fit.

[versii Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:28PM]

HOLY SHIT I NEED THIS!!!!

My friends all say Sony has me wipped. Bravia tvs.....VAIO z/cs/aw
I guess they do have me by the balls, but I love thier stuff soooo much!!

[Darwin Posted Sep 5th 2009 3:39PM]

Sony's quality is not anything like what it used to be.

[SONYEDDIE Posted Sep 5th 2009 6:21PM]

i'm with you dad!!

[soccersgreat Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:01PM]

this or an macbook air- money is no object

[SlaterGS Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:10PM]

If this had better internals, I would go for the VAIO X, but as it stands, the internals suck and I would have to say the AIR.

I guess it depends on what you want to do with it. If it was just surfing the internet and word processing, I think I like the style of this better. I'd want to check build quality and durability before picking this though. Usually sony builds some pretty durable products, but this thing is really thin and light. Time will tell...

[Darwin Posted Sep 5th 2009 3:36PM]

Air wins easily. Specs, support, and most importantly a great OS.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:41PM]

@Terry
Win7 is better than OSX

[DoorsnotWindows Posted Sep 5th 2009 5:55PM]

Well, with an air, you're looking at a better processor, a better screen, and a better GPU for the same price. If your really hate OSX, just boot it into windows 7.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:02PM]

Take that Steve Jobs, you liver stealing monster.

[LGH Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:40PM]

He didn't steal the liver, he traded it for a MacBook Pro.

[jackbravo Posted Sep 5th 2009 8:34PM]

Give it to me baby. Uh huh uh huh...

....only with a ulv processor and a

[SlaterGS Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:06PM]

I know how bad it sucks editing a piece to a song after awhile, but common. This guy/girl probably wants to go jump off of a building after having to edit this piece together. I like how clean the edit looks, and some nice things are done, but just watching it once was enough, let alone sitting through hours and hours of editing.

[mrln Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:08PM]

That was extremely boring.

However, the computer looks extremely sexy-licious.

[SilverSurfer Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:16PM]

0:38 that's how you end up with a cracked screen.

[morissen3k8 Posted Sep 5th 2009 6:09PM]

Hopefully it's a CULV not an atom...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:17PM]

i really liked that vid.... if i was looking for a new laptop that was smaller i would def check that out!

[fastm3driver Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:24PM]

This video will look very silly in 5 years when laptops are actually as thin as a katana.

[pika2000 Posted Sep 5th 2009 3:48PM]

So, a $2000 Atom based laptop. Talk about high margin.

[Charbax Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:12PM]

I posted a video of this Sony X Series laptop at http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/sony-x-series-ultra-thin-laptops/

[aubreyq Posted Sep 5th 2009 5:49PM]

Thanks for the link!

[Indyaner Posted Sep 5th 2009 9:14PM]

Thanks for the link

[jdripper Posted Sep 6th 2009 6:52AM]

Thanks for the vid.
BTW, the ad. seems to be one targeted at the Asian markets, hence the reason "western" folks might find it strange.

[nighttime Posted Sep 6th 2009 8:27AM]

thank you for the link!

[simbr Posted Sep 14th 2009 9:56PM]

@j.d.ripper
The same vid is playing on the UK Vaio site.

[spaz1 Posted Sep 5th 2009 4:43PM]

Did you guys see at 0:43 when that flower petal fell on the lid and bent it? :)