Sony is at pains to point out that its new VAIO S-series is not an ultra-portable Netbook – he said at the CES, and now it’s back to say on the Sony Electronics blog. The Post goes with “We had a lot of fun … tell people why the new P-series VAIO lifestyle PC is not a so-called Netbook computers,” but we feel a few teeth.
Sony Blogger Rick differences between the lists of the VAIO S-Series and other netbooks, but they are not all together …

First, Rick called the keyboard – “much closer to a notebook keyboard larger than what you see on most netbooks.” It is true that the P-series has been designed keyboard, but there are many 10in screen netbooks with 90-odd percent of full-size keyboard.
The 1600 x 768 screen is certainly a distinguishing feature for the P-series, but the HP 2133 Mini-Note had a 1280 x 768 display, which is not far off. Also, the nuclear-Z processor that different from the nuclear-N processors other netbooks, even if we admit that the P-Series is the first fanless, he un-Netbook we’ve seen.
We dismiss the P-series “Wireless” for obvious reasons – all netbooks have Wi-Fi, and some have HSDPA. The new Asus Eee PC T91 has GPS, so that Sony has not stolen the march on that one either.
High-capacity SSDs aren’ta USP either – the Asus Eee PC S101 is similar to – and still is an instant-on Linux mode (ditto).
But we also think Rick and Sony protest too much here. Although there is a risk of VAIO S-series are classified as poor if it attracts a “Netbook” day, one thing is cetain – it is a class for itself. Yes, it’s over prices in the United Kingdom, but it is not to deny that it is a stunning ultra-portable and no matter how many netbooks sure you will not find anything remotely comparable enevn.
via mobilecomputermag
