Pre-order Sony VAIO P

VAIO P is an ultra-portable UMPC. The world's lightest 8" notebook up-to-date.

General information
P15G: Atom Z530 (1.6GHz), Vista Home Premium. 64GB SATA SSD, 2GB DDR2 RAM on-board not changable.
P13G: Atom Z520 (1.33GHz), Vista Home Basic. 250GB UATA HD , 2GB DDR2 RAM on-board not changable.

Weight and size
Sony VAIO P features the slim dimensions 12cm x 24.5cm is just about a large purse and your pocket. (Just watch out of pickpockets!) Minimum weight can be as low as 594g for P15G (and 620g for P13G).

Battery life
Standard battery life is 3 hours. Extended battery for 6 hours is available at extra cost/weight (around €90 in Hong Kong).

Connectivity
3G WWAN is included is only for certain models, together with 802.11b/g/n for communication purposes. And of course Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. There's also GPS for your navigation ease.

Keyboard and Mouse
As VAIO P eliminate the touchpad, the keyboard is reasonably sized when comparing with other UMPCs (we will be unable to call it netbook soon due to random stupid legal matters). The trackball resembles the red ball on IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad.

Display
The display is the lowly Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500, which is expected. But their very high resolution 1600 x 768 wide display in a 8" monitor spells "it's time to buy new glasses".

Pricing
Users in Hong Kong can pre-order the chic-style netbook for HK$5980 and HK$7980 (roughly €600 and €790)(link to SonyStyle pre-order page here for P15G / and here for P13G) The interface is English, but a series of language packs are included in the orders in Hong Kong, including: Hong Kong Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic and Thai. (No, don't ask us to order and ship, we take case only and we charge €200 for S/H thru DHL)