Sony UX

Posted by: blitz

Sony UX - 01/06/2006 11:50

I don't know why, but I want one of these. . Does anyone know anything about them? Would it be so slow and small as to be unusable?
Posted by: sein

Re: Sony UX - 01/06/2006 12:23

A review.
Posted by: Dignan

Re: Sony UX - 01/06/2006 13:18

Wow, I'd missed that one. That's definitely the most [visually] attractive UMPC yet...
Posted by: Roger

Re: Sony UX - 01/06/2006 13:21

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UMPC yet...


Yeah, but it's a UMPC. I don't see the point of paying over the odds for an under-powered, over-hyped laptop.

I can see that it might be a shoe-in for various niche markets, but wake me up when it's about half that price.
Posted by: Dignan

Re: Sony UX - 02/06/2006 12:42

Oh, I agree, Im just saying that when you look at the other products like the Samsung and the one from that company I've never heard of before, this thing is like a design triumph in comparison.

And actually I'm reading a few things that suggest this isn't really a UMPC, but more of a Micro PC. I don't know of any official differences, but I will say that it looks much smaller than all the other UMPCs I've seen.
Posted by: sein

Re: Sony UX - 02/06/2006 13:54

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And actually I'm reading a few things that suggest this isn't really a UMPC, but more of a Micro PC. I don't know of any official differences, but I will say that it looks much smaller than all the other UMPCs I've seen.

I thought UMPC was a Microsoft idea of a little device with no keyboard (tablet style) with a onscreen thumb-keyboard application.

A micro PC has a keyboard and is more like a normal laptop, just fun size. As well as the Sony above, other notable examples would be the OQO and the Flybook.
Posted by: Dignan

Re: Sony UX - 02/06/2006 14:06

That would seem to make sense, and it's odd, because I would imagine MicroPCs would have more of a market for them. UMPCs are simply too large.

I guess price is still the obstacle. I really like the OQO, but could never see myself spending that much on a device like that.