Sony has long been a reluctant player in the netbook space. A few years ago when everybody and their kid brother had already brought 7 to 10 inch netbooks with sub-$400 price tags and Intel Atom chips to market, Sony took a different path and introduced the $1000 Sony Vaio P mini-laptop with a super-high resolution display and a super-sluggish…

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We’ve seen a lot of cheap Sony Vaio P clones over the last 18 months or so. But one thing most have in common is that they tend to only be available in Asia. You know, unless someone goes through the trouble of shipping them internationally — which is exactly what Shenit.com is doing with the “Pocket Sony Style L80…

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Got $900 burning a hole in your pocket and don’t know what to spend it on? You could buy two or three netbooks, a used car (that doesn’t drive in reverse), or donate to charity. Or you could pick up a tiny mini-laptop from Sony, because the latest version of the Sony Vaio P is now in stock and shipping…

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Sony introduced an updated version of its Vaio P mini-laptops recently, and the folks at PC Pop in China have managed to get their hands on one of the colorful little guys and posted an unboxing photo shoot. While the first generation Sony Vaio P was all-business, with a metallic gray design, the new models come in black, white, or…

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The new version of the Sony Vaio P, which the company introduced about a month ago, is now available for pre-order for $899 and up. What it lacks in affordability, it makes up for in portability. The new Vaio P is about the same size as the first generation, which is to say it weighs 1.3 pounds and measures just…

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Want to make your mini-laptop look more like a handbag, wallet, or… a crocodile? Sony is now offering the Sony Vaio P in Japan with a cocodile skin design. The device comes with an Intel Atom Z560 processor, 256GB solid state disk, and built in GPS, among other features. In other words, this particular Vaio P doesn’t come cheap. There’s…

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That was quick. Just hours after Sony introduced its next-generation Sony Vaio P mini-laptop, the folks at PC User in Japan have ripped apart the tiny notebook to see what’s inside. Not surprisingly, they found a motherboard, processor, wireless components, and solid state disk. But in order to fit everything into the Vaio P’s Lilliputian shell, Sony went with an…

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A little over a year after launching the Vaio P mini-laptop with its 8 inch, 1600 x 768 pixel display, Sony is giving the Vaio P line a refresh. The new Sony Vaio P features the same small size and high resolution display. But it has a couple of new features, including: There’s an optical touchpad built into the screen…

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Tired of netbooks that have too much space around the keyboards? The Aoson R169 from China’s Shenzhen Anson doesn’t have that problem. The netbook’s case is barely any bigger than the keyboard, providing just enough room for two touchpad buttons below the spacebar. Instead of a trackpad, there’s a Thinkpad-esque pointing stick in the middle of the keyboard. The netbook…

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Sony appears to be working on a 3G-enabled version of the Vaio P mini-laptop. The FCC is showing a few documents related to two new models, labeled the AK8PCG11111L and the AK8PCG31113L. At this point, there’s very little information available about either model, aside from the fact that they sport WiFi, Bluetooth, and CDMA/EVDO connectivity. As Engadget notes, most of…

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Malata’s PC-98905 netbook is what you would get if you took a Sony Vaio P, stretched it out a bit to give it  roomier, more comfortable keyboard, and placed a Lenovo TrackPoint-style nub in the middle of the keyboard. Now the company is back with yet another knockoff. Basically the new Malata A802 looks exactly like the 98905 which is…

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I admit it: the PsiXpda looks pretty damn sexy over on ReadWriteWeb’s post this morning. But – as is the case with so many sexy things – it just costs too damn much money. Also, I’m pretty sure there already was a PsiXpda. Yep, here’s a picture of one that was made way back in 2005. The RWW lead compares…

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