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Sony Vaio P

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alaScore 83

66 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 66 reviews of Sony Vaio P. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the keyboard and size. The design and performance also get good opinions, whereas reviews are divided on the reliability. The battery and touchpad get negative reviews.

portability, performance, design, size, keyboard

price, touchpad, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony Vaio P is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Andy Vandervell (trustedreviews.com)

Sony VAIO P Series (VPC-P11S1E)

 

Sony's 8-inch mini-netbook packs an Intel Atom processor, 2GB RAM and a 64GB SSD.

As for the screen itself, in true Sony tradition it is very good. A slightly mottled look and ordinary viewing angles do let it down a little, but colour production and detail levels far exceed those found on any netbook and many laptops. It's not a...

Jan, 2012
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Expert review by : Stuff.tv (stuff.tv)

Sony VAIO P review

 

When it was launched a year ago, Sony's Vaio P was a likeable but overdesigned folly. Since then there have been others: Nokia's 3G Booklet and Sony's own Vaio X have also put Intel's common-as-muck Atom processor into couture chassis. But by revising...

Jun, 2010
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Stuff magazine

 

Sony's almost pocketable, high-style netbook has been given a makeover. But can it justify that eyewatering price tag?

Still the most elegant Atom netbook around, and still horrendously overpriced, too

Jun, 2010
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Expert review by : stuffmagazine (stuff.tv)

Sony Vaio P Series review - laptop reviews and video

 

Sony's low power, high-class pocket PC is an ambitious attempt to redefine portable computing. Just don't call it a netbook, okay?

Truly stunning design. High res screen. Large keyboard

Plastic rather than metal body. Low battery life. Poor desktop performance, expensive

Mar, 2009
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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Sony Vaio P-series review

 

Sony would have us believe its new tiddler-sized VAIO P-series notebooks are ultra portables, not netbooks. In our early trial spent with the range, we would agree that they're certainly more portable than even the smallest netbook. But they're also...

We tried an early sample, so will reserve judgement until we see a production version next month. Hopefully by then Sony will have found a way to quicken the P11’s tortoise performance.

Jan, 2009
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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Sony - Vaio P

 

Sony doesn't do netbooks, but if it did the Vaio P would be one. It is small and neat. It weighs just 0.6kg and it measures 245 x 120 x 19.8mm. Picture those measurements in your ...

Sony's Vaio P is a stunning looking piece of kit. But we aren't so sure about its capabilities or its value for money. Neither cheap enough to compete with netbooks nor efficient enough to compete with notebooks, it is difficult to see where it really...

Aug, 2009
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Expert review by : James Holland (electricpig.co.uk)

Sony Vaio P

 

Recite after us: The Sony Vaio P is not a netbook. No really, it isn't. At least, that's what Sony wants us to believe. The Japanese superfirm has been at pains to point out its dinky laptop is not to be popped into the same pigeonhole as an Asus Eee...

Looks gorgeous, and it's a proper PC, but pocket-sized

Expensive, too small to be reasonably useful, and it's crippled by Vista

As lust-worthy as it seems, the Vaio P just isn't worth the outlay.

Jul, 2009
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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Sony VAIO P

 

Sony says the Sony Vaio P isn't a netbook, but squat and wide form factor aside, specs-wise it's one of the little laptops through and through. You've got an 8-inch screen, Atom 1.33 GHz processor, 1 or 2GB of RAM and the option of a 60GB HDD or even...

It's good to see Sony fronting with a different style of ultra portable PC in an overcrowded market. It'll run just as well as any with a bit of fine tuning, but whether you can cope with screen size and lack of a trackpad is as personal a choice as to...

Jun, 2009
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Expert review by : Sift Ninja (businesscomputingworld.co.uk)

Sony VAIO P-Series

 

Sony made big news at CES earlier this year with what it called the lightest netbook ever: the 618g (with standard battery), 8-inch VAIO P. Described as ‘the size of a business envelope and as thin as a mobile phone,' the VAIO P (245×120×20mm) is also...

Under the hood the VAIO P is underpowered and not much good for anything other than light chores, such as Web browsing and managing e-mails. The first two models share a specification that includes an Intel 1.33GHz Atom Z520 processor, 2GB DDR2 memory,...

Apr, 2009
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Expert review by : Valerio Mariani (wired.co.uk)

Sony Vaio P-Series Netbook

 

The new Sony Vaio P-Series is certainly damn fine to look at. Without a doubt, it's the sleekest non-Apple laptop I have come across. Size-wise it's no bigger than an envelope, and thanks to its light-weight frame, you can easily carry it in your...

First-class design and a great size

It's expensive, there's no ethernet and the keyboard is too compact

Mar, 2009
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