Sony P Series Shatters Netbook Price Limits

By Nick Mokey Published January 7, 2009

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If you thought Sony was prepared to slap a metallic red finish on a 10-inch laptop and call it a Vaio netbook, think again. After the company dropped full specs for the Vaio P Series at its press conference Wednesday evening, it’s clear that the rumored netbook design has been thoroughly Sonyized—both in features and pricing.

The P Series will sport an 8-inch ultra-wide LCD, but the real news is in weight and size. The razor-thin notebook weighs in at a feathery 1.4 pounds. Sony also claims those dimensions make it an easy fit in purses and jacket pockets.

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In terms of connectivity, the netbook comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi, a 3G modem, Bluetooth, and even built-in GPS.

Like a true Sony, it will come in garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal white, and classic black. Also like a true Sony, the netbook will run for $900 when it appears in retailers next month, making it about twice the price of beefier competitors.

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