Proving the last week's rumours, Sony has announced a new,
or to be precise, an updated 8-inch Vaio P ultraportable. The novelty is
the optical touchpad, 3G connectivity, accelerometer, GPS, digital
compass and a faster Intel Atom Z560 processor.
The new update for Sony's 8-inch Vaio P netbook is apparently much
better than just a design update that everyone expected and Sony
certainly surprised a lot of people with this one. The new Vaio P will
get an optical touchpad integrated into the LCD bezel, accelerometer for
screen rotating and easy surfing the web as well as the 3G
connectivity.
As for the under-the-hood changes, the new Vaio P gets a new, and
faster, Intel Atom Z560 processor. The base version will still be
available with the Intel Z530 1.6GHz CPU.
As you might already know, the rest of the specs include 2GB of DDR2 memory,
Intel's integrated GMA 500 graphics, 64GB SSD, 8-inch 1600x768 screen,
802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, two USB 2.0 ports and a battery capable
of providing around three hours of usage.
The new Vaio P will be available in green, pink, orange, black and white
colour options. It should appear on the retail/e-tail shelves as of
June with a US $799 price tag for the base version with Z530 CPU.