Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:41:37 -0000 From: "Chris Hogan" <ch...@hogan.net> Subject: RE: [LIB] sony's new p series
>> photos of the guy trying to put the p in his front pocket David?! Guy?! If you mean the person at the opening of the video, you need to get out more ;-) chris -----Original Message----- From: David Chien [mailto:adorablelibre...@yahoo.com] Sent: 15 January 2009 06:28 To: Libretto Subject: [LIB] sony's new p series Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:47:03 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <adorablelibre...@yahoo.com> Subject: sony's new p series starting off the new year, sony has released their new p series portable. www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/P1/ of course, one could say libretto stretched wide. the design theory behind this model seems to be provide users with as wide as a regular keyboard as possible, but thin and light. the problem with this design is that now, it's not that easy to store away in a small bag (too long) and doesn't fit well in a pant pocket as a less wide mininotebook (eg raon everun). at least the 1600x768 resolution screen packs in twice the l110's screen realestate in. too bad they didn't make the screen flip open 360 degrees to make for a ebook reader. photos of the guy trying to put the p in his front pocket aside, one wonder where the p is going to fit between ultra minis like the everun and oqo and 2 pound 10 plus inch minis with and without the optical drive ala panasonic w and y series notebooks. if you can get a smaller notebook, why the p? or if you wanted a larger screen at the same weight, why not a panasonic w?