Comments on: Coffee Break- VAIO P Chillin’ at the BUX http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415111 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:35:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415111 This Japanese model has no WWAN which means no GPS as they are both the same module.

]]> By: tim http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415110 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:42:22 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415110 Do a GPS navigation review for us here at Navigadget :)

]]> By: daryl d http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415109 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:25:17 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415109 James -
The coolness factor will wear off very fast and what you are left with is a way underperforming maching at a way too high price. If they had at least made it a 1.6 ghz processor, I might have kept it, but 1.33 is way too slow. Also, even though the screen looks nice, the vertical angles are horrible.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415108 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:43:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415108 HG, I turned off Aero Glass to get better performance.

]]> By: HG http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415107 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:34:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415107 James if it’s Vista Home Premium, is it on the Basic Mode setting?

@Kenrick that’s very good to hear about the battery. Usually I have to have at least Wi-Fi when using my MSI, at work when going over reports to access them. I only get close to 4 hrs. If I have all radio’s turned off I can get 5.5 hrs on the MSI with 6-cell.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415106 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:13:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415106 It’s running Vista Home Premium.

]]> By: Kenrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415105 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:09:28 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415105 Using the extended battery I get around 5 1/2 hours with wifi on, wwan off, bluetooth off, and screen brightness down a few notches. I get 6 1/2 hours if I’m aggressive by turning off all wireless and the brightness down more. I had 7 hours of meetings to go to yesterday, and I made it through them all using my P without having to plug in :-)

]]> By: HG http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415104 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:40:28 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415104 James if you did purchase a Sony P would you just get the 1.3Ghz? For web and office stuff I would say it would do just fine. I have the SC3 and for those apps it does fine. Also I see you have the Vista Basic on the Sony P you got for testing?

]]> By: HG http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415103 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:38:22 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415103 Jenn so are you getting around 5 hrs of battery life with the extended battery? I still leaning for that Sony P ever since I saw at the CES Sony Style Store. I also looked at OQO but have heard some long waits for service if you need it.

]]> By: Jenn http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415102 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:23:08 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415102 You can see some actual usage figures of both the standard and extended batteries here: http://www.pocketables.net/2009/02/sony-vaio-p-battery-life-standard-vs-extended.html

Looking forward to hearing your continued thoughts on the P, James. It’s definitely my personal favorite purchase so far this year. :)

]]> By: Joseph Kim, MD, MPH http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415101 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:41:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415101 If only it had a touch screen and a backlit keyboard.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415100 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:38:20 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415100 I’m most interested in learning about real-world battery life.

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415099 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:29:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415099 Thanks James. If Vista struggles on the 1.8Ghz Atom then I’d hate to think what these things are like running with the 1.2Ghz Atoms that they are shipping with in the US.

]]> By: Mike Reilly http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415098 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:28:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415098 James,

Can you convince them to come out with a tablet version, like next month?
If not then, then how about the same month Windows 7 comes out? Oh, and with active/passive/cappasitive screen?

Thanks,

]]> By: Vivek - The Technicist http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415097 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:05:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415097 I’m guessing its faster than most netbooks because you have the 1.86/2GB/SSD config.

Considering that all of the US retail models have the 1.33GHz Z520 Atom, and the model that was shipped to you retails for a solid $1699 at Dynamism, I think I’d rather take a MacBook and an EEE 1000HE or a similar combination. Could you comment on whether or not you feel its worth that $1700?

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/coffee-break-vaio-p-chillin-at-the-bux/#comment-415096 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:05:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=32305#comment-415096 Hulu video- yes. HD YouTube- choppy. Full-screen Hulu- choppy. Full-screen YouTube- choppy.

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