Sony's New Vaio PCG-TR1A ... I think that laptop is way too expensive for what it does and offers. Their key selling point is how portable the TR1A is and I am ...

gr8gatzby · 07-21-2003, 07:20 PM

courtesy of slashdot...

Quote:

Anonymous Howard writes "Sony has a hot new subnote on it's hand: the Vaio PCG-TR1A . This subnote is packed full of features: integrated camera (still and video), 10.6 inch bright wide-format screen, 900MHz Centrino, CD-RW/DVD Combo drive, 30GB drive, 802.11b, two usb ports, firewire, 3.11 pounds and a magnesium alloy case. The thing looks really cool. For me, it's the first subnote that actually gives me a viable option for purchase instead of a the Apple Powerbook 12". Read a article about it over at Designtechnica. Check out this forum thread that has good pics, other then the stock pics, next to a VPR Matrix 200A5."

kinda spiffy, albeit rather expensive...

gr8gatzby · 07-21-2003, 07:24 PM

grrr no edit

10.6" widescreen XBRITE™(?) LCD, 1280x768(w00t!)

hrana · 07-21-2003, 08:27 PM

I got to "test drive" the unit at the local computer store. I really liked it however it cannot be a person's only computer. I tried a mock "essay writing, e-mail, forum posting" session on the thing. I couldn't handle it after maybe 20 minutes. Its just too tiny. I think the smallest screen size I could live with is 14" for my work computer.

outsider · 07-21-2003, 10:12 PM

its crippling flaw, the harddrive is not a standard notebook harddrive. it uses a kind of internal pcmcia harddrive, like those in ipods. hence the 30gb maximum size and slow slow performance.

AlbertWesker · 07-22-2003, 02:12 PM

I think that laptop is way too expensive for what it does and offers. Their key selling point is how portable the TR1A is and I am just not real big on having a super portable laptop that has to sacrifice in so many other areas. It has the XBRITE LCD technology but at 10.6" it won't matter how clear the screen is because you will have to use a microscope to see it

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07-21-2003, 07:24 PM	#2
gr8gatzby WWJD for a klondike bar Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Swaziland Posts: 2,637 Credits: 756	grrr no edit 10.6" widescreen XBRITE™(?) LCD, 1280x768(w00t!)

07-21-2003, 08:27 PM	#3
hrana Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 790 Credits: -62	I got to "test drive" the unit at the local computer store. I really liked it however it cannot be a person's only computer. I tried a mock "essay writing, e-mail, forum posting" session on the thing. I couldn't handle it after maybe 20 minutes. Its just too tiny. I think the smallest screen size I could live with is 14" for my work computer.

07-21-2003, 10:12 PM	#4
outsider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 250 Credits: -275	its crippling flaw, the harddrive is not a standard notebook harddrive. it uses a kind of internal pcmcia harddrive, like those in ipods. hence the 30gb maximum size and slow slow performance.

07-22-2003, 02:12 PM	#5
AlbertWesker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 246 Credits: -280	I think that laptop is way too expensive for what it does and offers. Their key selling point is how portable the TR1A is and I am just not real big on having a super portable laptop that has to sacrifice in so many other areas. It has the XBRITE LCD technology but at 10.6" it won't matter how clear the screen is because you will have to use a microscope to see it