hackaday.com - 2/10/2009
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Sony recently started to shipping the VAIO P don’t-call-it-a-netbook netbook. It comes stock with 2GB of RAM, which means it’s not eligible for Microsoft’s XP ultra low cost pc licensing. Hackers wanting to exorcise Vista have run into a few issues. After doing her unboxing ...
forum.pocketables.net - 2/10/2009
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forum.pocketables.net —
OK, I got both the WWAN radio (CDMA
only for now) and GPS working without installing any...
software that interferes with the WLAN (WiFi)! As a side-effect, I also got the proper brightness keys working, and the internal/external display key working, but ...
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Pocketables Forum - View Single Post - How to install ...
slashgear.com - 2/10/2009
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slashgear.com —
We’ve already discussed on way of getting more
performance from the Sony VAIO P this morning: stump...
up for an imported 1.86GHz Atom Z540 version . Of course, there’s another way to make the most of the official US-spec 1.33GHz VAIO P, ...
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Sony VAIO P gets Windows XP tutorial: GPS & WWAN both ...
blog.wired.com - 2/5/2009
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blog.wired.com —
Sony refuses to call its latest 8-inch
mini note — the Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC...
— a netbook. Why? It's a far more capable device than most netbooks, which justifies its price (twice that of most netbooks), Sony officials say. And boy, ...
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First Look: Sony Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC
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Sony VAIO P gets Windows XP tutorial: GPS & WWAN both working
SlashGear —
... the brightness keys - in fact the only troublesome aspects are the volume keys and mute button.
We’re yet to see benchmarks of the VAIO P’s performance running the older OS, but if the general experience with netbooks and the like is to be repeated, it should whip along a whole lot faster. Of course, this is really just to tide us over until Windows 7 arrives, which should - based on previews - be as frugal as XP but as functional as Vista.
[via Hack a Day] ...
How to install XP on a Sony Vaio P
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Vista. Period. Exclamation point. Dell Mini 9 smashed repeatedly into the bridge of Steve Ballmer's nose. And that even goes for the beefy-for-a-netbook-but-don't-call-it-a-netbook Sony Vaio P.
Luckily, the process of downgrading the Vaio P's built-in Vista install is relatively simple, with the only casualties being volume and mute buttons that no longer work. A small price to pay for not running Vista.
replacing vista with xp on the vaio p [Pocketables via Hack-A-Day]
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Sony Vaio P Runs On Windows XP —
Ubergizmo
Sony's Vaio P comes with Windows Vista, but tnkgrl decided to take things into her own hands by downgrading it with Windows XP instead . She has a plethora of screenshots to make that magical moment work - tnkgrl herself has already made the Vaio P's Wi-Fi and GPS radios to work, although ...
It Works: Sony VAIO P + Windows XP —
CrunchGear
Do you want to install Windows XP on your Sony VAIO P (don’t call it a netbook!)? Do you even have a Sony VAIO P yet? If you answered yes to both questions, read on.
There’s a thread over on the Pocketables forum detailing how to install Windows XP on the tiny (not a netbook!) notebook. ...
Sony VAIO P 1.86GHz Atom Z540 video unboxing —
SlashGear
One of the more frustrating aspects of Sony’s VAIO P, at least in the US, is the sole 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor choice. It was enough to concern us in our first impressions of the “not-a-netbook” ultraportable and, after benchmarks and real-world testing, enough to mount a ...
Sony VAIO P up for pre-order at Best Buy —
CrunchGear
BestBuy.com has the Sony VAIO P (don’t call it a netbook!) in a rainbow of fashionable colors up for pre-order. It’s an online-only affair but let’s say, for the sake or argument, you have a Best Buy credit card and you want to take advantage of 18-month interest-free financing.
That’s, ...
Sony Vaio P… Performance Has a Price - The Review —
Akihabaranews.com
UPDATE :
YES this Vaio P is Dual Core (Hyper threading), please check photos in the gallery...
NO This unit is not faulty... Vista gave us a 2.7 mark while Windows 7 gave us a 1.9 mark, check gallery
The Vaio P is by far sexiest Netbook available, but the P is also the ...
Wired slams Vaio P —
Boing Boing Gadgets
Following positive write-ups from others, Wired 's Brian X. Chen takes a more skeptical approach to Sony's Vaio P.
It's a far more capable device than most netbooks, which justifies its price (twice that of most netbooks), Sony officials say. And boy, are they wrong.
Best line: "The ...
Sony Vaio P Rebate: Awesome or Not Enough? —
GeekSugar
I've been all over the Sony Vaio P since its unveiling at CES this year . It's hot, but I do have my qualms. First off is the price. I know Sony's been telling us not to call it a netbook , but seriously after taking in the size, weight, and specs, the resemblance is there. Why its price starts ...
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