Sony VAIO P Netbook has updated with a faster 2.0GHz Intel Atom processor and Windows 7. Unfortunately the new 2.0GHz chip fetches a hefty premium and is only available in the top-end $1,900 model, which also features a 256GB SSD. The most inexpensive VAIO P still has the 1.33GHz processor, an 80GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, and mobile broadband support.

Refreshed models should arrive in shops by the end of November.

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SONY VAIO P33GK Specs are as Intel Atom Z530 1.60 GHz, RAM 2 GB DDR2, HDD 80GB 4200 RPM, Intel GMA500, 8 inch (1600 x 768) TFT

Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/N 8-Inch Laptop has high-def resolution, backlit 8-inch ultra-wide XBRITE-ECO technology (with LED backlighting) display provides razor-sharp viewing on the go. It’s powered by a 1.33 GHz Intel processor and includes a 64 GB SSD for faster read/write times and greater durability, memory expansion via Memory Stick media and Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, and 2 GB of RAM (maximum capacity), and Windows Vista Home Basic operating system (32-bit). Other features include a Motion Eye webcam (with omnidirectional microphone) integrated into the to right corner of the display bezel for easy video chats, 2 x USB ports, 1 x VGA port for connecting to an external monitor. The unit features up to 4 hours of battery life with the included standard capacity battery and 8 hours with the large capacity battery (sold separately).

Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/N is Energy Star 4.0 certified, and has received a Silver EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact. Additionally, it is RoHS-compliant, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.

Your portal to the world, the fashionable VAIO VGN-P688E/N Lifestyle PC delivers your entertainment and computing in a single go-anywhere design. Features like built-in mobile broadband and real-time GPS functionality tell only a partial story. The bottom line is that this chic little 1.40 pounds (with standard battery) computing sidekick will make a perfect fit with your life, whether it’s for business, pleasure, or both.

Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/N 8-Inch Laptop Technical Details:

• CPU: Intel Processor 1.33GHz (FSB 533MHz, 512 KB L2 cache)
• Main Memory: 2GB DDR2
• Graphic system: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 with up to 760 MB of shared video memory
• Display: 8-inch XBRITE-ECO LED-backlit screen with 1600 x 768-pixel high-def resolution
• Hard Disk: 64GB Solid State Drive
• Webcamera: MOTION EYE webcam and microphone
• Optical Disc Drive: No
• Wireless Type: 802.11b/g/n
• Connectivity: 2 x USB, 1 x VGA, 1 x I/O port, 1 x headphone jack, Memory Stick Duo media slot, Secure Digital card slot
• Built-in real-time GPS lets you navigate even the most unfamiliar places with ease–no internet connection required.
• Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
• Battery: Up to 4 hours of battery life
• Weight: 1.40 pounds (0.63 kg)
• Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty
• Price: $930.99

Gallery: Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/N

It’s sourced from Digitimes, so don’t get too worked up, but word on the street is that Intel’s no longer accepting orders for Z-series Atom chips. If you’ll remember Intel’s initial distinctions, the Z-series was for MIDs and the familiar N-series was for netbooks, but since the Z-series didn’t carry the same max hardware restrictions as the N-series, it became popular in a whole host of devices that didn’t fit the traditional mold, like the Sony VAIO P and the ASUS Eee PC T91. Of course, Intel’s got the next-gen Pine Trail Atom platform on tap, so killing the Zs might not have a huge impact in general, but it’s just one more nail in the MID coffin.

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Been getting the feeling that your laptop was missing that certain something, that little detail, the perfect touch… crocodile skin, perhaps? Well check yourself, homeboys and homegirls — Sony has just launched a line dubbed the “Signature Collection” which should suit all of your fashion / money havin’ needs. Besides offering a handful of its laptops like the CS390 in new skins (the aforementioned fake animal flesh in multiple colors, “kaleidoscope,” and all kinds of high gloss varieties), Sony is also introducing a snappier version of the VAIO P (the P699E/Q) — a glitzy black iteration that will only be available to 1,000 customers. Sure, you’ll have to shell out a totally barbaric $1,999 to get one, but it’ll come equipped with a 1.86GHz CPU and a freaking radical 256GB SSD. A glorified netbook is worth $2k in our awesome economy, right? Ponder that and other philosophical conundrums as you peruse the new selections located in the vicinity of an area adjacent to the location of that read link.

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