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Sony VAIO VGN S2XP - new dimensions for my daily work

2004-12-03T16:22:50+01:00

Ok - after researching for some weeks and finding major competitor fujitsu siemens simply incompetent to sell or even demonstrate a product in public, I came across the Sony S2XP.

Ultramobile computing as they call it... and I will receive my order TOMORROW :-)

and it's got all I need:

Centrino 1.8 GHz
1024 MB (with my 512 upgrade)
80 GB disk
13.3" X-black LCD with 1280 x 800 pixels
DVDRW
Wi-Fi G 54Mbit / Bluetooth and WXPP
and most important: a keyboard I can write on...

Believe it or not - but the most thrilling issue was to find - not the best CPU/RAM etc... at lowest price but the best keyboard... and I admit that Sony still doesn't compare to the Apple Powerbooks - which got unbelievable cool keyboards... but they are ok... compared to other sub notebook keyboards...

It has the new type of Pentium-M with 2MB L2 Cache and a 333 Mhz PC2700 DDR memory... combined with the Radeon 9700 that sony squeezed into this 1.89 kg gadget it actually now outperforms not only my old Dell Inspiron 8600 but my normal workstation as well... Good to know that my new workstation will arrive on next wednesday :-)

With all this power it shall last 5 hours ( according to Sony spec ) or better 4 hours according to some reviews... That's enough for an evening at the university...

Some more reviews about this goody can be found here

For many, an ultraportable notebook is only as good as the battery life it provides. In the case of the VGN-S2XP, we found that it offered in the region of four hours between charges. This isn’t quite the all-day computing we’d like but it’s more than usable for long meetings and catching up on work when away from the desk.

oh ... and the "downside" for many:

The only real problem with the VGN S2XP, as far as we can see, is the price. With a list price of £1799, this notebook will be out of the reach of most people’s budgets- in fact, with that amount of money you could now buy two PCs. If you, or better yet an employer, have the money to spare, the VGN-S2XP is possibly the best multi-use ultraportable on the market

It cost me € 1999,- + 249 for the memory upgrade + VAT = € 2679,- ... So you sure need good arguments or the will to get only premium hardware for your daily/nightly work.

Expect more about my Sony S2XP in the future...

Sony VAIO VGN S2XP - new dimensions for my daily work

2004-12-03T16:22:50+01:00

Ok - after researching for some weeks and finding major competitor fujitsu siemens simply incompetent to sell or even demonstrate a product in public, I came across the Sony S2XP.

Ultramobile computing as they call it... and I will receive my order TOMORROW :-)

and it's got all I need:

Centrino 1.8 GHz
1024 MB (with my 512 upgrade)
80 GB disk
13.3" X-black LCD with 1280 x 800 pixels
DVDRW
Wi-Fi G 54Mbit / Bluetooth and WXPP
and most important: a keyboard I can write on...

With all this power it shall last 5 hours ( according to Sony spec ) or better 4 hours according to some reviews... That's enough for an evening at the university...

Some more reviews about this goody can be found here

It cost me € 1999,- + 249 for the memory upgrade + VAT = € 2679,- ... So you sure need good arguments or the will to get only premium hardware for your daily/nightly work.

Expect more about my Sony S2XP in the future...

Siemens FSC Lifebook P7010 - lost the deal because of a 10 EUR saving... sorry

2004-11-14T17:21:39+01:00

What a wonderful device - Siemens Lifebook P7010 - a sub notebook reviewed e.g. here with perfect setup of long battery life time, great display, a bigger than usual sub notebook keyboard...

It weights less than half of my Inspiron 8600 (1,4 kg instead of 3+ kg) and runs probably at least same time - the folks at C'T and trustedreviews measured 4+ hours... fantastic...

BUT: even tough they have a centrino certificed 54g WLAN the engineers forgot to implement the bluetooth chip - and in contrast to Dell & others they don't even offer it as an Add-On ... (it's a mini-pci addon in my DELL Inspiron 8600 ) ... and they don't have IRDA

So they don't offer any way builtin to couple my Sony Ericsson P800 wireless.

And I am not going to pay 2000+ EUR for this hot thing and then carry the phone cable with me for the case that I might want to dial up somewhere via GPRS... for sure not...

Sorry FSC - these 10EUR production price saved made you lose the deal... I am going to take a Sony VAIO T1XP/L or TR5MP , both equipped similar and including the Bluetooth chip.