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Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/G 8-Inch Laptop - Green | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $999.99
Buy New: $740.00
as of 7/30/2010 07:58 MDT details
You Save: $259.99 (26%)
New (2) Used (5) Refurbished (2) from $550.00
Seller: elig100
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2382
Color: Green
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.33
CPU Type: Intel Core Solo
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 533
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 64
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Native Resolution: 8
Modem: Wireless cellular modem
Display Size: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 9.7 x 0.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: VGNP688E/G
Model: VGN-P688E/G
UPC: 027242774582
EAN: 0027242774582
ASIN: B00295RAVQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Intel Processor (1.33GHz) | | • | 2GB of RAM & built-in Bluetooth technology | | • | 64GB Serial ATA Solid State Drive & Integrated Mobile Broadband | | • | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit | | • | 8" LCD w/ XBRITE-ECO technology |
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Product Description
pVAIO P688E/G Netbook 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 1.4 lb (with standard battery) computing sidekick will make a perfect fit with your life, whether its for business, pleasure, or both./p
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 Elegant but Slow and Difficult to Use May 31, 2010
HappyNomad (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I was looking for an ultraportable computer for checking emails and light internet browsing while travelling. Weight, size and speed were my considerations. This Sony seemed to fill the bill; I tried it for a day; but returned it because it was so difficult to use. First of all, it is not "pocket sized" unless you are wearing clown pants. The deal breaker for me were the tiny keyboard and tiny print, I had to squint hard and got a headache within half an hour of playing with it. There is a magnifying glass feature so parts of the screen can appear larger but to transition from one size to a larger size print entails a momentary blurring which is very hard on the eyes. I also had to squint to type properly as the keyboard is quite tiny and there is a tendency to misstype even though my hands and fingers are about average in size for someone who is 180 pounds.
Basically, it is a much shrunk laptop. Beautiful to schlep around but its small size entails problems that were not resolved. I'd recommend it for midgets and elementary school kids but not for any grown up for any use. I ended up purchasing an Ipod Touch at a third of the price and weight of this Sony and am delighted with it as it creatively resolved the small keyboard and small print problem.
 Great travel laptop May 13, 2010
Watch Collector (San Jose, CA USA)
I purchased this notebook to use as a travel laptop for this purpose, it is great. The display is bright and very legible (after changing the font DPI to 120 dpi). The keyboard is usable (given the size) and the built-in SD card slot comes in handy.
The main problem with this laptop is that it comes with Vista SP1. After updating the SP2, the performance is much better. I also got the Intel developer drivers from their website and used the "Have Disk" procedure to update. Now the graphics have reasonable responsiveness too.
I think I am going to get the extended battery which essentially doubles the battery life.
Overall, having purchased this refurbished for 600, I am happy with it. I will most likely update to Windows 7 to get even better performance. By the way, the Z series ATOM supports hyper-threading which is almost 2x the perfomance similar to a dual core.
I wish SONY/INTEL would release a graphics driver that took full advantage of the dual stream capability of the GMA500 PowerVR graphics chipset.
For Linux, try the Linux JoliCloud Netbook distro [...].
price is everything February 5, 2010
Pluma de libro (sunnyvale,ca.)
looks like Sony is trying to botch the netbook market like they did with the mp3 player. Too expensive for less performance, then you can get for 1/2 the price. Sony is turning into the GMC of electronics. Go with ASUS, or ACER.
Love it for the size not for the perfomance January 11, 2010
Jacques Gaudreault (Montreal, Canada)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a fine product, in winodws 7 it perform ok, you have to keep in mind is a very small net book made for email et photo storage in a vacation , it like it do the job, do not replace your home computer whit this...but think if it like a speare tire,
rated 4-5
 Great little laptop for travel; bit pricy and perhaps discontinued? January 11, 2010
Geoana (Anaheim, CA USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Item as advertised and no problems with purchase/delivery issues. Best price I could find for this item.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
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