New VAIO P Coming?

Posted by Stan M rss on March 26th, 2009 View Comments Printer-Friendly   

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Remember that teaser (see pic above) Sony spread around the world before unveiling VAIO P? Fun times!

Folks always wonder, will there be a new, refreshed line of their favorite product and of course we also know that Sony loves to present their VAIOs in series (VAIO AW100 series, and so forth – are easy to predict that there will be 200 series with updated specs), however sometimes Sony picks a model number out of a blue and makes us wonder will there be a life beyond? Let’s take VAIO X505 for example – the well known razor thin, amazingly engineered VAIO that captured many hearts back in 2004. VAIO X505 has stayed as one of a kind, special edition notebook with no other X series to replace it (though trust me Sony will be showing off something thin and cool in the near future to get your attention all over again).

x505

Anyways, sorry to digress, but back to VAIO P story. In the US VAIO P started with 500 series  (e.g. VGN-P530H/G), and recently I “dug” out some info on the 700 series! So shall we assume a new and refreshed P coming out? With its success and glamor, I am pretty sure we will see a new VAIO P coming in Summer. The model numbers that will be available (region-wise I am not sure, but looks like a US numbering) are as follows:

VGN-P710T/B                  VGN-P710T/R

VGN-P710T/G                  VGN-P710T/W

and

VGN-P730A/Q  as well as VGN-P730T/Q

So from the first glance it will be easy to guess that the colors stay the same: Black, Green, Red and White. However the 730 model and its letter Q assignment is a bit confusing. Most likely these new P models won’t be a total redesign, but a specification update (different processor, RAM, larger SSD drive, Windows 7 etc).

So I figured I would tease you all with this info, feel free to share comments. More to come….like maybe a new Sony HD camcorder to replace HDR-TG1 with HDR-TG5V model or maybe just maybe a new Rolly SEP-900!

This information is a Sony Insider exclusive, brought to you here first.

P.S. Sony X Series Walkman models for the US are: NWZ-X1051FBLK and NWZ-X1061FBLK.

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Comments

  • ascariss said:

    great info, the only problems I saw with the P series were the slow CPU and the limited RAM, 3 gigs would be nice but 4 is probably best.

    and yes the US gets the 1051/1061 X series models, the rest of the countires get the 1050/1060 models, with the difference probably being the ability to access the amazon mp3 store.

    -March 26th, 2009 at 1:27 AM
  • Shanie said:

    They will bring out a new P-series, in the EU we have the 1.3 Atom processor while in Japan has the 1.9 Atom! And a lot of people what that faster processor as it makes quite a difference. Windows 7 would be a great idea to put on it as well, seeing as it runs and uses less RAM to run it. If they do that – Sony have a seller on their hands. P-series have already been selling very well here.

    The original ‘P-series’ have been going for a long while, only they where a ‘C’ series in Japan starting way back in 1998! PCG-C1, PCG-C1XE, PCG-C1VSX.K, and the PCG-C1GPS – Hence its name, it was the first to have GPS on it. And they where running full Windows 95, 98 back then. So it’s nice to see they have randomly brought it back in a growing ‘Netbook’ obsessed world, even when there’s are ultra portable laptops and not Netbooks!

    And as for the VGN-X505, I wish they would make a new one, I’m fed up with Apple/Mac talking all the glory when it was Sony to come up with the razor ‘thin’ laptop idea (and having to explain to all these Macbook Air-obsessed customers) So many people are still using it, regardless to it’s old-specs, coming in showing them off, still mint working, they LOVE it, and they still sit and wait for Sony to release a new X-series VAIO and wont buy anything else… I think they would sell a lot if they brought a new one back.

    Also we need G-series in Europe! Such a great laptop and yet they wont sell it anymore here, same for what they did with the UX-series. :(

    -March 26th, 2009 at 5:43 AM
  • Stan M (Author) said:

    Shanie,
    Yea, I totally agree with you regarding G series, that notebook is built so well! I am pretty sure the new GS series will be hitting the UK and US this summer as well. X505 is a gem, I got the US and the JP versions and still use those. I will be putting SSD in one of those soon and it will definitely make it speedy and up-to-date. VAIO Picturebooks were awesome too!

    -March 26th, 2009 at 9:01 AM
  • Liam said:

    Perhaps a 2GHz Atom? Nvidia Ion… OK now I am dreaming….

    -March 26th, 2009 at 10:31 AM
  • Joseph Kim, MD, MPH said:

    I really hope they include a backlit keyboard on the next version.

    -March 26th, 2009 at 10:38 AM
  • TheFaze said:

    XP, WIn 7…. anything is better than Vista at the moment. Heck, let’s go old school with some DOS, lol.

    -March 26th, 2009 at 12:34 PM
  • SoX said:

    The Sony Vaio P Series would rock if it had Mac OS X inside!

    -March 26th, 2009 at 8:32 PM
  • gubblemunch said:

    “However the 730 model and its letter Q assignment is a bit confusing.”

    In Australia Q denotes Black for the P series:
    http://www.sony.com.au/vaio/catalog/product.jsp?categoryId=22104 (see VGNP13GHQ)

    That would leave B open for Blue :)

    -March 27th, 2009 at 2:12 AM
  • gubblemunch said:

    Sony rumoured to have new VAIO P models | Fudzilla.com

    -March 27th, 2009 at 2:17 AM
  • Shanie (Author) said:

    I’m sure there is a way you could install Mac OS X Leopard on there if it accepts the Intel Atom processor… For me, If Windows 7 is on it I will be most impressed. I saw that Engadget installed the beta on it and they said it started up, run and installed fantastically.

    -March 27th, 2009 at 6:46 AM
  • HG said:

    I just got the Sony P in white last Monday and really like this small device. I installed Windows 7 and will be using it until official Win 7 comes out. It’s more snappier then Vista, and I have most all function buttons working. The only one I can’t make do the split screen button, but you can assign it for something else. Really like the keyboard, very nice.

    -March 29th, 2009 at 12:18 PM
  • VAIO P said:

    A funny picture of VAIO P from Hong Kong

    -April 2nd, 2009 at 8:19 AM
  • VAIO P said:

    http://www.avbuzz.com/audio-video/200903/sp/Untitled-1.jpg

    -April 2nd, 2009 at 8:19 AM
  • Shanie (Author) said:

    Better mind you don’t sit on it. ;)

    -April 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 PM

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