Sony Vaio UX1XN - 500 pounds cheaper

Blind_Ambition

despite the description saying hard drive it is a 32GB flash drive, according to sony's store and other retailers!

this product might appeal to someone!

Specifications
General

Width 15 cm
Depth 3.8 cm
Height 10.1 cm
Weight 0.5 kg
Built-in Devices Wireless LAN aerial
Colour Black
System Type Ultra portable PC
Platform Technology Intel Centrino
Embedded Security Fingerprint reader
Windows Vista Certification Windows Vista Capable
Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x memory
Interfaces 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x docking / port replicator
1 x Hi-Speed USB
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 ( on expansion base )
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ( on expansion base )
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( on expansion base )
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 PIN FireWire ( on expansion base )
Processor

Processor Intel Core Solo U1500 / 1.33 GHz
Chipset Type Mobile Intel 945GMS Express
Data Bus Speed 533 MHz
Power Efficiency Ultra Low Voltage (ULV)
RAM

Technology DDR II SDRAM - 533 MHz
Installed Size 1 GB / 1 GB (max)
Configuration Features 1 x 1 GB
Storage

Hard Drive 32 GB
Networking

Networking Network adapter
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Miscellaneous

Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Power

Power Device External
Video

Video Memory Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 950
Audio

Audio Output Sound card
Audio Input Microphone
Display

Features X-black
Display Type 4.5" TFT active matrix
Max Resolution 1024 x 600 ( WSVGA )
Widescreen Display Yes
Cache Memory

Type L2 Cache
Installed Size 2 MB
Input Device(s)

Type Keyboard, touch-screen, pointing stick
Battery

Technology Lithium Ion
Installed Qty 1
Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Software Adobe Acrobat Elements, Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition (Trial), VAIO Recovery Utility 2.6, Microsoft Works 8.5, Google Software Pack, Protector Suite QL 5, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0, Adobe Reader 8.0, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Sony SonicStage CP 4.2, WinDVD for VAIO 8.0
Card Reader

Type Card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo
Notebook Camera

Camera Type Integrated
Capture Resolutions 1280 x 1024 (back), 640 x 480 (front)
Camera Features Second camera

Blind_Ambition

Sony Vaio G11XN/B

Common where are all the vibrant shoppers

mexicanwaver

Did you mean to post a link? Can't see one

nickharris76

Any links?

Cheapest I can find is £795.48 (excl delivery)
http://www.technoworld.com/productdisplay.asp?ProductID=45462

Spiderman420

Sony Vaio UX1XN

Technoworld is the cheapest and the best on most of the products,called the sales dept to book for a saturday delivery FOR MY UX1XN, informed them that I desperately need the UX1XN before 1400 hrs, they took my details down and promised to check with their customer care dept and call me back to confirm it it will be possible, was called back and assured a Sat delivery before 1400 hrs at no xtra charges ! Laptop arrived a tab before 11 a.m. What surprised me and prompted me to write this review was the sales chaps call to confirm if I have received my UX1XN and if I like it.The personal touch along with the best price on the web has actually won them a permanent client!

I got my UX1XN delivered on saturday pre-noon at £795.48 , u just need to call the sales team to get it £795.48 (Incl Delivery)

Mr_Gordon_2

Insight.com had some a few weeks ago for around £590 which was the cheapest I'd seen them anywhere. They were sold out by the time I noticed it though or I may have been tempted. As far as I'm aware the UK model does indeed have a 32Gb flash memory which is quite full of preinstalled sony software when it arrives.

Amalea

I wonder why folks would go for this, it seems expensive for the specs it provides. Seems like overpriced "pay for the brand name" laptop unless I'm missing something.

alanwarwic

its actually cheap for the spec. 32 GB Flash is never cheap. laptopsdirect works out cheaper using quidco.

The EEE PC makes all of these type looks expensive.

Amalea

But why do folks need a 32GB Flash drive?

Blind_Ambition

Sony Vaio G11XN/B

Amalea, well for starters The Sony UX1XN is quite possibly one of the smallest laptops ever. it's barely bigger than a thick-ish paperback book, yet it packs a full Vista-touting PC inside its diddy dimension.
The Intel Core Solo U1500 processor, running at 1.33GHz, is nothing special and 1GB of DDR 2 memory is fairly standard. Where Sony has pulled out the stops, however, is with the hard drive. At first glance 32GB seems a bit measly, but this isn't any old 32GB model - it's a Flash drive. This has two advantages: it's faster than a standard drive and it's also more durable since there are no moving parts. While you should still treat UX1 carefully, it's going to be more resilient to the odd bump or two than a device with a traditional spinning hard drive.

Blind_Ambition

Sony Vaio G11XN/B

Plus I will agreee with Harris, as having a quick glance at various review and price comparrison website I think www.technoworld.com is the cheapest one actually. Dont quite get the quidco bit Allan is talking about?