Sony Unveils VAIO W Netbook

From DailyTech: Netbooks are still burning up the computer sales charts as consumers continue to buy the small machines for their low price tags and portability. Most major computer makers now offer a netbook, but Apple still holding out.

Earlier this year, Sony announced its VAIO P “not-a-netbook” with a slightly elevated price tag compared to the competition. Today, Sony has announced a new VAIO W computer that it will actually admit is a netbook.

The VAIO W makes do with the same old hardware expected from a netbook; namely a 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, Windows XP, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VGA out, a webcam, and a memory card reader. The keyboard is smallish at 87% full-size and the stock 3-cell battery promises three hours of run time while an optional 6-cell battery should double that run time figure.

The only feature of the VAIO W netbook to set it apart from the unwashed netbook masses is that the 10.1-inch LED backlit screen has a resolution of 1366 x 768. The higher screen resolution is a nice way to separate the VAIO W from its peers; a not so nice way to do the same thing is the VAIO W's price. The netbook will retail for about $500 making it considerably more expensive than netbooks with similar hardware.

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