Sony Vaio X505

Words like beautiful, stunning and stylish do nothing to describe the X505VP, and even the pictures accompanying this review don't do it justice. It's not the fastest machine out there and the price isn't insignificant, but what you're getting is the...

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Beautiful design; extremely portable; above-average performance; solid software bundle.

Very expensive; terrible speakers; no built-in optical drive or modem; skimpy battery life.

Sony's elegant VAIO X505 is an eminently portable laptop with just enough features and performance, but like a fine work of art, it's too expensive for most people.

Though it's only 1 GHz, the TR2A feels very fast and features Intel's new Centrino technology. It comes with a generous 512 megs of RAM, and has an open slot to upgrade to a full gig--- very nice for a 3 pound unit! The integrated DVD/CDRW drive means...

Price! Ouch! No included internal or external optical drive means you'll have to provide your own CD or DVD drive. Battery capacity is small and runtimes aren't that long.

Certainly this notebook has the wow factor and gorgeous looks that will appeal to cutting edge tech lovers. Sony has done an ingenious job of cramming a lot of power and ports into such a small notebook. The X505 is about as slim and light as you can...

lt;p>Sony hat mit dem VGN-X505VP nicht die breite Masse im Auge. Vielmehr will man sich und der Konkurrenz das derzeit technisch Machbare vor Augen führen. Auf dem Markt gibt es zur Zeit kein vergleichbares Modell. Das Vaio-Notebook stellt, mit ein...