Re: OT: Ultraportables--recommendation sought

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Jon,

Thanks. I knew abut the VAIO SZ series--will check out the VGNs.

I don't know if hibernating and re-animating functions the way a re-boot
does when you are installing new software that wants a re-boot.

Regards,
Harry


> On the ultraportable front, you should look at Sony's cute little VAIOs
> in the VGN-TX** series like this one. Pricier and slightly slower than the
> Lenovo (1.2 vs. 1.5 Ghz), but it's an entire computer, with no outboards
> necessary.
>
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2573106&Sku=S168-TXN15P/B&SRCCODE=BIZRATE&CMP=OTC-BIZRATE
>
> It's smaller than an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper and feels nearly as thin,
> partly through eye-tricking design.
>
>
> I have the VGN-TX650P, while the newer version has more memory and double
> the hard drive (80GB). .
>
>
> The screen is an inch smaller diagonally than the X41, and it is bright
> and sharp--blacks are very black. . It also has a built-in CD/DVD RW drive
> and still weighs 2.84 lbs.
>
>
> Mine gets a lot of use and has had a lot of travel, and except for some
> scratches on the screen from my carelessness, it's holding up quite
> well. My wife's is in even better shape.
>
>
> It's not the fastest bootup I've ever seen, but it's not bad once you
> prune some Sony services (and in my case, Quicktime and iTunes Helper and
> Real and Symantec Automatic Live Update) from the Startup configuration.
> You can always Hibernate rather than shut down for a fast reboot.
>
>
> And it comes with XP Pro, which I hope to cling to for as long as possible
> rather than accept Vista.
>
>
> It has become my fulltime computer. Easily runs XY4 with Tame 5 (I never
> upgraded after bad experiences, and probably won't.)
>
>
> Of course it's still bigger than my beloved videocassette-sized
> Toshiba Libretto 70 CT running Win98SE and making XY feel completely at
> home. But eventually the processor speed (120 Mhz) and lack of USB
> capability put that one on the shelf.
>
>
> Jon Pareles
>
>
> Don't pick lemons.
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> Autos.



Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx