Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd May 2006 22:45 UTC
eWeek takes a look at Sony's Vaio SZ160, and concludes: "Sony's Vaio SZ160 is the type of laptop that executives ask for - and with good reason. With a 13.3-inch widescreen format and an Intel Core Duo dual-core processor, this 3.8-pound laptop offers business users exactly what they're looking for. It has great features, including a Web cam and an integrated microphone for videoconferencing, and the Vaio SZ160's bright screen is one of the best eWeek Labs has seen among the current crop of systems."
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Just been looking through Macwarehouse UK to get some idea of what sort of value it is.
The entry level 13.5 inch Mac lists at 637 ex vat. At around that price you find lots of 15 inch entries with slightly slower processors. Eg the R50e from Lenovo. Note however that by now you are on #185 out of about 550 to choose from.
Then the next one up lists at 875. So seeing what that buys you, we have to get to #320 or so on the listing, at which point we'd be looking at the Toshiba Satellite Pro A100, again a slightly slower processor and a bigger screen, 2.7kg, XP Pro, slightly bigger disk.
The Macbook doesn't look too badly priced. Big disadvantage for most people will be OSX. Maybe screen size will hurt too. But that area of #1 to #550 leaves an awful lot of price points uncovered, and if you are trying for share, that must be an issue.