Sony Vaio P launched and priced

Sony Philippines today launched their much-anticipated flagship ultraportable — the Sony Vaio P pocket-style PC. And when they said it’s a pocket-style PC, it really does fit in your pocket. We got the official specs, price and release date after the jump.

The Sony Vaio P comes in two models – a 1.33GHz and 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom Z processors. Specs and price are as follows:

sony vaio p laptop

VGN-P13H (SKU)
Intel Atom Z520 1.33 GHz HT
2GB on-board RAM
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
60 GB HDD
8″ ultrawide display (1600×768 pixel resolution)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
Price: Php49,999

VGN-P15G (SKU)
Intel Atom Z530 1.60 GHz HT
2GB on-board RAM
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
64 GB SSD
8″ ultrawide display (1600×768 pixel resolution)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
Price: Php69,999

The SSD model is lighter (594 grams) than the HDD model (620 grams) by about 26 grams but both has a battery capacity of 3 hours (an extended battery lasts 6 hours). Memory card slots available for SD/MMC/SDHC and Memory Stick Duo as well as a webcam, 2 USB ports and an I/O connector for display and LAN adaptor. The VGN-P15G also comes with a noise-canceling headphones.

Sony also equipped the Vaio P with a hardware encoder that allows for smooth playback of HD videos (AVCHD).

The Vaio P will be available to the Philippine market by February 25, 2009. Pre-orders can be made online (www.sony.com.ph/vaiop) starting Friday.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

40 Comments

rsgoldjw says:

12 years ago

very good, it’s very useful to me, thank you very much!
- Reply
Best Netbook Reviews says:

15 years ago

It’s Really informative Article and you are doing very finicky work and thanks for sharing this.
- Reply
kalbo says:

15 years ago

ako ay kalbo
- Reply
ipsism says:

15 years ago

@WISEMAN

i guess you’re the type who saves food until it is on expiry date.
- Reply
WISEMAN says:

15 years ago

WAHHH 3 YEARS FROM NOW YOUR 50K IS JUST WORTH 10K. NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT. MAYBE FOR THOSE WHO GOT A LOT OF MONEY AND FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED IT.
- Reply
tokyo discount shopping says:

15 years ago

the beauty of the laptop will surely conflict with the beauty of my budget
- Reply
empoyduck says:

15 years ago

for those who said it can’t even use Office 2007, better put a plunger to your mouth first, it can even run hi-end development applications.

http://vaiotypep.blogspot.com
- Reply
alvin says:

15 years ago

Sony Vaio P Series Laptop for 35K (Brand New)
http://muntinlupa.olx.com.ph/sony-vaio-p-series-laptop-for-35k-iid-49443405#pics
- Reply
E says:

15 years ago

i like the vgnz series… very robust among all sony vaio series… this P series needs the dpi settings to be adjusted to its smallest settings just for you to click on large installer application… all vaio notebook are really expensive… thats why sony came here in the philippines late than other country… i really want the vgnz…
- Reply
vintoy says:

15 years ago

di praktikal na bumili ng mga ganyang bagay hehehe…
- Reply
jm says:

16 years ago

pls akin n lng yan mag-aaral ko ng mabuti at saka kailangan ko yan tlga pls!!!!! i want that at saka magaling ako mag tugtog ng instrument pangako papakta mo sayo ang muka ko may talento pa nman ako
- Reply
Dubios buyer says:

16 years ago

I am a proud user of the Sony VaiO laptop, as I have 17 inch desktop replacement system which had given me already 4 years of good service and still doing well!
But these new offering such as Sony VaiO p is like blond woman, a beauty but a dumbass..
I have discovered this page while surfing for laptop reviews
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12344023337*****39.html
Uggghh,,,,, what a sheer waste of money in these hard times…
- Reply
Roy says:

16 years ago

Recent survey have shown that is just beauty and n nothing else
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12344023337*****39.html
This item is just a fashion item for ladies and not worth for a computer savvy person to acquire…
SONY VAIO – GET A LIFE PLEASE…..
- Reply
Jehzeel Laurente says:

16 years ago

@Unknown Soldier – hahahaa! you made me laugh! :D really, times 2 sa pinas, w8 lang natin e release sa abroad ma bibili natin yan ng half the price thru ebay.. hehehe

like my T200 dati, its SRP is 30,000+ pero nabili ko ng 15k. Matagal na yun, ngayon mas mura na. :D

We just need to be patient and wait. Mabilis naman mag mura mga sony gadgets. yay!
- Reply
dee says:

16 years ago

anyone tried the red fox wizbook? those things are priced at a third of what sony’s offering and they pretty much have the same specs.

i will have to agree though the sony vaio p is VERY PRETTY. that i gotta give them…
- Reply
velodyne says:

16 years ago

acer aspire one, asus eepc and hp mini are less than half the price. all are running with 1.6Ghz Atom N270 Processor with 160Gb hard disks.
- Reply
ride says:

16 years ago

all sony products are overpriced here in the philippines. really. i assume you can get one of those in sg at 10-15k less than the ph price.
- Reply
Unknown Soldier says:

16 years ago

NAKU! 70K?! Kamahal na calculator naman yan!
- Reply
TechPinas says:

16 years ago

70k for an Atom powered laptop?

That is a bit too much. Even for a lifestyle-line unit. Too much.

I think it defeats Sony’s purpose in releasing this — nah ah, I highly doubt P will save the company.
- Reply
crestfallen says:

16 years ago

for the very rich only… =(
- Reply
Tina of MyGoodFinds says:

16 years ago

I used to be such a big fan of Sony Vaio. My last laptop was a SV but it didn’t last long :( and I am such a careful owner. Will see how long my MacPro lasts.
- Reply
Dewd says:

16 years ago

Coz they’re Sony. They have this stupid mentality that if you build it, they will buy it. Honestly with that price point, Sony’s just being downright offensive, especially with the economic crises hitting us dead in the face.
- Reply
edge says:

16 years ago

that’s ridiculously expensive. I can’t even consider that a true computer. A toy for Php 50,000?? I’m so not going to buy that. I don’t understand why companies keep on making these worthless and almost non-functional computers that can’t even handle office 2007.
- Reply
Num Lock says:

16 years ago

It should be priced at 30T only so it can be a competitive product. Those netbooks that priced at 24t and higher are not affordable. I will just buy a standard laptop.
- Reply
seoulbox says:

16 years ago

pricey.

60 K? bili na lang ako ng macbook yung white. ahehe.
si Sony talaga. mahal.
- Reply
Andre Marcelo-Tanner says:

16 years ago

yes someone please stick this in their back pocket, it will be stolen in no time.
- Reply
marvin says:

16 years ago

masisira lang mata ko jan, sobra liit!
- Reply
Gwapito.com says:

16 years ago

I think it’s rightly priced. They dont have to think they’re Apple, they obviously are better than Apple.
- Reply
taksan says:

16 years ago

Ouch! Why the hell are they expensive? Comparing it to MSI WIND with almost half the price of Sony VAIO P,I would get MSI WIND with more feature and better screen. Sigh, this is the problem with japanese companies, they make practical things look impractical and unnecessary.
- Reply
edieboy says:

16 years ago

too expensive computers but it is great..
- Reply
calvin says:

16 years ago

gotta hand it to Sony for making very nice-looking devices that are sooo expensive. They think they’re Apple. :P
- Reply
BrianB says:

16 years ago

Hope it comes with a trauma insurance.
- Reply
boinks says:

16 years ago

man i want those T_T
- Reply
Jerome says:

16 years ago

Sony VAIOs are really expensive
- Reply
dewd says:

16 years ago

Hahaha, 50 and 70K for a netbook? No thanks Sony, no matter how you call them, that thing still acts and looks like a netbook to us.
- Reply
StrangerWithCandies says:

16 years ago

What?! VGN-P13H only running on 1.33GHz? Bad.
- Reply