Digital Trends.com: Sony Vaio UX50 Ultra Mobile PC
Digital Trends.com provides an in-depth analysis of the features of the latest portable, computing product from Sony. 'The Sony VAIO U line of PCs, first introduced in 2002, has gone through many revisions. From the early U1 through the U70/U50, the ultra-portable U series has had its fair share of innovation and drawbacks. The early models, including the U1, U3 and U101 used the classic clamshell/laptop design. They were largely seen as simply tiny, underpowered laptops for niche vertical markets.
But even then, the roots of the modern ultra-portable could be seen. A dedicated zoom button, standing-use pointer layout (with mouse pad on the right of the screen, and buttons on the left) were first seen in the U1. The U3 and U101 provided better performance, but kept the same general design. The U70 was the first major redesign by Sony, with the most marked change the lack of a built in keyboard. Even without a keyboard, Sony stuck with the tried and true non-Tablet version of Windows XP, instead opting for an in house application for text input and quick access to an on screen keyboard. The U70 remains one of the most impressive PCs we have seen in terms of size, power and design.'
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