Trying Sony's SMALLEST Laptop

The Sony VAIO P was a byte-sized laptop that was too small for it's own good. Let's talk about it!

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[cunnie]

If you watch this video in 360p it feels like Ken time travelled and filmed this back in the day 😂

[deadskull]

I think with todays chipset selection, it would be great to have a device like that. Its stylish and a fashion statement. Taking out from our bags would make a statement during a presentation.

[LtPepperDimples]

Every DankPods enjoyer immediately did the Leonardo DiCaprio pointing meme as soon as they saw the EEEPC

[AutoYoung]

SONY VAIO products were the high end products to have back in the day. EVERYBODY wanted the Vgn-ux280 and ux380.

[evilsephiroth]

Dude, you should do a project vid of upgrading that VAIO. try to install/upgrade as much as possible to make it run better for this time of era!

[NightFoxZero]

I like the look of this device. It's like an ultra wide DS Lite with a keyboard instead of a second screen lol.

[guaiqueritech]

I think that 1.8” drive is the same used in the iPod classic, as it is a Toshiba. You might get one of those adapters for Flash card memory so popularized by Dankpods and Elite Obsolete, to give it a faster boot drive.

Also, installing Tiny 10 might go a long way in making this netbook slightly faster, yet you don’t lose official updates: you need to go into Services and manually reactivate Updates. Don’t remember the actual steps, but they are ease to google and I’ve tested it works

Edit: noticing the SD reader, you could use one of those 2gb units we no longer have use for and format it for dedicated use as a ReadyBoost device. It’s still baked in Windows 10 menu and it’s an option meant for low spec computers such as these.

[vkukuruzovic]

I used to own vaio P. One of the best form factors ever. I even soldered a sim slot, and it supported 3G out of the box (after the install of the said slot). I also owned a bigger battery, and with that bigger one you could do ~4h on that. Very slow, even back in the day, but the form factor was unbeatable. I even carried that one on all my bicycle rides (with sim slot) so I can connect to all of my systems in case of an emergency during the ride. Almost perfect. Form factor is great, and I wish someone makes a modern laptop in that form factor, with 5G now and wifi7.

[paolochicco]

I use a Panasonic Let’s Note from 8 years ago as my personal laptop for very basic tasks, like moving music into my iPod classic, so I would love the form factor of the Vaio P with a modern spec twist!

[Unanmouz]

How I wish any manufacturer would make a mini laptop with this wide form factor again... It just looks soo unique! Plus, the extra wide screen is great for opening programs side by side.

[royalace]

A modern version of this with an AMD APU would be awesome.

[StuartGelin]

Pretty sure the "random hole on the side of the laptop" is for a kensington lock.

[tb]

Upgrade the hdd to an ssd and toss linux on it. Zorin OS is my go-to linux because of how lightweight it is, and it resembles windows.

[TeomanOFF]

the "lanyard hole" is actually a anti theft system, shops, offices put a device on here that enters the hole and locks by getting unfolded that stops it from the getting robbed as it is physically attached to the table pole etc

[SevenGC]

I used to drool over the VAIO PCs they used to show off in the best buy ads that came in the Sunday paper when I was a kid, mostly because every other machine looked identical, just a vague genaric black box while the VAIO's always looked so awesome in comparison, kind of like when Alienware first came on the scene they looked so different from everything else but just like Alienware's VAIO's were ridiculously overpriced compared to others of the same spec. Still it was always a childhood dream of mine to own a VAIO lol!

[xcon]

this form factor would be the best option today for those coffee shop moments. when all you have to do is watch and few document typing. back then this was so forward that there was no perfect use for it.

[perdomot]

I remember seeing this in Tokyo at the Ginza building that used to be there and like it a lot.

[nothingtoseeherelolkek]

I’m so sad those small machines aren’t mainstream anymore

[mayurk]

Guess what? I'm watching your video in vaio laptop (13 year old) on 4GB RAM 💀

[IrinaFlowers]

I wish they still made Sony VAIO P or something similar! I used to want one so bad.