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Tokyo Thrift: Sony's gorgeous VAIO P was stunningly unusable

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by Sam Byford, Oct 30, 2016.

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    Never have I wanted a computer as much as the Sony VAIO P.

    Never have I been so wrong.

    Sony introduced the VAIO P at CES 2009, the height of the netbook boom, and its stunning design soared high above all competitors racing to the bottom. Look at your laptop; now imagine that the bottom half was nothing but the keyboard, and the top half was dominated by an ultrawide high-resolution screen. That's the VAIO P. It is screamingly beautiful even today.


    Tokyo Thrift is a column on The Verge where Sam Byford, news editor for Asia, trawls the second-hand market to explore the history, design, and culture of Japanese gadgets. It runs on the last Sunday of each month.

    The problem with the VAIO P is that it's a terrible laptop

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