The Japanese company entered the field late in the ultra-mobile miniPC P Vaio, 8-inch device and Intel's Menlow platform, priced at under $ 1000. With Vaio W, Sony seems to really compete with the different models of netbooks currently on the market. Sony Vaio W (W119XJ) is configured with an Intel 945GSE, Intel Atom N280 (1.66GHz), 1GB of 533MHz DDR2 memory, hard 160GB 5400rpm SATA HDD, Intel GMA 950 graphics chip, 10-inch display with LED backlight with WXGA resolution of 1366 × 768 HD, 1.3 megapixel Motion Eye webcam with microphone, card reader interfaces and WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, VGA, audio jack, 2 USB 2.0 and Ethernet.

1.19Kg in weight with a battery that provides a 'self-proclaimed to 3.30 hours with Windows XP Home SP3, Sony Vaio W measure 267.8 x 179.6 x 27.5-32.4 mm. Sony states that his Vaio consumes 7W W in normal operation and 0.3W idle. It has a keyboard with keys spaced plates which should allow a fairly comfortable typing. Note however that it does not occupy the entire width of the base and the spacebar seems a bit 'low. However the touchpad, which fits the dominant color of netbooks, it seems quite large and has two distinct selection buttons.

The revolutionary line of "lifestyle PC" 8-inch Sony Vaio P was made in Italy in January 2009, at a distance of just over four months, the Japanese giant introduced the first update of the series , with four models and two different configurations, hardware. The basic series Sony Vaio P21Z replaces the previous series Vaio P11Z. It consists of three models with identical hardware components with each other but different finish: Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z / Q, VGN-P21Z / R and VGN-P21Z / W, respectively staining "Ebony Black," "Volcano Red" and "Ivory White.

It seems so for the moment put aside the livery "Forest Green", previously used for the model Vaio VGN-P11Z / G. P21Z Vaio has an Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz with US15W Poulsbo chipset (Intel Menlow platform), 2GB of DDR2 533MHz RAM, and a range of connectivity consists of a 3G modem with 7.2Mbps, Bluetooth 2.1 + DC by EDR and a WiFi module 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N. The models in question using the operating system Microsoft Windows Vista Home SP1 and Premoum of instant-OS XMB (Xross Media Bar).

Sony recently introduced two new lines of notebooks belonging to the 15.4 inch small business dedicated to the Sony Vaio BZ , which further flesh out the already dense previous proposal, consisting of eight patterns. The two new notebooks are part of the series refresh Vaio BZ21, and identified by model number GN-BZ21VN Vaio V and Vaio VGN-BZ21XN. The entry-level Sony Vaio BZ21XN has a processor Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 economically from 2.1GHz Mobile Intel GM45 Express chipset, and uses 4GB of DDR2 800MHz RAM.

The system is equipped with a 320GB hard drive and 5400 rpm, a DVD Super Multi Double Layer, and a compartment IGP graphics Intel GMA X4500HD shared memory, which operates the LCD panel anti-reflex starts to 1280x800 pixels. They included a module Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and Wi-Fi controller with specific 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N, while for the security of data contains a TPM 1.2 chip, and the system G-Sensor Shock Protection. SONY VAIO BZ21XN is priced at 1049 euros VAT included.