Comments on: First Impressions of Sony X

By: Ian Cheung

Ian Cheung — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:45:15 +0000

Thanks for the reply Matt. There are so few long-term reviews out there on the intawebs.

Seems the X is blighted by the netbook curse (I know Sony refers to it as a laptop). Hmm… Maybe if I have to live in frustration/compromise I might as well choose the cheaper option.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:41:10 +0000

I stopped using it because it was a bit too slow for me, and the screen was a bit too small. I’m back on the Z-series full-time.

By: Ian Cheung

Ian Cheung — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:27:54 +0000

Hi Matt,

It’s been almost a year since your post above, how’s the Sony X been holding up? The price of it, at least in Japan has come down to about $1100 US. Awfully tempting since I been searching for a netbook with a matte screen. It’s either the Sony X series or the much much cheaper Eee PC 1001PX.

Would love to hear your long term views on the X series. Thanks!

By: Matt Jump

Matt Jump — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:10:29 +0000

More stylish and elegant than a macbook pro :O

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By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:35:13 +0000

A friend has one, I don’t know if I’d recommend it because the screen really makes you squint.

By: John James Jacoby

John James Jacoby — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:19 +0000

How do you feel about the Sony 8" VGN688's? I know we share a love of Sony laptops, and something just feels super awesome about having a Vaio in my pocket.

By: D.Z.

D.Z. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:54 +0000

I have both the Envy 133 and the Vaio X. My Envy also has issues with the trackpad, especially when I go only to the web browser, without starting Windows. If I start Windows then the trackpad is performing better. Also battery life is short on the Envy. I love the Vaio X so far. Only thing is that I can’t figure our how to start the built in GPS…

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:06 +0000

Pretty good — the fan doesn’t get to loud either.

By: John Koetsier

John Koetsier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:04 +0000

For “unordered thoughts” those look pretty ordered

By: Distraction

Distraction — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:42 +0000

I’ve been using vaios 24/7 for 6 years now. They are great. But they do heat up. How’s this one?

By: David

David — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:51:51 +0000

Sidian: Congratulations. You’re going on the idiot fanboy wall when thetruthaboutapple.com launches.

By: tom greenhill

tom greenhill — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:03 +0000

yeah thats the only thing i don’t like about my thinkpad t61p, the screen is dull at best.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:49:19 +0000

I use the Z as my primary machine. It’s amazing and what I would recommend if you need an on-the-go powerhouse.

By: Sidian M.S. Jones

Sidian M.S. Jones — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:07:57 +0000

Huh…it looks exactly like a MacBook Pro.

I guess that fits in with Microsoft’s statement about going for Mac-like aesthetics in Windows 7.

By: Becca

Becca — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:35:55 +0000

I’d like to know how that battery works out for you, too. Like the other guy that posted, I am also a victim of worthless battery life on laptops.

By: Yuval Levy

Yuval Levy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:44:19 +0000

Hi Matt,

thanks for making me aware of this neat notebook.

The X reminds me of my SONY Vaio SR7K, an ancestor. Quite a remarkable progress in ten years.

The SR7K was pretty robust, had a better video card (for its time) and a terrible keyboard.

What I dislike about the X (and the SR7K) is the Memory Stick slot.

They could follow Apple’s example and use something like MagSafe for the power cord.

I recently walked into a SONY store in Quebec-City. I did not see the X there (nor did they have the SONY Alpha 850 that I wanted to check out), but they had the W and its keyboard felt better than the SR7K’s.

Have you checked the P? and the Z? and if you did, what made you choose the X in the end?

SONY’s engineers know how to cram a lot of features in a small space while keeping the build robust! Have fun using it.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:14:47 +0000

Thanks for your straight forward review even though you’re hugely biased to Sony.
Have you had a look at the Dell Adamo? Your impressions!
Thanks for sharing WordPress with the world.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:25:30 +0000

I think the color is beautiful and the ethernet is interesting because it’s almost too thin to have an ethernet port, so when it opens up it enlarges the port.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:28:19 +0000

For free?

BTW: Don’t be so happy for an interview in CNN…, I think WordPress is more important than CNN

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:50:06 +0000

Question… Would you mind expanding on comments # 3 and 4 please?

I would like to know why the colour was a good choice and in what way was the Ethernet port interesting in regards to how it worked. These small things may be turn-offs for some and I for one am very picky about the small details.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:09:38 +0000

I will write about gadgets from time to time, I love them!

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:26:11 +0000

The Jazz music is elegant, this advertise not.

Take care with this if you don’t want loose the respect of the community

Sorry Matt.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:14:30 +0000

I tried a tiny Lenovo about a year ago — I’d be up for giving one a go again. The thing that killed me last time was the screen — it just couldn’t hold a candle to Sony.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:01:19 +0000

I believe I went for the $1499 option.