Sony\'s VAIO VGN-UX180P packs a lot of functionality into a very small package. The good news is that almost everything works flawlessly. If you\'re looking for brilliant design and near perfect execution, this Sony\'s for you. Sony wins our Editors Choice Award for the UX180P.

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Typical Sony. They go out and make people hate them (SonicStage software, spyware on music CD's, PS3 pricing, etc), then they go and bring out a killer device like this. Gaah!

Who knows what goes through the minds of the execs at Sony Corp.

How does this thing handle movies?

I was thinking it would be a nice gadget when traveling, being able to both work and have fun, since it is a small PC.

No mobile device gets my money or even a vote unless it has Verizon broadband (EVDO) either built in or supported with a PC Card slot (until there is an SD EVDO modem). So I say this review is seriously flawed in not noting this issue.

Oops, missed that paragraph at the bottom of P7, sorry.... so the review is fine but the PC is unacceptable to me.

Hey Barry,

I still can't contact you through the Tom's forum link you said for the review on the only Core 2 Duo notebook in America with a 7900 GTX 512 MB video card... the Killer Notebooks Executioner. Please advise.

I'm with Killer. I want to see a 7900GTX 512 in a laptop..

To the UX180P. When I first read the name I thought it was some HD TV because it looks like UX1080P, which has 1080P in which is the highest HD res so far.

It looks amazing, though. It is not for me: Small keyboard, but I imagine for those who can live with them it is perfect. I don't like the lack of EVDO, either, but you can't have everything.

That is a mind-boggling resolution at only 4.5". My phone can hardly fit 177x220 into a 1.7" screen. I agree it would have been better go for 1024x768, a widely accepted screen resolution, but why they went with that one, I'll never know.

I'm with the previous poster how do movies look on it? Can you expand the hard drive? As in flash storage? 30GB doesn't seem like enough. It is just shy of the 16:9 Wide Screen ratio, so Wide-Screen should be perfect.

Does it have a camera? I think I read somewhere that it does, but you don't mention one in the review.

Built-In GPS would've been nice rather than resorting to a USB reciever.

I'm focusing on the negatives, but all around it looks great. Not for me, but I'm sure it should satisify the UMPC crowd.

~Ibrahim~

You know IK, these resolutions are all getting so silly.
The manufacturers figured out that the American consumer primarily shops by way of comparison, so they all want to have the largest numbers possible, even though they may not even be remotely what the average person would want.

Case in point, the WUXGA resolution I have seen on 15.4" screens, come on! That resolution was designed for 24" + monitors, I have never seen it displayed on a 15.4" (because I probably couldn't see it at all) but I also know I don't need to, as it is very difficult to see on a 17" screen.

The other thing is that the monitor quality itself need to be rally good in order to take advantage of the higher res. The Executioner, it's an awesome screen, but it is a high end machine. HP/COMPAQ has that 15.4" I mentioner earlier and we all know they are more interested in $$$'s in their pocket as opposed to quality, so I wonder how that looks. BTW, it had an x700 card if I remember right, that's one heck of a combo!

I wonder if any of these guys actually USE any of this stuff, or even the family of stuff they are designing or if it is just, "This should work" mentality.

I also wanted to mention that I am a terrible speller (as you can probably tell) today I downloaded a FREE wordpad replacement with spell check that is tiny, opens fast and has a lot of nice features. Get JARTE here!

Yeah, some of them are beyond me. With higher resolutions you need bigger monitors, not smaller.

X700, lol....

I've wondered that as well, does anybody really use these monstrous screen resolutions? I actually put up a poll a few days ago, What resolution do you play at?, and interesting enough the majority of users, 73%, either play at 12x10 or 10x7. Next in line is 1600x1200 which is generally 20"+..

~Ibrahim~

Are there even any games for the 1920 x 1200 resolution?

Like made for the resolution? Or played at the resolution?

It only fits those with 20+ monitors, so not too many people. I would say a majority of users have 19 and below.

~Ibrahim~

I would agree with that statement.

I saw a 20.1" widescreen for $240 after rebates last week. THAT is a good deal IMHO. I remember when I was a mere mortal and I had the 20" widescreen, it was nice. Now I have the 24" and I am a demigod.

If there are any God's out there with 30" monitors from Apple or DELL (not LCd tv's) let me know so I can start worshiping you.

My 19" Assassin SLi laptop, with the optional marine deep cell battery and CRANE upgrade is crazy, but now I see they have 20" notbooks, which is absurd.

Where are you from IK?

$240 for a 20.1"? Nice!

Haha, demigod with a 24".

What is a marine deep battery and what could be this CRANE upgrade?

Originally or where I live? I was born in Pakistan, moved to the US in 1993.

~Ibrahim~

A marine deep cell battery is like a car battery for a boat that is designed to be running electronic equipment for several hours w/o charging from the alternater, and the crane is to lift the thing.

haha, lol, thanks!

~Ibrahim~