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Sony VGP-CKP1/B VAIO Leather Carrying Case for P Series Lifestyle PC (Black)

List Price: $89.99 Price: $74.36 You Save: $15.63 (17%)

Product Details Protects from scratches and dings Designed exclusively for the VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC Compatible with P Series Lifestyle PC using Extended Capacity battery Color leather perfectly complements your P Series notebook

Product Description

Meant for on-the-go protection, the VGP-CKP1/B protective case is the perfect match for your Onyx Black or Prototypical Black VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC. Constructed of gorgeous black leather, this case has a expedient magnetic closure for easy insertion and removal of your notebook. Built to keep your Lifestyle PC from dings and bumps, this case can be carried on its own, or as extra protection inside a larger vehicle case.

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Customer Reviews

Detestable
I find the example in any event hard and the design could have been made better. Stitches are on the outside. It lacks finesse. I have cubicle phone cases that have a much nicer and expensive looking feel.

2010-01-21 | ricktech (Naugatuck, CT, US) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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Its ok. Only not convenient
Ok, this happening is well made and of a good quality leather. The problem I have with it is that once you have put your Sony Vaio in the cover - you need to stick your fingers in and try commandeer the protective feld that covers the top of the laptop - and this is just a mission. Also - there is no place for anything else. So while it is a come-hither looking cover it just isn't as convenient as others. But that been said - if I was walking around with JUST my laptop (signification no power cable - that means only 2 hours of battery life) then this would be my 1st choice. I am easy on the eyes sure the extended battery wouldn't fit in here either.

2009-11-05 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 3

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Very at the ready and great case.
I bought this VAIO leather vehicle case for my VAIO P-series netbook. The outside surface is pretty hard leather and secret is real soft. It has a little cover where the opening is, to cover it up. Opening is made with winning so it is very handy to open and close. It fits VAIO P perfectly, but don't fit with the large capacity freestyle. I think this product is very good and also with luxury style.

2009-02-08 | HaMa (Manhattan) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 4

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Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/G 8-Inch Laptop - Green

List Price: $999.99

Product Details 64GB Serial ATA Solid State Drive & Integrated Mobile Broadband Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Intel Processor (1.33GHz) 8" LCD w/ XBRITE-ECO technology

Product Description

Your portal to the fraternity, the fashionable VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC delivers your entertainment and computing in a single go-anywhere design. Features like built-in mechanical broadband and real-time GPS functionality tell only a partial story. The bottom in harmony is that this chic little 1.4lb (with standard battery) computing sidekick will transform a perfect fit with your life, whether it’s for business, pleasure, or both.

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About the proportions of a business envelope and roughly as thin as a cell phone, the Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC weighs unprejudiced 1.4 pounds and is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or handbag. But more than virtuous offering easy mobility, the Lifestyle PC is packed full of advanced computing, communication, and finding capabilties. It comes with the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, supporting commission applications and all the software programs routinely found in full-size notebooks. This version of the Lifestyle PC (exemplar P688E/G) comes in emerald green, but it's also available onyx black, garnet red, semiprecious stone white, and gold.

The Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC in emerald green.

A built-in webcam lets you video conversation with friends, family and colleagues practically anywhere you go.

The Lifestyle PC's keyboard is precisely engineered to overdo the typing area with ingeniously-spaced keys for both long fingernails and husky hands.

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The Lifestyle PC incorporates built-in wireless WAN 3G Flexible Broadband, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies. You can toggle among various wireless options for the most efficacious connection--Wi-Fi for working at a coffee shop; Bluetooth for peripherals; and Mobile Broadband utilization on the Verizon Wireless nationwide network when traveling outside the reach of hotspots (obligation required). It also incorporates real-time GPS functionality, making it easy to find restaurants, hotels or momentous sites of interest. Destinations can be found by simply typing in an address or keyword and then following the alteration-by-turn directions.

The high-resolution, backlit 8-inch ultra-broad XBRITE-ECO display provides razor-sharp viewing on the go. It's powered by a 1.33 GHz Intel processor and includes a 64 GB valid state drive for faster read/write times and greater robustness, memory expansion via Memory Stick media and Secure Digital (SD) tribute cards, and 2 GB of RAM (maximum capacity), and Windows Vista Home Basic operating system (32-bit). Other features subsume a Motion Eye webcam (with omnidirectional microphone) integrated into the to right corner of the evince bezel for easy video chats, two USB ports, and a VGA port for connecting to an perceptible monitor. The unit features up to four hours of battery life with the included guide capacity battery and eight hours with the large capacity battery (sold singly).

This Sony notebook is Energy Star 4.0 certified, and has received a Silver EPEAT title for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact. Additionally, it is RoHS-meeting the requirements, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and guaranteed other hazardous substances.

Key Features

• 8-inch XBRITE-ECO LED-backlit screen with 1600 x 768-pixel outrageous-def resolution (Learn more)
• 1.33 GHz Intel processor with 512 KB L2 cache and 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
• 64 GB well-made state drive is free of moving parts and designed to last longer than a regular spinning hard drive. Plus, solid state drives are almost two times faster than customary drives.
• 2 GB of RAM (533 MHz) maximizes capacity
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 with up to 760 MB of shared video respect
• Built-in real-time GPS lets you navigate even the most unfamiliar places with forward--no internet connection required. (Learn more)
• MOTION EYE webcam and microphone lets you post-haste snap photos and video chat with friends and family.
• Verizon Wireless Sensitive Broadband Built-In for constant connection on the go and no additional wireless card needed (broadband internet accommodation required).
• Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for greater speed and range
• Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity enables you to make understandable and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones as well as get high on wireless stereo music streaming (thanks to its embedded A2DP profile).
• Intel Important Definition Audio with headphone output
• Microsoft Windows Vista Nursing home Premium (32-bit) operating system (Learn more)
• Up to 4 hours of battery life
• Dimensions: 9.7 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches (WxDxH)
• Ballast: 1.4 pounds
• Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty, and 1-year of sound-free telephone technical assistance (a 1-year international service blueprint is also available).

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Enjoy easy wireless networking with the integrated tri-set-up Atheros Draft-N wireless LAN (compatible with 802.11b/g/n wireless networks). Based on the cheque 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless catalogue as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (jointly found in home routers and wi-fi hotspots). It comes with the following external connectors:

• 2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a deviant range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
• Analog video achievement: 1 VGA
• 1 I/O port
• 1 headphone jack
• Memory Stick Duo media notch with MagicGate functionality
• Secure Digital card slot (compatible with MMC media)

What's in the box
This coupled contains the Sony VAIO Lifestyle VGN-P688E/G laptop, standard capacity rechargeable battery (VGPBPS15/B), AC adapter, power line, 2 spare pointing stick caps, printed user enchiridion.

It also comes with the following software: Norton Internet Security 2009 (30-day dry run), Microsoft Works SE 9.0, VAIO Media plus multimedia streaming software

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8-Inch Spaced out-Definition XBRITE-ECO Display

You'll enjoy razor-sharp graphics and widescreen pictures with the 8-inch display, which offers a 1600 x 768 widescreen resolution. The XBRITE-ECO technology (with LED backlighting) delivers keen-witted colors and stunning clarity with efficient power usage, and it features an defiant-reflective coating to minimize reflection and ensure a beautifully clear statue from any viewing angle. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 integrated graphics flake, which uses shared video memory (up to 760 MB allocated from the system memory). It's on the same wave length with external monitor resolutions up to 1600 x 1200. The Lifestyle PC also sports an integrated audio carte de visite with Intel High Definition Audio and a headphone jack.

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VAIO Lifestyle PC Innovations

A settled GPS solution.

You don't need an Internet connection (in the U.S. or Canada) with the real-time GPS functionality. By a hair's breadth step outside and type in where you want to go. You'll get turn-by-turn directions displayed out on the map--it's that simple. Other navigation features include real-time tracking of your contemporaneous location, the ability to search by address, keyword or points of interest, estimated energy times to your desired location and points of interest, such as restaurants and hotels within 50 miles of your situation.

Engineered to provide the feel of a larger notebook, the VAIO Lifestyle PC provides a convenient typing affair by extending the keyboard to the perimeters of the chassis maximizing the typing area. The spacing between keys has also been engineered to resist reduce typing mistakes making it perfect for long fingernails.

When you have more than a few papers or web pages open at once, your screen can get a little chaotic. But thanks to a special window ordering utility, you can organize them all with one simple touch. Press a button and watch as all your unclog windows are presented side-by-side on a single screen, cutting clutter and giving you a alternative perspective on your workspace.

The unit also has an instant-mode option that launches as the crow flies into Sony's Xross Media Bar interface--the same intuitive system found on the PLAYSTATION 3 and select BRAVIA HDTVs--so you can fast boot up and access music, video, photos and the Web. A built-in webcam lets you video chit-chat with family, friends and colleagues.

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Windows Vista Home Premium Operating System

Windows Vista Dwelling Premium (32-bit version) is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Forefront capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Forefront to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online pleasure content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an alter ego Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to serving files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.

Every print run of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help guard you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-post. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending machinery failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions incorporate parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, pressing messaging, and other activities.

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Customer Reviews

penalty is everything
looks like Sony is vexing to botch the netbook market like they did with the mp3 player. Too expensive for less performance, then you can get for 1/2 the sacrifice. Sony is turning into the GMC of electronics. Go with ASUS, or ACER.

2010-02-05 | housing crash is ending (sunnyvale,ca.) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Light of one's life it for the size not for the perfomance
This is a slender product, in winodws 7 it perform ok, you have to keep in mind is a very small net book made for email et photo storage in a vacation , it like it do the job, do not put in place of your home computer whit this...but think if it like a speare tire,


rated 4-5

2010-01-11 | Jazzman (Montreal, Canada) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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Horrible little laptop for travel; bit pricy and perhaps discontinued?
Matter as advertised and no problems with purchase/delivery issues. Best price I could find for this mention.

2010-01-11 (Anaheim, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Aid! Some techie should put LINUX on this
This cataclysm would be a great opportunity for some LINUX techie--
buy up all the castoff units at 10% of retail; transmute to a decent fullfeature LINUX OS;
sell for 50% of retail !!!
Anyone listening? Sony?

2009-12-16 | TX2346 (Hope, CA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 1

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You'll buy it for looks; decidedly not worth the tag.
Perhaps I got a fluke, but Sony's so-called "full laptop" computer in an 8" form factor is like demanding to run Vista on your mom's old P3. Seriously, this thing absolutely crawls. All this would be acceptable were it not for the very mediocre mobile life (forget 4 hours, I couldn't even manage 2 with moderately heavy use), when any other netbook (that's revenge, netbook) for well under half the price outperforms it in battery life AND performance. Ironic; the 1.33Ghz processor honestly is a step down from the 1.66Ghz Atoms in netbooks, despite what I've been told to the contrary about the contrastive "architecture."

But that's just on the hardware front. It powers on fast enough, but right from the get-go you're slammed with plenty of bloatware and tons of programs that are slow to load into memory, one after the other (that's right, it's not even a dual centre). These can be uninstalled--though not cleanly, as they leave some registry junk data behind. But there's little that can be done about yet another software-agnate problem: drivers. The video driver on here is one of the worst experiences I've had to date with video displays. HD video was an faultless disaster, even though the chipset (google "Poulsbo" or GMA500) claims it to be able to decode 720p HD video. So when I tried to fritz a simple HQ youtube vid (not even HD) and met with stuttering far worse than my friend's Asus Eee PC, which cost about 350, I was understandably scared. As for the faster disk drive with the SSD, this may be true. But when you can't run even basic productivity apps at full alacrity, any HD speed increase was unnoticeable. My Eee for instance has a conventional "slow" HD but gets the job done (except for doubling-up files) much more quickly.

A lot of this might be Vista's fault. But before you think of downgrading to the faster, lighter XP, let me counsel you--you'll have even more issues with Sony's drivers. Linux? Forget about it; Intel's Poulsbo drivers are in a pitiful have there too. When the most appealing attribute of the system--the hi-res screen, mind you--is nearly unusable with any other options, one can't cure but feel a bit ripped off. The webcam's quality isn't very good (the Eee wins again), and the WWan (unstationary broadband) is locked to Verizon, so don't think about other companies unless you "unlock" the interfere: more time and trouble. The wireless-N support is supposed to be great, but it was dodgy on my core network (maybe it was just my unit or config...or vista, but again, my other devices worked enjoyable). They keyboard and ergonomics are fine, but again, the only good words for this unit, for this appraisal, are surface-deep.

Parting advice: the reviews on this "Lifestyle PC" are low for good reason. I indeed wish I'd seen Amazon's reviews earlier. (This unit wasn't from Amazon but from Sony themselves).

2009-11-04 (Mpls, MN USA) | Helpful Votes: 20 | Rating: 1

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