Sony VAIO VGN-UX280P 4.5-inch Laptop (Intel Core Solo Processor U1400, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive)

Ever since I first heard of a product called "Tiqit" ([...]) I wanted to buy one ... the product never came to frutition and was never released beyond Beta Versions.There old website is still up with "limited commercial availability in the second half of 2006" as a release date ... at a street price of $[...] I would have had to take out a loan to buy one... BUT you know what? ... I was prepared to do that .. at the time it was described as "the only computer you can use while walking"I came across the MicroPCtalk ([...]) web forums and saw everyone talking about the Sony UX / Vaio Micro PC'sI could NOT belive my eyes ... the Sony UX280-P is smaller, faster, has more features and stronger and sexier than the now unavailable Tiqit! ........ AND best of all? .....CHEAPER by far ....... I got my UX280P with the full version of Windows XP -- BRAND NEW -- (not refurbished) with a full year warrantee for $[...] right here on Amazon ...have a look around www.Amazon.com especially if you are reading this in the last half of of 2007 or later you may be able to get an even better price.I've read reviews that feel the buttons are small or hard to type but I have not found that to be a problem and I have big hands ... the trick is to just use your thumbs like typing a text message on your phone ... sure you don't want to be typing out 100 page reports .. plug in a cheap USB key board for that or an expensive Blue-Tooth key board if you have the cash .. The UX280-P will also plug into a full sized monitor or flat screen for full desk top use at desktop speed!I am in Canada and I ordered my UX on here Amazon from Electronic Direct ([...] they were Awsome to deal with, I often order from the US and Electronica Direct is one of the best to deal with.A note if you are a Canadian with no experience ordering from the US you still have to pay GST and PST when the package arrives.Also brokerage and exchange .. right now the exchange rate is almost even so it's not factor your credit card company figuers that out automaticly when you order ... it's like 5% right now and going down ... MAKE SURE to ask for your UX to be shipped by US POST then our own Canada Post delivers.For brokerage the US Post / Canada Post combination charges peanuts like $[...] ... with the GST PST included, the total when the packaged arrived, was $[...] extra as I expected, remember if you are in business you get back the GST anyway.As my post title reveals the UX-280P RULES!! .. It's like a Palm Top with nothing to learn ... you know XP you know the UX280P alredy!I have attracted small crowds a number of times using it in public :) It's compact enough with the built in camera I often use it just for a camera and with a 40 GIG harddrive it would technicaly hold about 5 MILLION pictures :) people come up to me and and ask what kind of camera it is with that huge high res screen.It's fun to use watch YouTube videos at Mcdonald's ... AND ... it's a serious business tool that has made my work SOOOO much easier in just the few weeks I've had it ... it's not just *LIKE* having your desk top computer on your hip is *IS* having your desktop computer on your hip!For internet use the UX taps into any available WiFi and it also has a standard network/ethernet port on the docking station AND on an adaptor, the ethernet runs a bit faster than WiFi, I used it to get Microsoft updates. I also use the eathernet to load all my softweare from the CD/DVD drive on my desktop through the network, works great!It also will piggy back on any Blue Tooth phone for internet access AND ... the US models come with a Cingular SIM CARD ... I purchased a Rogers Pay-as-you-go SIM Card and it works for internet access that way too ... A little expensive if 5 cent at a kilobyte (if you don't have a package) but it does work ... I've used it for emergency email (when I did not have my phone with me or was out of minutes) a few times and it realy saved my [...]!I can't say enough good things about the UX-280P with it and my desktop I have no use for a common laptop anymore ... I recomend it highly!!

Sony not only will require you to buy expensive external equipment to diagnose *any* problems (of which there are MANY-my motherboard died horribly, took out most of the guts with it) causing you to spend almost $500 more to do *their* jobs for them.Don't even think about spending money on an extended warranty, its just a way for them to get your money and then, again, they make you purchase more expensive hardware to do any diagnosing before they will even talk to you on the phone.Sony is not a company I will be dealing with ever again...buy ANYTHING but a Sony... you can't afford all the parts you need to do THEIR job for them.

i bought mine a year and a half ago..cons:my battery lasts only 10minutes sometimes less..! and even the newest versions come with the same type of battery. it also comes with bunch of junk programs i had to go trough and delete almost every program that came with it. recovery system takes about 10gb of memory +windows and else. expensive replacements and parts. keyboard and buttons are bad almost no use.. vs.pros:i gues this doesnt need much explainingsmall slick design, easy to carry, touch screen(a litle hard to use),sim card slot: you can have internet anywhere a cellphone would work(i called sony and made them unlock it and used it with t-mobile which is around $30 cheaper than cingular a month,2built in cameras,microphone(i couldnt use much on msn but i dont know maybe its me)

I bought to use it in Turkiye. But I cannot access to internet. This product uses Sony Ericsson'un CG83 EDGE Modem (850Mhz, 1800Mhz, 1900Mhz). My GSM operator (Turkcell 900MHz) and others (Avea and Vodafone) doesn't work with it. I try to find a solution and reach a blog. I have to buy a GSM adaptor to access to internet! If you want to buy and use outside of USA, Think twice. Reach to your operator and ask that.