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Sony VAIO VGN-TT198UBX


(4 out of 5)

MSRP: $4344


The world’s smallest notebook with an integrated Blu-ray drive and dual solid state drives is a wallet-drainer, but it backs up these premium features with solid performance and long battery life.

Review date: Sep 26, 2008

When you think of a notebook that costs more than $4,000, what comes to mind? A premium gaming rig?  A multimedia dynamo desktop replacement? Sony looks to shake up your expectations of high-end systems by packing a Centrino 2 processor, recordable Blu-ray drive, an incredible 256GB of solid state storage, and mobile broadband into a sturdy and attractive ultraportable only slightly larger than a mini-notebook. Priced at a jaw-dropping $4,344, the Sony VAIO VGN-TT198UBX is the furthest thing from cheap—it’s nearly the cost of 11 Acer Aspire ones Design At first glance, the 2.8-pound TT could pass for the mother of all mini-notebooks due to its compact 11.0 x 7.9 x 0.9-inch footprint that isn’t much larger than the ASUS Eee PC 1000

ProsCons
  • Excellent performance
  • Recordable Blu-ray drive
  • 256GB solid state storage
  • More than 6 hours of battery life
  • Very expensive
  • Keyboard a bit small

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Jeffrey L. Wilson