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I see tiny has been redefined. Doesn’t anyone remember when there were 6” subnotebooks in the vaio catalog?

devonkim 7y ago
The PCG line with Transmeta Crusoe processors. I had one for a stint. Fun machines https://www.zdnet.com/product/sony-vaio-pcg-c1ve/ https://www.zdnet.com/product/sony-vaio-pcg-c1ve/
- robin_reala 7y ago
  I always wanted one of these but times have definitely changed. The article says that the Crusoe is used to boost battery life, then lists it as 2.5hrs.
PebblesHD 7y ago
As the proud owner and user of both a VAIO P and UX, I really hope they start looking at some of the smaller niche products again as they’re some of my favourite possessions. Even if they are occasionally impractical, being able to carry a laptop in my pocket with full sized ports for diagnostics is absolutely something I and many in my work community would be willing to pay for.
- cstross 7y ago
  If you’re a fan of that form factor you need to investigate GPD (Game Pro Devices) and One Netbook, both of whom produce miniature PCs; GPD started with the GPD Win, a pocket console-sized PC with a 5.5” screen optimized for running Windows 10 games, then branched out with the GPD Pocket and Pocket 2, 7” screen subnotebooks (the first was a maxed-out netbook-spec PC, the second gen upgraded to an i3 processor) and now the micro PC, with VGA and RS-232 and a VESA attachment point (it’s intended for sysadmin/ops users who need to bolt a tiny PC to whatever they’re working on). One Netbook are a bit more consumer-ish, but do convertible notebook/tablet machines in the pocket size range. And both companies are now doing subnotebooks with 8-9” screens and beefier CPUs, in the 500-700 gram range. You can find their stuff via Indiegogo (while kickstarting — they seem to use it to generate publicity rather than for primary funding) or on Geekbuying.com and other retail channels.
hyperpallium 7y ago
Replaced by tablets (and phones). Now the demand for convenience has been siphoned off, laptops can settle into their natural form-factor (i.e. keyboard, adequate sized-screen).
Foivos 7y ago
They also were the futuristic portable computers in "Terminator salvation".
- learnfromstory 7y ago
  Interesting! Terminator 2 used the Atari Portfolio as the portable computer with hackerly qualities.

The PCG line with Transmeta Crusoe processors. I had one for a stint. Fun machines https://www.zdnet.com/product/sony-vaio-pcg-c1ve/ https://www.zdnet.com/product/sony-vaio-pcg-c1ve/

robin_reala 7y ago
I always wanted one of these but times have definitely changed. The article says that the Crusoe is used to boost battery life, then lists it as 2.5hrs.

PebblesHD 7y ago

As the proud owner and user of both a VAIO P and UX, I really hope they start looking at some of the smaller niche products again as they’re some of my favourite possessions. Even if they are occasionally impractical, being able to carry a laptop in my pocket with full sized ports for diagnostics is absolutely something I and many in my work community would be willing to pay for.

cstross 7y ago
If you’re a fan of that form factor you need to investigate GPD (Game Pro Devices) and One Netbook, both of whom produce miniature PCs; GPD started with the GPD Win, a pocket console-sized PC with a 5.5” screen optimized for running Windows 10 games, then branched out with the GPD Pocket and Pocket 2, 7” screen subnotebooks (the first was a maxed-out netbook-spec PC, the second gen upgraded to an i3 processor) and now the micro PC, with VGA and RS-232 and a VESA attachment point (it’s intended for sysadmin/ops users who need to bolt a tiny PC to whatever they’re working on). One Netbook are a bit more consumer-ish, but do convertible notebook/tablet machines in the pocket size range. And both companies are now doing subnotebooks with 8-9” screens and beefier CPUs, in the 500-700 gram range. You can find their stuff via Indiegogo (while kickstarting — they seem to use it to generate publicity rather than for primary funding) or on Geekbuying.com and other retail channels.

hyperpallium 7y ago

Replaced by tablets (and phones). Now the demand for convenience has been siphoned off, laptops can settle into their natural form-factor (i.e. keyboard, adequate sized-screen).

Foivos 7y ago

They also were the futuristic portable computers in "Terminator salvation".

learnfromstory 7y ago
Interesting! Terminator 2 used the Atari Portfolio as the portable computer with hackerly qualities.