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VIRTUALISATION Netbooks boom leads to Sony, Harvey Norman partnership
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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Monday, 27 July 2009 | |
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According to Yoon, mini notebooks such as the VAIO W let you quickly look up something online, whether you’re searching for a recipe in the kitchen or checking Facebook and YouTube, from the comfort of your lounge, and are “sturdy enough for the kids to use, or to slip in your bag for use on the road.” While the VAIO W series comes loaded with Windows XP, like a lot of new, smaller portables, or netbooks, they’re underpowered with just one gigabyte, or less, of ram and would struggle to cope with Microsoft’s Windows 7 upcoming operating system. Sony says its mini-notebook is not a replacement for a desktop machine or more powerful PC anyway, and it’s aimed squarely at the market for users wanting primarily to surf the Internet, visit social network sites like Facebook, and maybe for streaming videos from sites like YouTube. In Sony’s announcement today, IDC Australia’s Felipe Rego predicted that the market for portable PCs would grow by 15 percent this year, compared to 2008, and he said small PCs were contributing substantially to the continued growth of the PC market, “even in this more difficult economic climate.” CONTINUED page 2 |
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