Sony Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q review

Sony tries to give the netbook market an unneeded push upstream with its Vaio P Series

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Sony VGN-P19WN/Q
Sadly the awesome looking P19WN/Q doesn't quite live up to what people expect from a modern netbook

TechRadar Verdict

If the choice of OS was different then the score might be different. As it is, the P-Series is a bit of a let down considering its price and specifications

Pros

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    Nice design

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    Good screen

Cons

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    Very poor performance

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    A lot of software bloat

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    Vista on an Atom

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The idea of a compact netbook with 3G connectivity is intriguing. Add in Sony's slick styling and it is even harder to resist. Yet as a real computing device, the Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q Series is a failure.

The problem is poor performance, and the cause is Windows Vista. Yes, it's a good-looking OS, but Vista places big demands on hardware – demands that the Atom processor fails to meet.