Where the new Sony Vaio W Series differs from normal netbooks is the price, costing around $100 more than your typical netbook.  However this is a new release and we do expect the prices to go down in the future. Sony are not known for their cheap prices though, so the future is uncertain!

Personally I like the newSony Netbook, it is smooth and has true Vaio reliability.  In some ways though I think it may flop, it just isn’t cheap enough for the netbook market.  Who know though, maybe some people want small, lightweight high quality, rather than the small crap netbooks that you get from most other suppliers!

Unfortuantely the wattage is only 25 watts, but on the plus side this may bring in some streamlined energy efficient laptops that will allow true office free working, with internet and word applications while still giving a full 14 hours battery life.

This is great news for me as it actually means I will be able to go and work down by the river for more than a short 45 minute stint before my laptops battery gives out!