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VAIO announces tiny laptop with tons of ports

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Re: VAIO announces tiny laptop with tons of ports

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Post by devonkim »

learnfromstory wrote: post #21

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

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

Re: VAIO announces tiny laptop with tons of ports

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Post by tootie »

userbinator wrote: post #13
ravedave5 wrote: post #3

VGA?!

Lots of (very, very expensive) projectors still use it, and a good VGA cable will work well beyond 1080p resolutions, so why not. The connector is also more robust than the effete HDMI/DisplayPort/etc. ones that have tiny pins, purely by being bigger.

I have spent a good amount of time working with 10 and 12k DLP projectors and they all support HDMI just fine.

Re: VAIO announces tiny laptop with tons of ports

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Post by m463 »

mc32 wrote: post #7
als0 wrote: post #6

Where's the parallel port? :-)

RS-232 would be more useful though. I like this departure from Apple’s custom of having as few ports available as possible.

Just get an AST six pack plus with serial, parallel, game, memory, clock and... uh... one more thing!

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Post by detaro »

tootie wrote: post #31
mc32 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RS-232 would be more useful though. I like this departure from Apple’s custom of having as few ports available as possible.

Why a VGA port? What would I do with that in 2019?

Connect it to displays/projectors in meeting rooms or lecture halls that haven't been upgraded in a long while?

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Post by ekianjo »

Ambroos wrote: post #9

It's pretty funny how this has basically the same ports (besides the USB C for charging) as my 2010 VAIO Z. VGA is the most surprising one to still see. I wonder what the reasoning behind that is. I can't really see them targeting the corporate market.

If you ever use projectors in places you have never been to before the only safe bet is VGA.

Re: VAIO announces tiny laptop with tons of ports

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Post by PebblesHD »

learnfromstory wrote: post #21

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

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.
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