"Type U" "16GB flash memory loaded" model

There seems to be another guide around late June. I'm sure to put away the extra Memory Stick! (Absolutely not)

If you think about the current price as an anticipated price, will it be between 200,000 yen and 250,000 yen?

Details are as follows.

Currently under development "type U"
Information on flash memory loaded model
http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Info/2006/products_0516_typeU.html

The model that we will guide as development information this time is the model of "Personal computer" type U "" 16 GB flash memory loaded "model, which we did today on May 16, 2006.

This product is currently being planned and developed, and development is proceeding with the goal of commercialization and release this summer. Therefore, specific release date / detailed specification / price etc of products are undecided at this time. As we are planning to announce these on the VAIO website around the end of June 2006, we appreciate your patience as we wait for a while.

This product is scheduled to be commercialized this summer, it is currently in the stage of planning and development, at the moment we have not yet determined the release date / detailed specification / price etc. of the product. As we are planning to guide you in detail around the end of June 2006, we appreciate your patience as we wait for a while.

For this product only the information on this page is open information at the moment. Please understand that detailed explanation can not be done even if you contact Sony and dealers.

For related information, the following article is written only a bit.

ITmedia News: Sony Announces Smallest PC with 16 GB Flash in June
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0605/16/news036.html

Weighing is said to be "lighter as you can understand" than HDD mounted type (about 520 grams). Ishida business division chief said that "loading flash will speed up application startup, battery life will be longer," he said.