Sony is preparing a low price laptop computer against Eee PC

EeePC's latest model equipped with Intel's mobile CPU "ATOM"EeePC 901Or Hewlett-Packard's opponent modelJapan landing "HP 2133 Mini-Note PC",FurthermoreDELL is planning to release machines with a body color of crimsonAlthough it is a low - price laptop computer market that has been increasingly successful, it is said that Sony may enter there.

Sony is developing a computer of "VAIO" brand with a strong image of high-class orientation, but what kind of low price laptop computer will you release?

Details are as below.
PC World - Business Center: Sony Appears Ready to Ship Via-based Mini-laptop

According to this article, a prototype of a low-priced laptop computer designed based on the specification of the open source laptop "Via OpenBook" announced last week by chipset maker Via Inc. is "Computex show" held in Taiwan It is said that it was exhibited.

And when I checked the "system properties" of the prototype scheduled to be released in the third quarter of 2008, Sony was listed as the manufacturer of the manufacturer, but the explanation officer refused to comment on this matter.

By the way, the main specifications of "Via OpenBook" are 1.6 GHz C7-M processor and VX 800 chipset, 8.9 inch LCD with resolution 1024 x 600, HDD with over 80 GB, and communication module basically includes wireless LAN Adopt Bluetooth. GPS, WiMAX, 3G (third generation mobile phone) chipset are listed as communication modules that can be arbitrarily added.

In addition, the prototype exhibited this time is that Windows Vista Home Basic is installed as OS, and it is said that 1 GB memory, 60 GB HDD, WiMAX chipset were installed.

It is unknown whether or not it will actually be released from Sony, but if it gets released, it is a place to wonder what to do with the existing VAIO.