This isn’t the first time I’m writing about this topic, though my earlier post was dedicated to Sony Ericsson. Now that Sony is running the show it should do something about it – get us the Android-powered Vaio P-like smartbook.
Aside from the cool mini-laptop form factor, I would also like to have that screen detachable. However that’s not a must-have but a nice-to-have feature. Simply put – I need some easy to carry around device with full QWERTY keyboard for managing my email and writing. In that sense (considering the tasks use case), Sony shouldn’t ask too much for the Android-powered Vaio P. The steep price of the original model is probably one of the reasons it never took off — heck you can’t buy the Vaio P from sonystyle.com anymore.
Aside from Sony, this could also serve as a call to other tablet makers. I’m sure I’m not the only one craving for super small laptop which doesn’t even try to deliver all of the features of its “regular-sized” counterpart. That said I would also be interested in a 7-inch Asus Transformer Prime or the same-sized Asus Slider. Such product should come with a dual- or quad-core processor and other “standard for a modern Android tablet” features like Wi-Fi connectivity, optional 3G (not a must-have), Bluetooth, USB port and so on…
What do you think? Would you be willing to grab a small Android-powered laptop? And do you think it would make you (at least) slightly more productive?