Sony next with Windows 7 multitouch all-in-one
Coming in right after Gateway, Sony announced its own multitouch-capable all-in-one this evening, by way of the Vaio L Series. Starting at $1,300, the 24-inch Vaio L is a continuation of the Vaio LV series that impressed us earlier this year. Sony will offer plenty of options for this system, including Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional when the system goes on sale in November.
Like the old Vaio LV, the L Series has made multimedia entertainment its focus. A Blu-ray burner option lets you watch HD movies at full 1080p resolution thanks to the 24-inch display. Sony has also kept the VESA-compatabile wall-mounting hub, and the HDMI input with a dedicated button for easy signal swapping. You can also opt for a TV tuner, and a quad-core Intel CPU. Wireless networking and a Geforce GT210M graphics chip come standard.
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If you're wondering about the touch input, Sony, like Gateway, has taken a restrained approach. The Vaio L does include a few touch-specific applications for making photo albums and editing video, but in talking with Sony about this system a few weeks ago, we were told that it has no illusions about a multitouch revolution, at least yet. Based on the core multimedia features and large screen, Sony seems to be sticking with what it's done in the past. Fortunately, it's done that well.
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The difference being that you are on a computer way longer than you are on your phone, surfing the internet; working on documents, photos, videos; gaming. Obviously you could do all those things on your touch screen phone, but try doing an 8 hour workday on your phone.
Also, touch screens that are placed like that aren't exactly the most ergonomic thing either. Let's just say, I'm glad that they're including the mouse and keyboard.
Other reasons I hate touch screens:
- I can't see what I'm doing because my hands are in the way
- I'm actually using more work to move things around using my arms and it can become quite straining after a while.
- I have a pet peeve of people touching computer monitor screens
- You can't really eat and work at the same time
- You know how we slam on the keyboard or the mouse when we're irritated? Touch screens (for me) will lead to a lot of smashed monitors.
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by CNETMV2009
October 9, 2009 12:37 PM PDT
- If you value reliability, good service and your business, I would NOT even touch Sony with a barge pole, hope this saves others from serious down-time when using VAIOs for business. I am absolutely convinced Sony VAIO is designed to fail and a complete rip-off. They should be avoided for their lousy and incompetent customer service, especially in Europe.
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(8 Comments)Once it BSODs you have an expensive brick, go with a manufacturer that *tries* to backup their products, it?s a scandal the way Sony handled the GPU problem.