Mac Mini/Sony VGX-TP1

[passedpast]

I've been following the CES and MS Vista ready products are being introduced. I'm interested in a Mac Mini once it updates to a 2CD. This new Sony computer is interesting...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/07/sony-vaio-vgx-tp1-announced-loaded-up-with-hdmi-out-dvd-burner/

 

[Sesshi]

If Sony can get a handle on the noise they may have some takers, that would be a really nice Media Center base.

As much as I like Sony's styling and build quality, some of them (even when they're specifically aimed for home use) tend to be too noisy. I had an all-in-one widescreen VAIO some time ago and it used to sound like a vacuum cleaner when the room got even just a bit warm. In summer it graduated to jet engine and I threw it out. My SZ2VP laptop - while it runs cool almost all the time - is a little too noisy to use at home. It's actually sounds a tad noisier than any of my desktops which are, to be fair, all pretty darned quiet but nevertheless noticeably noisier than any of my Dell or Apple laptops.

 

[steamboat26]

Definetely a different look, reminds me of a robotic vacuum cleaner

 

[mkrishnan]

(I realize this thread is a couple weeks old now, but I just recently saw pictures of this VAIO and didn't want to start a new thread).

I think it's fairly pretty, although there are a lot of gaps and seams. The keyboard is nice. I did see a video recently, also, where Gates had this with him in an interview touting it as advancement in Windows hardware form factors.

When Sony jumps to Vista, I wonder... will they start using Vista's media center applications, or will they continue their past practice of bundling a bunch of sort-of "best of breed" apps that don't really have a consistent look or feel?