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Re: Sony VAIO UX

From: Francois Gurin <>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 01:24:50 -0400

On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 01:08:27PM -0500, Chuck Marshall wrote:
> The UX is smaller than the U70P. But still 2x the volume of the OQO. UX does
> not have VGA port (it's on the docking station) or Firewire.

oqo has 4-pin firewire built in, oqo on the cradle.  win oqo.
does anyone use 4-pin firewire?  useless for portable drives since you still need to provide power.   

the oqo does not have a vga port, it's on the docking cable or adapter
the ux has both a vga port and video out on the docking cradle and adapter cable. tie

my opinion is that the oqo 01+ is smaller and more professional in appearance.  it comes with xp tablet which is a plus.  it also comes from a company that seems to actually provide support.

however, the oqo is based on hardware that i thought was too slow to be practical for everyday usage when it was first released, and the 01+ didn't address the cpu issue.  I can only just barely still use my vaio u1 as a primary machine, which is an oversized oqo 01 (classic). and only then because i've gotten used to it for the past few years.  

i've never tried a u1400 core solo processor for comparison, but if it runs anything like a 1ghz p-m i'd be thrilled.  the shared video memory upset me at first, stealing away from the preciously limited ram, but then the crusoe on the oqo steals some ram for the cms software (16mb on my u1) 

the ux seems to have more i/o than the oqo, one thing i noticed was the ux includes a microphone port, which is an overlooked feature on the oqo useful for voice recognition or voip. I haven't found reference to whether the av-out on the ux's cradle & cable is composite or s-video, but this would cut out the bulk of a video converter for hmd.  

none of the pictures i've seen so far include the ux's cable for vga/lan/av-out, so if it turns out to be a monstrosity, oqo would win out again in space savings.

i've had good experience with sony battery life estimates.  when my u1 batteries were new, i'd match the lower end of the range with everything on and met or exceeded when i dropped into stingy power mode.  to this day i get close to 5 hours with the old, heavily used extended battery with wifi running.

following is a quick and dirty comparison chart i made of the oqo 01+ and the ux90/180.  I own neither, but was just about to convince myself i could justify an oqo when i heard about the ux.  i'm sure it looks ugly in email, but it's tab delimitted for easy viewing in your favorite tool.

spec	oqo 01+	ux
cpu	1ghz crusoe	1.2ghz u1400
hd	30gb	30gb
ram	512mb	512mb
length	4.9"	5.91"
width	3.4"	3.74"
height	0.9"	1.27"
weight	14oz	19.2ox
screen	5" trans	4.5"
resolution	800x480 (ext 1280x1024)	1024x600 (ext 1600x1200)
vram	8mb (dedicated)	128mb (shared)
wifi	802.11b	802.11a/b/g
bluetooth	yes (1.1)	yes (2.0)
firewire	4-pin (dock+1)	dock 4-pin (dock +1)
usb	 1x2.0 (dock +1)	 1x2.0 (dock +3)
headphone	3.5mm	3.5mm
mic	built in	built in / 3.5mm
speaker	built in	built in
std. battery	3hrs	4.5hrs
ext. battery	6hrs	9hrs
ethernet	cable	dock / cable
vga port	cable/adapter	dock / cable
os	xp tablet	xp pro
camera	no	0.3mp front, 1.3mp back
fingerprint	no	yes
a/v out	no	yes
pcmcia	no	no
cf slot	no	yes (jp only, gprs/edge us)
ms duo	no	yes
av-out	no	dock / cable
usb boot	yes	unknown

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