While the Sony VAIO W was deemed to expensive to be a netbook for its size, the recently-leaked Sony VAIO M is purportedly set to replace the W. Moving straight onto specs there’s a 1024 x 600 10.1-inch screen, 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU, Bluetooth on the basic model, 250GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Windows 7 Starter, b/g/n Wi-Fi, and all in a package that weighs only 2.86 pounds. It’s expected to sell below $500 Benjamins which would turn it into hotcakes, although there’s no official release date (or price for that matter). One more shot after the break for your fancy.
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Take your pick. The Archos 7 is simply a refreshed Archos 5, meaning that there’s still Android, a custom UI, Wi-Fi and USB, and 2GB of built-in memory. It will go on sale for $200 overseas and will make its way to the US. The Archos 8 is more like a picture frame with an eight-inch screen, and has an enormous bezel. It also runs Android, has 4GB of built-in memory, is 12mm thin, and will be sold overseas; it will also make its way to the U.S but in May with the same $200 pricetag. These could really become popular if there’s really good marketing for them, except there’s one major drawback: they use the sluggish ARM9 processors. Archos is planning to release new tablets this summer with screen sizes from 3 inches to 10 inches, bundled with faster 1Ghz ARM Cortex CPUs. Press pic of the Archos 8 and 7 is included after the break.





