Sony Vaio UX Micro PC

Sony Vaio UX

The Sony Vaio UX Micro PC is an Ultra-Mobile Portable Computer (UMPC) first marketed in 2006. It weighs around 490โ€“544 g (1.20โ€“1.27 lb), and has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, Intel Core 2 Solo processor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and WWAN. Though not officially stated as such, and even to a point implied by Sony that the UX is a move in a new direction and not a specific continuation of such, the Sony UX is speculated by some[who?] to be the newest model in the popular Sony U-series.

Model Processor RAM Storage Capacity OS Connectivity Market & Colour
VGN-UX50[dead link] Intel Core Solo U1300 1.06 GHz 512 MB (512 MB) 30 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX50/80 GB[dead link] Intel Core Solo U1300 1.06 GHz 512 MB 80 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX90S Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 30 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX90S Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 1 GB (1 GB) 40 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX90S Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 1 GB 80 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX91S Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 1 GB 80 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Black
VGN-UX92 Intel Core 2 Solo U2200 1.2 GHz 1 GB 100 GB Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX90SSD Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 16 GB Solid State Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX91S Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 32 GB Solid State Windows Vista CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX92SSD Intel Core 2 Solo U2200 1.2 GHz 1 GB 64 GB Solid State Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Japanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX180P Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 30 GB Windows XP Pro Cingular EDGE US market model, Silver
VGN-UX230P Intel Core Solo U1200 1.06 GHz 512 MB 30 GB Windows XP Pro Cingular EDGE US market model, Silver
VGN-UX280P Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 1 GB 40 GB Windows XP Pro Cingular EDGE US market model, Silver
VGN-UX280P Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 1 GB 80 GB Windows XP Pro Cingular EDGE US market model, Silver
VGN-UX380N Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 40 GB Windows Vista Cingular EDGE US market model, Silver
VGN-UX390N Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 32 GB Solid State Windows Vista Cingular EDGE US market model, Black
VGN-UX490N Intel Core 2 Solo U2200 1.2 GHz 1 GB 48 GB Solid State Windows Vista Cingular EDGE US market model, Black
VGN-UX1XN Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 32 GB Solid State Windows Vista CompactFlash slot European market model, Black
VGN-UX17GP Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 30 GB Windows XP Pro CompactFlash slot Australian market model, Silver
VGN-UX17TP Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 30 GB Windows XP Pro CompactFlash slot Taiwanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX18C Intel Core Solo U1400 1.2 GHz 512 MB 16 GB Solid State Windows XP Home CompactFlash slot Chinese market model, Black
VGN-UX27TN Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 40 GB Windows Vista CompactFlash slot Taiwanese market model, Silver
VGN-UX27GN Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 40 GB Windows Vista CompactFlash slot Hong Kong market model, Silver
VGN-UX38GN Intel Core Solo U1500 1.33 GHz 1 GB 32 GB Solid State Windows Vista CompactFlash slot Hong Kong market model, Black
VGN-UX58GN Intel Core 2 Solo U2200 1.20 GHz 1 GB 48 GB Solid State Windows Vista CompactFlash slot Hong Kong market model, Blue

NOTE : Japanese models include 533 MHz memory and so do the minority markets ( Europe, Australia etc. ) models. The US ones do not have 533 MHz but slower 400 MHz.

All models share these features:

  • A black Vaio UX was used by John Connor in Terminator Salvation. It was used to hack mototerminator, track the cell Kyle Reese was being held captive in at Skynet.
  • A Vaio UX is featured in the music video for the song "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" by Wyclef Jean. The UX delivers the message to Wyclef Jean that he must rescue the "sweetest girl" from deportation to a hostile country.
  • Rodney McKay can be seen using one in several episodes of Stargate Atlantis, he's also used OQO UMPCs.
  • Bill Tanner can be seen using a Sony Vaio UX in James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. There was a limited edition promotional "Spy Gear" set created for the former. [1]
  • R. Kelly looks at Usher's slideshow of a lady on what appears to be the Sony VGN-UX 390 in the music video for Same Girl.[2]
  • A Vaio UX is used as suitcase nuke arming device in one episode (hour) of the television show 24.
  • A Vaio UX is shown as contraband containing classified information belonging to the antagonist in some live-action cutscenes of Need For Speed: Undercover.
  • A Vaio UX is used by the antagonist in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
  • Riley Poole used a Vaio UX in National Treasure while capturing the security camera stream of the declaration of independence and to infiltrate Buckingham Palace in National Treasure 2.
  • In The Pink Panther 2, Kenji uses a Sony Vaio UX when the Dream Team is investigating the crime scene of the stolen Pink Panther diamond.

References

  1. ^ "Sony VGN-UX007 Limited Edition Spy Gear". 20 October 2006.
  2. ^ "Music Video Features UX at Micro PC Talk". 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20.