Sony Vaio C1VE

This machine is ultra small (just a bit bigger than a video cassette with loads of great features. The built-in camera provides much better images than any webcam I've ever seen and can be rotated through 180 degrees to point at either the user or aaway from them. The complete spec is amazing for the price. Pentium III processor 128Mb Ram 10 GB Hard disk USB port IEEE 'firewire' port Long battery life However, the system does have its problems. Screen: The screen on this palmtop measures an odd 1024 x 460 pixels. This gives good resolution but when using applications, it is as though only half of the screen ...  Read the complete review

I want all of the benefits of desktop PCs, such as fast processors, high-capacity hard disks, large screens and so on. But they also require size and weight to be minimised and battery life to be maximised, which requires trade-offs to be made. In the absence of any revolutionary breakthroughs in battery technology, system designers have turned to the CPU, as the biggest single power-consuming component, in the search for more battery life. The C1VE is worth looking at for its diminutive dimensions (24.8cm wide by 15.2cm deep by 2.7cm high), 1kg weight, widescreen 8.9in. 1,024 by 480 TFT screen and built-in Motion Eye CCD camera. The camera will capture stills ...  Read the complete review