Leaked Tech Specs for Upcoming Sony Netbook

As a matter of principle, I’m generally distrustful of anything foreigners say. This isn’t due to a politically incorrect xenophobia, but rather rooted in my nostalgia for the Cold War when anything foreign had an air of menace to it. That’s why I’m a bit skeptical to accept as fact netbooknews.de’s statements about Sony’s netbook.

Oh, and nota bene the .de domain suffix—that’s right! *.de* Deutschland—the former DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). You think DDR RAM and DDR, the popular video game, are just coincidences of title?

I smell a carefully crafted plot that penetrates the highest echelons of the international tech business.

But despite any potentially nefarious motives, the Deutschlanders manage to give us a glimpse at some alleged features and specs of Sony’s VAIO P netbook. Behold:

• 1.33GHz Atom Z250 processor

• 2GB RAM

• SSD ready

• GPS capability

Those are some particularly impressive specs for an 8 or 9-inch netbook. The large RAM reservoir hints at the possibility of Windows 7 as an OS. This is a good thing, because as we all know, an OS OS (or Open Source Operating System ) is just thinly veiled communism.

The Sony VAIO P won’t be a particularly affordable netbook if our intel is accurate, but then again, we expected the high 1600 x 768 screen resolution to come at a premium. The Germans are expecting a price tag of 700 Euros. In ‘Merican money that’s about $950.

Naturlich, I’m taking this news with a grain of salt. So should you, mein freund. I can’t really see the Sony VAIO P redefining the way we see mobile computing. For the meantime, it’s a bit too early to say much more. Sony should be unveiling their netbook at CES this week.