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Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green

Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green
alaScore 76

127 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 127 reviews of Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green. The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the screen and design. The portability and size are also mentioned favorably, whereas the touchpad and sound get less positive reviews. There are some mixed opinions about the price.

usability, size, portability, design, screen

performance, reliability, battery, sound, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 113 user reviews of Sony VAIO VGN-P530H/G Lifestyle PC (1.33 GHz Intel Processor, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive with G-Sensor, Vista Basic) Green from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the screen and design. The portability and size also get good views, but reviews about the durability and price are different. The touchpad and sound get critical opinions.

usability, size, portability, design, screen

performance, reliability, battery, sound, touchpad

60% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

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Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC VGN-P530H/R Garnet Red

 

While it's definitely not a replacement for your desktop PC, if you're looking for an ultraportable netbook the Sony VAIO P Series deserves a look. If you need something that you can actually touch type with, and view web pages without scrolling...

1600 X 768 widescreen LED backlit LCDUsable keyboard60GB hard driveWealth of connectivity optionsExtremely small size

The Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC VGN-P530H/R (Garnet Red) is Sony's...

Mar, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Stats

 

Spend the extra saved on an Intel SSD.

Its a Sony

You can get a 10" LED screen /w 160GB HD + 8GB SSD with a very long lasting battery for four hundred less. See MSI u115

Jun, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Only if it was $300

 

This could actually be a competitor in the netbook sphere if sony was willing to call it a netbook. They didn't and tried to "create a new classification" with this P series. They decided it would be easier to make it cost as much as a regular laptop,...

I received a review unit from sony, for free

It really is ruined by four things ; Sony's need to make a %200 profit margin ; Sony's addition of all the software ; Windows Vista ; poor design

Jun, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

It's Great for on the Go and Attracting Attention

 

I did not buy the Vaio P at Newegg, but rather S*nyStyl*, since they're the only retailer to have the 128GB Solid State version ...which I really need the space for work. If you can, get one of the SSD versions for a little bit more speed (not a huge...

Sony's new little Vaio (to stay away from the word netbook) is amazing in so many ways. For one, it only weighs a little more than a pound, the LCD quality is amazing, keyboard size makes it easy to type, built in wireless-N really, built in bluetooth...

For those of you that like looking at the negative side of things, it's VERY important that you remember, this IS a netbook, and you should not expect it to behave like a regular laptop. If this will be your first laptop purchase, or your buying it as...

May, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

almost a perfect netbook

 

Here is what you might need to do before actually using it: Uninstall the Vista and switch to XP or Win7. Delete all the sony software except for the wireless control program. Empty its startup menu. Buy the SSD version, it improves the whole...

Beautiful, light, cool ; Absolutely silent, no noise ; Astonishing LCD screen. The texts are small but amazingly clear ; Comfortable pointing stick and keyboard ; Support 1920*1280 VGA output ; GPS does work! Don't listen to those who complained ;...

battery life is short, like 2.5 hours ; too many useless sony softwares installed ; instant mode is not instant at all, and not very useful

May, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

YES it's a great device!

 

I'm a bit of an aficionado of mobile devices. I presently have four laptops, and this little guy marks the fourth netbook (oopse! Did I say netbook?) in our household. I have read many reviews that complain about this machine being slow; some say that...

The display resolution is spectacular, in only 8" diagonal. Colors are bright and vivid, contrast is high, and obviously the screen real estate for programming or graphic design is a tech geek's wet dream incarnate

The display resolution is spectacular, in only 8" diagonal. Fonts are diminutive. No... take your best mental image of "diminutive", then cut it in half. They're itsy-bitsy. Marginally larger than a book inscribed on the head of a pin. If you intend to...

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Im sad :(

 

Ok, people here it is and this is my second review just to share the wealth. Im a Sony fan and had high hopes though knowing that this could go bad. It salvageable depending on your intentions with this machine. Vista is obviously not the right choice...

The obvious

The less obvious

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Wow, Amazingly... Disappointing!

 

For a $900 netbook, one should expect at least decent performance, the performance of this unit is so bad, i cant even call it poor, it would be an insult to the word, poor performing netbooks all throughout the universe would take offense.

Very feature packed little device, it has everything one could ever want in a netbook

despite having a complete feature set, this device is ungodly slow, to the point that its intolerable, Sony made a bad decision to put Windows Vista on this machine. this netbook would have been served much better by Windows XP

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Wow, Amazingly... Disappointing!

 

For a $900 netbook, one should expect at least decent performance, the performance of this unit is so bad, i cant even call it poor, it would be an insult to the word, poor performing netbooks all throughout the universe would take offense. The number...

Very feature packed little device, it has everything one could ever want in a netbook

despite having a complete feature set, this device is ungodly slow, to the point that its intolerable, Sony made a bad decision to put Windows Vista on this machine. this netbook would have been served much better by Windows XP ; On first boot up, it...

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Awesome!

 

Someone please show SuperSteve how change DPI settings, and please get rid of Vista! Windows XP runs great on it after a few performance tweaks. Haven't tried Windows 7 yet. Also, I'm going to swap the hard drive for SSD. Trying to decide right now...

Light, small, cool, and the best LCD panel quality ever in a laptop

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Feb, 2009
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