Sony's ultraportable carbon-fibre notebook PC, the Vaio TZ191N, has been reviewed in ComputerWorld (Sony's flash-based notebook -- a road warrior's dream) in a version with a solid state drive (SSD). These have been the coming thing for roughly 20 years, but the chip guys are still way behind the platter guys on price per megabyte.
The review sample has a 32GB drive. With software installed, the reviewer ends up with only 10.2GB free, even after removing the spamware. That's not a lot for a $3,100 (discount) machine. Of course, you can get a 48GB or 64GB SSD, but the latter pushes the price up to $4,000 (list). This version is actually ranked "most popular" on the Sony Style site, but I'd bet they don't sell all that many. The people who'd really like one (eg journalists) can't afford one.
In the US, the TZ ultraportable range now includes nine models, and they come in Champagne Gold and Bordeaux Red, as well as boring old black or white.
