In his quest to play games more efficiently on the Vaio UX Micro PC, Micro PC Talk member danmiddle2 decided to hack the Genius MaxFire Pandora Pro USB gamepad controller and modify it to become a perfect UX accessory.
Basically - it still connects via the USB, but is mounted via the Compact Flash blanking card, […]

In what appears to be an attempt to make the UX380 and UX390 look like still viable purchases in the face of the UX490N/C bundle, SonyStyle.com is offering the two older units with a few extras. While prices of the 380 ($1,849) and 390 ($2,349) have not changed, their contents have. Customers who purchase the […]

Recently joined forum member bertopl has received what appears to be the first UX490N/C from Sony. He has just a few unboxing pictures, and we get a look at the unit itself (no real surprises). As mentioned previously, the UX490N/C comes packaged with an extended battery (in addition to the standard) and a VAIO bluetooth […]

Last time I mentioned that I was upgrading my external optical drive to the Sony PCGA-DDRW3. I did place
an order for it at SonyStyle for $100 and it arrived after two days. This is a great deal by the way since this same drive is $200+ elesewhere. 

This firewire drive supports reading and writing to CDs, DVDs, and dual-layer […]

SonyStyle Taiwan has now the Sony Vaio UX17TP (VGN-UX17TP) for pre-order. Similar to the the Japanese UX90PS model, it runs on the Intel Core Single processor at 1.2GHz, has 512MB of RAM, 30GB hard drive, Compact Flash slot, Bluetooth 2.0, wireless (a/b/g), two cameras, fingerprint scanner, and a 1024×600 4.5-inch screen. It comes with Windows […]

I have managed to put together my semi-perfect mobile micro desktop. It is comprised of the Sony Vaio UX50, a slim CD/DVD drive, an external hard drive, a bluetooth keyboard, and an optical mobile mouse.
The slim CD/DVD drive in the pic is an old USB Sony DVD-reader/CD-writer. I am upgrading it to the PCG-DDRW3, a […]

I’ve talked about the battery options last time. This time, thanks to Type U, we can have a glimpse of the two other accessories that the Vaio UX also come with: the carrying stand and the adapter holder.

The carrying stand is a small device that attaches to the back of the Vaio UX to make it stand on […]

SonyStyle Japan shows the two battery options for the Vaio UX: the 2600 mAh standard VGP-BPS6 for 19,800 yen (about $176) and the 5200 mAh extended VGP-BPL6 for 34,800 yen (about $309). If you need a backup battery, since the Vaio UX already comes with a VGP-BPS6 out of the box, it might be wise […]