When it manufactured personal computers, Sony got a reputation for producing some unique and niche machines. But sometimes they were a bit too niche...and that was the P-series' downfall.
Sources:
Vaio VGN-P80H recovery image: https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-p80h-recovery
Vaio VGN-P530H recovery image: https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgn-p530h-recovery-discs
Motherboard photo: https://mkser.limagingui.top/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=212111
Vaio P-series teardown: https://henjinkutsu.com/text/pc/vgn_p70h_hdd2ssd/
First-gen P-series review from CNet: https://www.cnet.com/reviews/sony-vaio-vgn-p588e-lifestyle-pc-review/
Sony laptop catalog: https://archive.org/details/vaio_20211221/page/n5/mode/2up
VGN-P70H Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/u7ho72/sony_vaio_vgnp70h_8_screen_micro_laptop_with_an/
Sony Vaio UX photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/adelgado/438735997/
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