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[[File:PCG-U1 and U3.png|alt=PCG-U1 and U3|thumb|PCG-U1 and U3]]


== Overview ==
== Overview ==


The Sony VAIO PCG-U was a line of ultraportable subnotebooks sold by Sony from October 2002 to circa May 2004. All models in the line were never officially sold outside Japan.
The Sony VAIO PCG-U was a line of ultraportable subnotebooks sold by Sony from October 2002 to circa May 2004. All models in the line were never officially sold outside Japan.
[[File:PCG-U Normal and Extended batteries.png|alt=PCG-U Normal and Extended batteries|thumb|PCG-U Normal and Extended batteries]]
The first model, PCG-U1, was officially released on October 26, 2002. The higher-spec model, PCG-U3, was released in the same month. The final model, PCG-U101, was released in May of 2003.
[[File:PCG-U101.png|alt=PCG-U101|thumb|PCG-U101]]
Despite the PCG-U1 and PCG-U3 both having considerably higher clock speeds than the PCG-U101, they are both far, far slower than the PCG-U101. The Intel Celeron M completely sweeps the floor with them due to being an actual X86 CPU instead of emulating one, like the Transmeta Crusoe does. The U3 has more cache than the U1, leading to a big gain in performance due to ore room for the CPU to emulate the X86 architecture.
==== PCG-U1/U3 ====
==== PCG-U101 ====


The first model, PCG-U1, was officially released on October 26, 2002. The higher-spec model, PCG-U3, was released in the same month. The final model, PCG-U101, was released in May of 2003.
== Detailed Specs ==
== Detailed Specs ==
There was a total of three models in the PCG-U lineup. The initial model, PCG-U1, was an ultraportable laptop
There was a total of three models in the PCG-U lineup. The PCG-U1 and U3 both share the same design, apart from the fact that the U1 is white and the U3 is black. The U3 was just an upgraded higher-specced and better looking U1 with a faster CPU and more RAM.


=== PCG-U1 ===
=== PCG-U1 ===
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'''Display:''' 7.1" 1024×768  
'''Display:''' 7.1" 1024×768  


'''Storage: 3'''0 GB 1.8-inch IDE HDD  
'''Storage:''' 30 GB 1.8-inch IDE HDD  


'''Weight:''' 880g  
'''Weight:''' 880g  
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== Credits ==
== Credits ==
[https://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/01/30/sony_vaio_pcg_u3_umpc/ The Gadgeteer]

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PCG-U1 and U3
PCG-U1 and U3

Overview

The Sony VAIO PCG-U was a line of ultraportable subnotebooks sold by Sony from October 2002 to circa May 2004. All models in the line were never officially sold outside Japan.

PCG-U Normal and Extended batteries
PCG-U Normal and Extended batteries

The first model, PCG-U1, was officially released on October 26, 2002. The higher-spec model, PCG-U3, was released in the same month. The final model, PCG-U101, was released in May of 2003.

PCG-U101
PCG-U101

Despite the PCG-U1 and PCG-U3 both having considerably higher clock speeds than the PCG-U101, they are both far, far slower than the PCG-U101. The Intel Celeron M completely sweeps the floor with them due to being an actual X86 CPU instead of emulating one, like the Transmeta Crusoe does. The U3 has more cache than the U1, leading to a big gain in performance due to ore room for the CPU to emulate the X86 architecture.

PCG-U1/U3

PCG-U101

Detailed Specs

There was a total of three models in the PCG-U lineup. The PCG-U1 and U3 both share the same design, apart from the fact that the U1 is white and the U3 is black. The U3 was just an upgraded higher-specced and better looking U1 with a faster CPU and more RAM.

PCG-U1

Processor: Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 867 MHz

Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon M6 with 8 MB VRAM

Memory: 128MB

Display: 6.4" 1024×768

Storage: 20 GB 1.8-inch IDE HDD

Weight: 860g

MSRP: ¥150,000

PCG-U3

Processor: Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 933 MHz

Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon M6 with 8 MB VRAM

Memory: 256MB

Display: 6.4" 1024×768

Storage: 20 GB 1.8-inch IDE HDD

Weight: 860g

MSRP: ¥150,000

PCG-U101

Processor: Intel Celeron M 600 MHz

Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon M6 with 8 MB VRAM

Memory: 256MB

Display: 7.1" 1024×768

Storage: 30 GB 1.8-inch IDE HDD

Weight: 880g

MSRP: ¥160,000

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