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Sony Vaio Duo 11 Is One Strange Windows 8 Hybrid [HANDS ON]
Sony Vaio Duo 11
The Sony Vaio Duo 11 has a folding design that puts the screen at a fixed angle in laptop mode. It's a strangely limiting choice, which also leaves no room for a touchpad.
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Sony is joining the Windows 8 world, upgrading its Vaio PCs to run Microsoft's new OS while throwing in a couple of surprises. Besides the unusual Tap 20 "portable" all-in-one, the new Vaio line includes a notebook/tablet hybrid and updates to existing Vaio lines.
The Vaio Duo 11, which Sony first unveiled in August, is a folding hybrid, but with an odd twist: You can only position the screen in two different ways: either flat over the keyboard or at about a 60-degree angle. That's it -- you can't position the screen at any other angle when working with the keyboard.
While the PC has some nice qualities -- including an 11.6-inch screen, an easy-to-carry weight of 2.84 pounds, and a sup…
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