The Sony VGN-UX17GP is a light weight, ultra-compact, fully functional computer. This device is similar in hardware and dimensions (a screen lesser than 7 inches) specific to a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC), but it is not one. Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) is a project initiated by Microsoft and is code-named Origami. Origami does not specifically refer to a device or a particular piece hardware but to an ultra-mobile PC that runs Windows Tablet Edition OS and now Vista Home Premium, and more importantly has Microsoft’s 'Touch Pack'—a suite with applications and utilities that are optimized for a touch screen operation. The devices that use Microsoft’s UMPC-origami platform come from
Asus,
Founder,
Medion,
OQO and
Samsung.
The VGN-UX17GP differs by running a full version of Windows XP Professional along with a touch sensitive screen powered by Sony’s own proprietary software. The device is powered by Intel’s 1.2 GHz Core Solo processor, 512MB of 400 MHz DDR2 memory, 30GB hard drive, Intel’s GMA 950 on-board graphics and weighs just 520 grams.
how much is it 
