Performance and Battery Life
It would not be advisable to do processor intensive tasks such as audio/video encoding and 3D related jobs on this device, neither would we recommend it as a gaming device. The device should rather be intended for purposes of productivity—reading/writing emails, editing word documents and connectivity options—wired and wireless, both. The 1.2 GHz, Ultra Low Voltage Core Solo processor from Intel and 512MB of RAM is good enough for a decent level of multitasking. As you can see from the 'sticky pad desktop image' in the previous page, we have quite a number of programs running in the system tray including Norton, which in itself is a resource hungry software. Intel’s GMA 950 is the same onboard graphics solution that powers Intel’s 945 chipset for Intel’s Core 2 Duo motherboards. We installed F.E.A.R on it and at 640 x 480 it was just about giving playable frame rates. But there is no way you can play FPS games since the function of the mouse itself engages both your hands. You can play car games like Track Mania Nations where you don’t need a mouse.

The rated battery life is three and half hours. Our battery life tests gave us around three hours of battery life with it reducing to almost 2 hour 15 minutes after a 15 minute gaming session and an hour of using Wi-Fi. Its less for a device that needs to be out for at least 10 hours a day to take care of your professional and personal needs.

For typing emails or working on documents you will have to use the magnifying function. But then once the screen is magnified it gets a little tedious navigating the page, especially when viewing new websites where you are not well versed with the page design.

Specifications Table
Its quite comprehensively given at Sony's website, so we didn't feel the need to create one. It also enlists all the bundled softwares that includes Norton, SonicStage, Win DVD5 and PenPlus to name a few. You can check it out at Sony's website here.

Conclusion
We have to admit that the Sony VGN-UX17GP is a nifty looking innovative device. It's feature packed with a brilliant quality touch screen, two motion sensing camera’s, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and to top it all it runs Windows XP Professional on an Intel 1.2 Ghz core solo processor and 512MB of RAM. All that in a device that fits your palm and weighs just 520 grams is simply remarkable. On the downside your productivity in terms of typing text is greatly hampered since you typically can only use your thumbs to work on the keypad. And its low 3 hour battery life and an expensive price tag—it costs Rs. 1,00,000, further downs its credibility.

However, my recommendation would be the Dell XPS1210. Its 12-inch screen when customized with a 1.66 Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a DVD Writer (the Sony doesn’t have an external optical drive bundled, internal is out of the question because of the size), a nine cell battery that lasts four and half hours and a Nvidia Go 7400 add-on PCIe graphics card, just costs Rs. 69,000. Though, the Dell weighs close to 2 Kilograms. But then it’s an ultra portable laptop v/s. a handheld device. In the end, however, its one's personal decision—You have the choice of opting either for Innovation, Ultra-compactness and Aesthetics (Sony VGN-UX17GP Handheld PC) or Practicality (Dell XPS1210).