The netbook market has been growing in a fast rate even in these tough economic times. The netbooks are great gadgets as they are recession friendly and highly portable. There are a lot of manufacturers that are planning to launch their own netbooks in the near future. But not everyone seems to be focusing on recession-friendly gadgets. Sony is known for its legendary VAIO product lines. It has now taken its game to the portable notebook market by introducing Lifestyle PCs. These are 8 inch highly portable notebooks designed for folks who are constantly on the go. And they are super slick too!

Can Lifestyle PCs really stop netbooks? A lot of folks have already classified Sony Lifestyle as a netbook. I don’t believe that’s a good classification. Sony P beats its regular netbook counterparts in many areas and is more pricey as well. Sony Lifestyle is a great gadget. It’s highly portable and very good looking. Best of all, it’s a premium netbook. Sony certainly hasn’t cut any corners when it comes to adding features to Sony P. But there is one major question mark on this device: the price! Netbooks are supposed to be highly affordable. Sony P is going to cost you a cool $900 which is more than you would have to pay for some of the fully-fledged laptops on the market. The device is certainly worth the price but will netbook owners take that into account?

The battle between regular netbooks and Sony’s netbooks comes down to price vs. premium quality. Apple has been playing that game for years, and while it has earned a lot of money and success, it hasn’t managed to dominate the PC market. Sony netbook is a great gadget, but I doubt it has what it takes to dominate the netbook market. It’s simply too expensive to be adopted by recession-friendly gadget lovers. Now if Sony drops the prices we will be looking at a whole new game.

Your take: is Sony P’s $900 price tag a deal breaker for you?