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I broke down and got the Sony Vaio TX. I should have it in about a week. I got the VGN-TX630P/B but before doing so I looked long and hard at the Fujitsu P7120 which is a revision to the P7000 and has many more changes than you might expect. It was a tough call, and here are some of the facts:

• Both laptops have LED backlight displays, the first of their kind. This means they use much less power, can have thinner cases, and are brighter.
• The Sony’s Screen is 11.1 inch 1366 x 768 while the Fujitsu’s is 10.6 inch 1280 x 768.
• I believe the Sony’s keyboard is a tad larger (90% of a full size keyboard).
• Both laptops employ the same 1.2 GHZ Intel ULV processor and use DDR2 memory
• Both laptops have 1.8 inch 4200 rpm 60GB drives
• The Sony has EDGE support (at > $40 a month I doubt I will ever use it, pluse EDGE is slow compared to EVDO).
• The Sony claims 7h standard battery life, the Fujitsu needs the extended battery to get close to this.
• The Sony is thinner and lighter (2.7 lbs vs 3.2 lbs)
• The Fujitsu will obviously have less crapware installed by default, with is the big bummer about the Sony. I know I will need to flatten it first thing.
• The Fujitsu has NO FAN, and is completley passivley cooled.
• The Fujitsu has a modular drive bay allowing for another battery.
• The Fujitsu has an array microphone

Both were about the same price, but in the end the Sony edged out the Fujitsu due to the larger screen, higher resolution and better battery life and EDGE support that I may use. However I was VERY tempted by the fact that the Fujitsu has no Fan, making it totally silent… tempting.

Anyway, I’m looking forward for my new gadget.