A few readers emailed in to ask what the availability of the UX50/90/180 devices in Europe is. We double-checked again with Sony UK and there are still no plans to release it in the UK or anywhere alse in Europe.
Its probable that the UK is too small of a market and most of the rest of Europe requires different keyboards, manuals and software. It’s just not going to bring returns for Sony which is a real shame. Yesterday we read a really great review of the Sony UX and a head-to-head comparison of the UX and the OQO. We’re convinced that you get what you pay for with it. Its a high quality device.
However, there is a solution if you’re happy with a U.S. keyboard.
Dynamism.com are able to sell the U.S. model in the UK (shipping starts today!) and it appears from their website that the UX50 and UX90 models are also available. They are still working on getting the flash-disk version of the UX90.
We’ve contacted Dynamism for confirmation of availability and to find out if they’re able to deliver into mainland Europe but they haven’t got back to us yet. In the meantime, you can check out their UK website info and our product portal for more info and links.
[update: Dynamism kindly answered our queries. They have stock and are able to ship worldwide. The UX90 with flash drive is expected late July.]
Regards
Steve / Chippy.
