Anyway, back to the X9. The screen has a large viewing radius and low glare, as the person next to be will testify to. The screen itself is in-fact quite strange, as it has a glass panel covering the screen for protection, again a nice touch. This glass panel can be easily removed by moving two clips, this is so it can be washed and at last provides a satisfactory method of keeping your screen clean and scratch free, as the glass panel can be replaced with a new one at little cost. Something that I have just spotted is that it seems that a pixel right in the centre of my screen is damaged, looks like I have some complaining to do.
Damged pixels are common on LCD screens.
This has sadly stopped me from playing Quake 3, but all the other games appear to run smoothly in software mode. It is already proving very useful, allowing the user to attach lots more devices to the laptop. But the docking station is certainly needed when not on the move, as without it there is only a FDD connector, DC in and a single USB port. Which works, but isn't really that impressive. You would have thought that Sony would have provided a 3Com modem or a better make.