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VGN-AR18GP |
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Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2600 (2.16GHz) *1
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Intel® 945PM Express Chipset |
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Operating System |
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Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (English version) Multilanguage User Interface (pre-installed Traditional Chinese) |
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Processor System Bus |
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667MHz |
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Memory Bus |
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533MHz |
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Cache Memory |
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L1 Cache: 64KB L2 Cache: 2MB (on CPU) |
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Main Memory |
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1GB DDR2 SDRAM (Dual Channel Mode)*2 (upgradeable up to 2GB)*3
2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two) |
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Hard Disk |
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160GB (80GB x 2, C: 30GB, D: 123GB, HDD Recovery Storage: 7GB*4) Serial ATA, 5400rpm (RAID support*5) |
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Optical Drive |
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| Blu-ray Disc Drive (supporting BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM)*6 |
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BD-RE, BD-R: 1x |
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BD-ROM: 1.6x |
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DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD-R: 8x |
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DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL: 6x |
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DVD-RAM: 5x |
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CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM: 24x |
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BD-RE, BD-R: 1x |
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DVD-RAM: 5x |
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DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 4x |
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DVD+R DL: 2.4x |
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DVD-R DL: 2x |
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DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-RW, CD-R: 8x |
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Graphics Accelerator |
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•Dual display compatible •3D graphics acceleration compatible
•NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 GT (PCI Express x16 connection) |
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Video Memory |
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256MB (GDDR3 SDRAM) |
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Display |
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17.0" Wide (WUXGA: 1920 x 1200) TFT colour display (Clear Bright High Colour LCD: Dual Lamp, Wide View) |
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Interfaces |
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•USB 2.0 x 3*7 •i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 (4 pin) •S-Video Out connector*8 •HDMI port*9 •Universal ExpressCard™ slot (ExpressCard™/34, ExpressCard™/54 compatible) •Network (RJ-45) connector (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) •Headphone jack (stereo mini) •Microphone jack (stereo mini) •Monitor connector (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin) •Modular (RJ-11) connector •Multi function bay docking station connector •SPDIF optical out •Memory Stick Slot*10 (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible) •SD card slot*11 (MMC card compatible) |
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Wireless LAN |
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•Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g*12 •Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection •Data rate: maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54Mbps (802.11a/g)*13 •Frequency: 5GHz (802.11a), 2.4GHz (802.11b/g) |
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Bluetooth® |
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•Bluetooth® standard version 2.0+EDR*13 •Output: maximum +6dBm •Frequency: 2.4GHz |
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Modem |
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V.92 and V.90 Compliant |
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PC Card (PCMCIA) Slot |
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Type I/II x 1, CardBus Support |
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Camera |
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310,000 pixels effective |
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Image Device: 1/8", VGA CMOS |
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Lens: 2 elements in 2 groups, F4 (Fixed) |
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Focus distance: f=2.6mm |
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*Built-in monaural microphone (front side) |
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Audio |
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•DSD compatible high quality sound chip: "Sound Reality" (Intel® High Definition Audio compatible) •3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) •Built-in stereo speakers |
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Keyboard / Input Device |
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•ca 19mm Key pitch / 2.5mm Key stroke •86 Keys •Intelligent Touchpad |
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Battery |
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VGP-BPS2C*14 Lithium-ion battery: up to 2 hours of use*15 |
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Dimensions (W x H x D) |
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416 x 33.5-41.5 x 299.5mm |
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Weight |
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3.8kg (including the supplied battery) |
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Software Applications |
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•Adobe Reader 7 •Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Installer) •Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 •Click to DVD 2.5 •DSD Direct 1.0 •DVgate Plus 2.2 •Image Converter 2 Plus •Norton Internet Security 2006 •Roxio DigitalMedia SE 7 •PictureGear Studio 2.0 •SonicStage 3.4 •SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.2 •SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter 2.0 •Ulead BD DiscRecorder for VAIO •VAIO Camera Utility 1.0 •VAIO Camera VJ Screen Saver •VAIO Control Center 1.1 •VAIO Edit Components 6.0 •VAIO Media 5.0 •VAIO Original Screen Saver •VAIO Recovery Utility 2.6 •VAIO Update 2.1 •VAIO Zone 1.4 •WinDVD 5 for VAIO •WinDVD BD for VAIO |
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Supplied Accessories |
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•AC adapter (VGP-AC19V16)*16 •Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS2C) |
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Warranty |
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One year*17 |
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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. |
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Since memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, this computer will run in dual channel mode and provide better performance. |
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By removing the pre-installed 512MB memory modules and adding two 1GB memory modules. |
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Necessary data for recovery (setting back to initial shipment settings) in the hard disk drive consuming approximately 7 GB in size available separately. |
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Set to RAID 0 (Striping) at initial shipment settings. It will be displayed as 160GB x 1 on the Windows operating system. |
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This product does not support BD-RE 1.0 discs and Blu-ray cartridge discs. This product is also designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications (CD Standard). A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side.
Please be aware that the audio side (non-DVD side) of a DualDisc may not play on this product because it does not conform to the CD Standard. |
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High-speed/Full-speed/Low speed compatible. |
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Does not support playback copyright protected contents recorded on Blu-ray disc. |
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Based on High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Version 1.2a. |
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Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded "Memory Stick" media only. |
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Does not support SD card's copyright technology. |
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The maximum communication distance can vary depending on the obstacles or the distance between the communication devices, the radio waves, the operating system or the software being used. |
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The communication speed varies depending on the distance between communication devices, existence of obstacles between such devices, the device configuration, the radio conditions, and the software in use. In addition, communication may be cut off depending on the radio conditions. |
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This product may only function with a genuine Sony battery designed for this model. |
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Estimated battery life (under JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method (ver.1.0).) Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings. For further details, please visit vaio-online.sony.com |
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AC adapter should be connected while the CPU is having a heavy workload, such as Blu-ray disc playback, or playback may not be displayed properly because of the power saving feature. |
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Warranty conditions may vary by region. |
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<<Important notice when playing back Blu-ray discs>>
[Supporting Disc]
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Supports writing data to BD-R 1.1 discs (single-layer discs with the capacity of 25GB, dual-layer discs with the capacity of 50GB) and BD-RE 2.1 discs (single-layer discs with the capacity of 25GB, dual-layer discs with the capacity of 50GB). The Blue-ray drive on your computer does not support BD-RE 1.0 discs and Blu-ray cartridge discs. |
[Blu-ray Disc Playback]
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As with other optical media devices, circumstances may limit compatibility or prevent Blu-ray disc playback VAIO computers may not support movie playback on packaged media recorded in AVC or VC1 formats at high bit rates. |
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Requires compatible high-definition display for high definition playback. Playback of AACS protected media may require an HDCP compliant output and HDCP compliant display. |
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You may need to connect to the Internet when playing copyright protected Blu-ray discs |
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Region settings are required for Movies and BD-ROM contents. If the region setting and the region of the disc do not match, playback is not possible |
[Blu-ray Disc Recording / Burning]
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Video recording to Blu-ray Disc media is done in MPEG2 format only. |
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The trademarks, including but not limited to "SONY", "VAIO", "Memory Stick" and "SonicStage" are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.
Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Reader and Adobe Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Intel, Intel Inside, the Intel Inside logo, the Centrino logo, Centrino, Intel SpeedStep, Pentium, and Pentium Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
All other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Whilst information given is true at time of printing, small production changes in the course of our company's policy of improvement through research and design might not necessarily be included in the specifications. E&OE. Actual models may differ slightly in appearance to illustrations provided. |
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