• Language Pack

        Hong Kong Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Thai

      • Language Interface Pack

        Vietnamese

      • Operating System

        Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit (English Version) with Service Pack 1

      • Chipset

        Intel® P43 Express Chipset

      • Processor System Bus

        1066 MHz

      • Processor Name

        Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400 (2.80 GHz)*1*2

      • Cache Memory

        3 MB

      • Memory Bus

        800 MHz

      • SO-DIMM Slots

        2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses one)

      • Pre-installed/Max

        2 GB DDR2 SDRAM*3*4

      • Hard Disk Drive

        500 GB*5 (Serial ATA, 7200rpm)

      • Maximum Reading Speed

        DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 8x/DVD-ROM: 8x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-ROM: 24x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x

      • Maximum Writing Speed

        DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL) /DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x

      • Drive

        DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive

      • Dedicated Video Memory

        256 MB

      • Graphics Accelerator

        NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS notebook graphics processing unit (GPU)(Motion Reality HD equipped)

      • Type

        20.1" wide (WSXGA+: 1680 x 1050) TFT colour display (Clear Bright High Colour LCD)

      • i.LINK(IEEE 1394)

        4pin (S400) x 1

      • SD Memory Card Slot

        SD Memory Card*7 (SDHC compatible, MMC compatible)

      • Microphone

        stereo mini jack x 1

      • Others

        Optical Out Connector

      • DC IN

        x 1

      • USB

        High Speed USB 2.0 x 5

      • Network (RJ-45)Connector

        10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T x 1

      • Memory Stick Slot

        Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible)*6

      • Headphone

        stereo mini jack x 1

      • Wireless LAN Frequency

        2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n)

      • Bluetooth

        Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR

      • Wireless LAN Data Rate

        maximum 11 Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g) 300 Mbps (Draft 802.11n)*9

      • Wireless LAN Type

        Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/Draft n*8

      • Front Side Camera

        Effective pixels: 1280 x 1024

      • Microphone

        Built-in monaural microphone

      • Speaker

        Built-in stereo speakers

      • Sound Chip

        DSD compatible high quality sound chip: "Sound Reality"(Intel® High Definition Audio compatible), 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support)

      • Keyboard

        VGP-UKB3US Wired keyboard: Approx. 19 mm key pitch / 2 mm keystroke , 103 keys

      • Dimensions (WxHxD)

        Main unit: 487 x 408 x 157 mm (Under minimum tilt) 487 x 378 x 276 mm (Under maximum tilt) Keyboard: 427 x 23 x 128 mm

      • Weight

        Main unit: 8.5kg

      • Support

        VAIO Recovery Center, VAIO Update, VAIO Data Restore Tool

      • Word Processor / Spreadsheet

        60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*11

      • Home Network

        VAIO Media plus

      • Tool

        Roxio Easy Media Creator, Adobe® Reader® 9, McAfee PC SecurityCenter 90-day Free Trial*12

      • Music

        VAIO MusicBox, SonicStage Mastering Studio, DSD Direct Player

      • Video Edit/Playback

        VAIO Movie Story, Adobe® Premiere® Elements® 7, VAIO Edit Components, WinDVD for VAIO

      • Utilities

        VAIO Control Center, WebCam Companion, Magic-i™ Visual Effects

      • DVD Creation

        Click to Disc, Click to Disc Editor

      • AV Entertainment

        Windows® Media center SP1

      • Still Image/Photo

        PMB (Picture Motion Browser), Windows® Photo Gallery, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 7

      • Keyboard

        Wired keyboard (VGP-UKB3US)

      • AC Adaptor

        AC Adapter (VGP-AC19V18)

      • Mouse

        Wired Optical Mouse (VGP-UMS30)

  • Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.  
    *1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
    *2 Intel® Virtualization Technology is not supported.
    *3 If memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, the supported dual channel mode provides better performance.
    *4 A portion of the system memory over 3 GB may not be available to the operating system.
     Sony does not guarantee compatibility with memories of other brands.
    *5 GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk drive space is reserved as a recovery partition.
    *6 Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded “Memory Stick” media only.
    *7 The copyright protection of the SD Memory Card is not supported.
    *8 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.
    *9 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.
    *10 This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. It must be activated before actual use, and the activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch.
     Activation requires Internet access, which enables certain functions included. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced‑functionality mode, limiting options and operation
    *11 Free use of 90 days. Further update will be charged.
     
    <AVC HD Playback>. 
    ‑ Depending on system environment, you may find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during AVC HD playback.
     
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