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Windows Vista™ Business
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Platform Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
  Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66 GHz)*1*2
  Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
  Intel®945GM Express Chipset
Operating System Windows Vista™ Business (English version) with Traditional Chinese LanguagePack
Processor System Bus 667MHz
Memory Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 2MB Advanced Smart Cache
Main Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM*3 (upgradeable up to 2 GB)
  2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses one)
Hard Disk 80 GB (HDD Recovery Storage:7GB*4, C:Remain) Serial ATA, 5400 rpm
Optical Drive DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive
  Maximum reading speed:
 

DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD-R: 8x
DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL: 4x
DVD-RAM: 3x
CD-RW,CD-R, CD-ROM: 24x

  Maximum writing speed:
 

DVD+R, DVD-R: 8x
DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 4x
DVD-RAM: 3x
DVD+R DL: 2.4x
DVD-R DL: 2x
CD-R: 24x
CD-RW: 16x

Graphics Processing Unit NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 notebook graphics processing unit (GPU)
Total Available Graphics Memory (Max) *5 319MB
Display 13.3" Wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD: Single Lamp, Wide View)
Interfaces USB 2.0 x 2 ・i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 (4pin) ・Network (RJ-45) connector (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) ・Headphone jack (stereo mini) ・Microphone jack (stereo mini) ・Monitor connector (Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15pin) ・Modular (RJ-11) connector ・Docking Station connector ・Memory Stick Duo Slot*6 (MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO Duo compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible)
Compatible Memory Cards*7 Memory Stick*8 (Standard/Duo Size, MagicGate, Memory Stick PRO) ・SD Memory Card*9・xD-Picture Card ・Multi Media Card
Wireless LAN Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g*10 ・Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection ・Data rate: maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11a/g) *11 ・Frequency: 5 GHz (802.11a), 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth® Bluetooth® standard version 2.0+EDR ・Output: maximum +6dBm ・Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Modem V.92 and V.90 Compliant
Security Chip TCG Ver1.2 compliant Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Fingerprint Sensor Built-in Fingerprint Sensor
PC Card Slot ExpressCard™/34 x 1, Type I/II x 1
Camera Effective Pixels: 640x480
Image Device: 1/8", VGA CMOS
Lens: 2 elements in 2 groups, F4
Focus distance: f=1.74 mm
Audio DSD compatible high quality sound chip: "Sound Reality"(Intel® High Definition Audio compatible) ・3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) ・Built-in stereo speakers ・Built-in monaural microphone.
Keyboard/Input Device Approx. 19 mm key pitch / 3 mm keystroke ・86 keys ・Intelligent Touchpad
Battery VGP-BPS2C*12 Lithium-ion battery: up to 5.5 hours of use (at STAMINA MODE) *13
Dimensions (WxHxD) 315 × 24.7 - 36.0 × 234.3 mm
Weight 1.85 kg (including the supplied battery)
Included Software Video Edit/Playback: DVgate Plus 2.3, VAIO Video & Photo Utility 1.0, Adobe® Premiere® Elements 3.0 (Installer), VAIO Edit Components 6.1(Installer), WinDVD for VAIO 8.0
DVD Creation:Click to DVD 2.6
Music:SonicStage CP 4.2, SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.3, SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter 2.3
Still Image/Photo:Windows® Photo Gallery , Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 5.0 (Installer)
Home Network: VAIO Media 6.0
Tool: Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.0 (Installer) , Adobe® Reader® 7, Norton Internet Security™ 2007
Utilities:VAIO Control Center 2.0, VAIO Camera Utility 2.0, VAIO HDD Protection 2.0, Infineon TPM Professional Package (Installer), Protector Suite QL 5.3
Support:VAIO Recovery Utility, VAIO Update 3.0
Supplied Accessories AC adapter (VGP-AC19V12) ・Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS2C) ・Memory Card Adapter(VGP-MCA20)
Warranty One year*14
 
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 on VAIO.
*3 If memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, computer will run in dual channel mode and provide better performance.
*4 Necessary data for recovery (setting back to initial shipment settings) in the hard disk drive consuming approximately 7GB in size is available separately.
*5 Total Available Graphics Memory refers to the new Windows Vista classification of graphics memory, which is the total of Dedicated Video Memory, System Video Memory and Shared System Memory.
*6 Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded “Memory Stick” media only.
*7 Including cards that can be inserted in direct slots and the supplied memory card adapter(VGP-MCA20).
*8 As for the Memory Stick PRO media, only Sony branded media is recommended to use with the Memory Card Adapter(VGP-MCA20).
*9 The copyright protection and high-speed data transfer features of the SD memory card are not supported.(VGP-MCA20).
*10 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.
*11 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.
*12 This product may only function with a genuine Sony battery designed for this model.
*13 Estimated battery life (under JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method (ver.1.0).) Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings.Estimated battery life at "SPEED MODE" will be approximately 1.5 hours shorter for VGP-BPS2C and approximately 2.0 hours shorter for VGP-BPL2C. For further details, please visit vaio-online.sony.com
*14 Warranty conditions may vary by region.
 
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, the Intel logo, Centrino and the Centrino logo, Intel Core and Core Inside, are trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Windows, Windows Vista and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or 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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