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Sony Vaio VGN AR71ZU Laptop is a challenging product in the market. The sleek appearance, smart features and stunning performance makes this unit an exceptional product. Its light weight of 3.9 kg ensures easy portability and you can access the unit when you are on the move. This 17″ TFT screen sized unit has measurements of (Width) 41.6 cm, (Depth) 30 cm and (Height) 3.5 cm. The display screen has 1900 x 1200 pixels (WUXGA) maximum resolution and ensures widescreen viewing.
Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial and Bluetooth aerial are the integrated devices. It is precisely engineered with Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 / 2.5 GHz processor. It features 64-bit Computing and offers a data bus speed of 800 MHz. Multi-Core Technology included is Dual-Core. With X-black feature, the device supports Enhanced SpeedStep technology. It is incorporated with Mobile Intel PM965 Express chipset.
Effective memory is made possible in this Sony laptop as it comes with 6 MB L2 Cache, 4 GB / 4 GB (max) RAM of DDR2 SDRAM technology and speed of 667 MHz. Efficient storage is offered with 320 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm hard drive. Integrated optical storage type is BD-RE. It has a read speed of 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD) and the write speed is 8x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 2x (DVD-R DL) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL) / 2x (BD-R) / 1x (BD-R DL). The CD/DVD Rewrite Speed is 8x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) / 1x (BD-RE DL). With a card reader, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo are the supported flash memory cards.
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT is the supported Graphics Processor and includes 512 MB video memory. Digital and analogue TV tuners are made available. Sound card ensures effective audio output and microphone offers unhindered audio input. Sound Reality technology is supported in this device. It is integrated with 1.3 Mega pixels camera and captures 1280 x 1024 resolutions.
Keyboard and touchpad are the input devices which better coordinates the functions. It comes with 56 Kbps Fax / modem and a Network adapter. Wireless connectivity is made possible with Wireless LAN support. Expansion Slots Total (Free) included are 2 (0) x memory, 1 (1) x CardBus – type I/II and 1 (1) x ExpressCard/54.
Interfaces available are 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) – 4 PIN FireWire, 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A, 1 x headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm, 1 x audio – SPDIF output, 1 x audio / video – HDMI – 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x display / video – S-video output,1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45 and 1 x modem – phone line – RJ-11.
Safe use is made possible with the provision of a security lock slot. Lithium Ion is the battery included and offers a run time of 1.5 hour. Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate is the OS provided.
Software’s available are VAIO Music Box, Skype, VAIO Recovery Utility 2.6, Google Picasa, Microsoft Works 8.5, Google Software Pack, Roxio Easy Media Creator 9, Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0, WinDVD BD for VAIO 8.0, Norton 360 (60 days trial), Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.4, Adobe Reader 8.1, VAIO Content Importer / Exporter, Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial), VAIO Movie Story, Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 and Sony Click to Disc Editor 1.0.
Sony Vaio VGN AR71ZU 17″ Laptop is offered with 1 year warranty. This unit offers ultimate work performance and you can carry it around with style.
| General Info | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sony |
| Model | Sony Vaio VGN AR71ZU Laptop |
| Weight | 3.9 kg |
| Dimensions | Width 41.6 cm, Depth 30 cm, Height 3.5 cm |
| Processor Type | Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 |
| Hard disk capacity | 320 GB |
| RAM capacity | 4 GB / 4 GB (max) RAM |
| RAM type | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Screen size | 17″ |
| Screen resolution | 1900 x 1200 ( WUXGA ) |
| Graphics card | Mobile Intel PM965 Express chipset |
| USB ports | 3 |
| Optical drives | BD-RE |
| Removable media slots | Yes |
| Touch pad | Yes |
| Wireless technology | Yes |
| Modem | Yes |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate |
| Features | |
| Wi-Fi capability | Yes |
| CD/ DVD Read/write | Yes |
| Firewire port | Yes |
| Accessories | |
| Software | VAIO Music Box, Skype, VAIO Recovery Utility 2.6, Google Picasa, Microsoft Works 8.5, Google Software Pack, Roxio Easy Media Creator 9, Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0, WinDVD BD for VAIO 8.0, Norton 360 (60 days trial), Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.4, Adobe Reader 8.1, VAIO Content Importer / Exporter, Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial), VAIO Movie Story, Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 and Sony Click to Disc Editor 1.0 |













