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By Mike Joubert 7 December 2009

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General
Display Size 13.1\
Manufacturer Sony
Notebook Type VAIO
Processor Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P9700
RAM 6GB DDR3 SDRAM (upgradeable up to 8GB) 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)
Wireless Capabilities Intel WiFi Link 5100, Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Data rate: maximum 11 Mbps (802.11b) / 54 Mbps (802.11a/g), 300 Mbps (802.11n), Frequency: 5 GHz (802.11a/n), 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Battery
Battery Capacity Lithium-ion battery
Estimated Battery Life Bundled battery: VGP-BPS12 Lithium-ion battery: up to 5 hours of use, Optional long battery: VGP-BPL12 Lithium-ion battery: up to 7.5 hours of use
External Power Supply AC Adaptor (VGP-AC19V32)
Technology Lithium-ion battery

Display
Display Type WXGA TFT Colour Display
Max Resolution 1600 x 900
Widescreen Display Yes

Expansion & Connectivity
Interfaces High Speed USB 2.0 x 2, i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 (4pin), Network (RJ-45) Connector (10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T), Headphone stereo mini jack x 1, Microphone stereo mini jack x 1, Monitor Connector (Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin), HDMI Output Connector, Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size, Memory Stick PRO compatible, MagicGate function) and SD Memory Card (SDHC compatible, Copyright protection function (CPRM) ), DC IN x 1, Docking Station Connector x 1

Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support Local warranty: 1 year VAIO International repair service: 1 year

Miscellaneous
Fingerprint Scanner Yes
Security Lock Slot TCG Ver.1.2 compliant Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Multimedia Functionality
Audio Output Type Intel High Definition Audio compatible, 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support), Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in monaural microphone
TV Tuner Type No

Operating System / Software
OS Provided Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Software Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic and Thai Language Pack

Processor
Cache Size 6 MB
Chipset Type Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology / Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P9700 (2.80 GHz)
Data Bus Speed 1066 MHz

RAM
Technology SDRAM

Size
Dimensions 314 x 24.5-33.0 x 210 mm
Weight 1.48 kg (including the supplied battery)

Storage
Hard Drive Size 320GB
Hard Drive Type Serial ATA
Optical Storage DVD??RW/??R DL/RAM Drive

Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS notebook graphics processing unit (GPU) (SPEED MODE) / Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (STAMINA MODE)
Max Allocated RAM Size 256 MB GDDR3 SDRAM (SPEED MODE)

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