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Sony VGN-AR790U/B (Black)

Sony VGN-AR790U/B
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17" screen, 400GB hard drive black laptop

The VAIO® AR790 notebook is a multimedia powerhouse with DVR capabilities and a 17" WUXGA widescreen display with XBRITE-HiColor&trade LCD technology. Featuring an Intel® Core&trade 2 Duo T9300 processor, a 400GB hard drive and 4GB memory, the AR790 is a super-powerful notebook. Watch and record in stunning Blu-ray Disc&trade format, and even watch, record, and manage cable TV content.

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• 17" WUXGA LCD display with XBRITE-HiColor&trade technology, 1920 x 1200 pixels

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9300, 2.50GHz speed

• 400GB serial ATA hard drive (200GB x 2), 5400rpm speed, RAID technology

• 4GB (2GB x 2) PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, 667MHz speed

• DVD/CD burner with Blu-ray Disc&trade support

• Memory Stick® and Memory Stick Duo media slot, Secure Digital (SD) card slot

• Wireless LAN: Intel® PRO/wireless 4965AGN network connection (802.11 a/b/g/n)

• HDMI connection, 3 USB ports (2.0 compliant), i.LINK interface (IEEE 1394), VGA output

• NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT GPU graphics processor with 1791MB total available graphics memory

• Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate operating system

Additional Specifications

• Sony Sound Reality audio enhancer

• One PCMCIA Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support

• One ExpressCard®/54 slot

• Action buttons: S1, S2, AV mode, volume, mute, eject, play/pause/stop, wireless LAN on/off, FF and rewind

• Video RAM: 512MB dedicated video RAM

• Mobile Intel PM965 express chipset

• TV tuner: ATI TV Wonder digital cable tuner (NTSC and ATSC support)

• Headphone jack, microphone input, S/PDIF output, S-Video input, ethernet port, modem jack

• 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T fast ethernet (RJ-45)

• Integrated V.92/V.90 modem (RJ-11)

Manufacturer Specifications

• Integtrated Bluetooth® technology

• Built-in 1.3 megapixel MOTION EYE® camera and microphone

• Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch

• Pointing device: Electro-static touch pad

• Standard capacity battery (VGP-BP9A/B) with 1.5-2.5 hours estimated battery life

• 800MHz front side bus speed

• Click to Disc DVD creation software

• LocationFree Player® software

• Norton 360 All-In-One Security 60-day software trial

• Microsoft® Works SE 9.0 with 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007

Dimensional Specifications

• Dimensions: 16.4" W x 1.32" H x 11.8" D

• Weight: 8.4 lbs. with standard battery

Sony VGN-AR790U/B Warranty Details

One-year parts and labor warranty

The Sony VGN-AR790U/B is no longer available for purchase.

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