VGN-AR71M

Wide screen & power
HD entertainment notebook with Blu-ray Disc Combo drive (reader)
VAIO Europe official website

http://www.vaio.eu/

http://www.vaiopro.eu/

KEY FEATURES

Blu-ray Disc Combo drive (reader) for watching HD movies 17.0" X-black LCD display for sharp and natural looking pictures Fast performance with Intel Centrino Duo and NVIDIA graphics Multimedia creation with Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Premiere Elements, VAIO Movie Story and VAIO Music Box

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

Architecture

Platform Chipset
Intel Centrino processor technology Mobile Intel PM965 Express Chipset

CPU Section

Microprocessor Full Name Microprocessor Manufacturer Microprocessor Speed (GHz) L2 Cache (KB) Frontside Bus (MHz) Number of Cores
Intel Core2 Duo Processor T8100, Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel 2.Advanced Smart Cache 800 2

Memory

Memory Speed (MHz) Memory Type Max. Memory (MB) Max Memory Comment Memory Size (MB)
667 DDR2 SDRAM (2x2048MB) 4096 In the case of 4GB, a portion of the system memory over 3GB might not be available to the operating system 4096

Drives

Hard Drive Type Hard Drive Capacity (GB) Hard Drive Speed (rpm) Optical Drive Type Optical Drive Fitting
Serial ATA Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive: BD ROM/DVD+RW/+-R DL/RAM Drive Built-in

Drives Speed

CD-R x8, CD-RW x8, DVD-R DL x2, DVD-R x8, DVD-RW x4, DVD+R DL x4, DVD+R x8, DVD +RW x4, DVD-RAM x5 CD x24, CD-R x24, CD-RW x24, DVD x8, DVDR DL x6, DVD-R x8, DVD-RW x6, DVD+R DL x8, DVD+R x8, DVD+RW x8, DVD-RAM x5, BD-ROM x2, BD-Rx2, BD-RE x2, BD-RE DL x1.6, BD-R DL x1.6

Display

Display Type Diagonal Size (in) Resolution Format Resolution Type

X-black LCD x 900 WXGA+

Graphics
Graphic Card Full Name Producer Comments
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT GPU NVIDIA Dedicated Video Memory of 256MB

Interfaces

4 Pin i.LINK (IEEE1394), 400 Mbps DC in Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick Slot Type
Microphone Jack RJ-11 Direct Port (Modem) RJ-45 Direct Port (Network) TV out TV out Type(s) USB Speed USB Port (quantity) USB Version USB Connector Type VGA Connector for Monitor PCMCIA Card Type I or II SD Card Slot S-Video AV in minijack Audio out Audio out Type(s) Express Card Slot Express Card Slot Type
1 Memory Stick standard, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, high speed data transfer and MagicGate compatible S-Video + HDMI High/Full/Low 3 2.0 A Headphone/Speakers Jack and optical SPDI/F 1 54mm or 34mm

Connectivity

Built-in Modem IR Receiver Integrated Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Range (m) Wireless LAN Type Wireless LAN Max. Date Rate (Mbps) Ethernet network
V.92/V.YES max. 100 802.11a/b/g/Draft n BASE-T/100 BASE-TX/1000 BASE-T

Multimedia

TV Tuner Board Intel High Definition Audio compatible 3D Surround Built-in Stereo Speakers Windows Sound System Compatible Sound Reality DVB-T
NO YES YES YES YES YES NO

Built-in Camera

Built-in 'Motion Eye' Digital Camera Frames per Second Image Sensor (Mega Pixels) Motion Picture Function Motion Pictures max. Resolution (pixels)
YES 30 1.3 YES 1280x1024 (SXGA)

Keyboard Section

Touch Pad

Features

Special Buttons Auto Resolution Kensigton Lock Built-in Microphone
Power button, Wireless LAN switch, Short-cut Keys (S1 & S2) , Mute, Volume Control, AV buttons Plug and Display YES YES

Software

Audio Video & TV Photo CD-DVD Burning Office Application Security & Other
VAIO Music Box, Windows Media Player 11, SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.4 Adobe Premiere Elements 4, VAIO Content Importer / Exporter, WinDVD BD 8.0 for VAIO, DivX Player & Converter, VAIO Movie Story Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, Google Picasa, VAIO Movie Story Easy Media Creator 9, Click to Disc/Editor Adobe Reader 8.1, Adobe Standard 8, Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office Trial 2007 (60 days Try & Buy) Norton 360 (with 60 days free virus updates), VAIO Recovery Utility 2.6 - HDD recovery (hidden partition), Skype, Google software package

Supplied Accessories

AC Adaptor Battery Power Cord

YES YES YES

Dimensions
Depth Main Unit (mm) Height Main Unit (mm) Width Main Unit (mm) Weight with Supplied Battery and Supplied Drive (kg)

299.5 33.3.8

Battery
Battery Type Battery Life (min) Battery Charging Time (min) Battery Life Disclaimer

Lithium-Ion battery (VGP-BPS9B) Actual battery life will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. Benchmark: MobileMark 2007

Guarantee

Months

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

VGP-EMB03 VGP-BPS9A/B VGP-AC19V16

VAIO Backpack

Rechargeable Battery

Sony VAIO AC Adapter

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Sony VAIO AR71M Laptop - VGNAR71M

745.84 inc.vat

Summary
Want a powerful all-round laptop that offers fantastic performance as well as features thatll keep you entertained whatever youre into? Then the Sony Vaio AR71M should be right up your street. With an amazing 17 inch X- black widescreen LCD display gives you much more than a comfortably large desktop. You get exceptional visual performance thats precision tuned to enable a picture that previously could only be achieved on an HD TV. So, with a resolution of 1440 x 900, whether its movies, photos or just web browsing itll all look gorgeous. On top of this, the nVidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics card allows you to play games as well, and on this screen youll get a such a complete experience that your only worry will be how youll tear yourself away. Armed with an Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.1GHz processor and 4GB RAM theres all the power you need to get the most out of all these features. Whats more, youll breeze through your everyday tasks in double quick time as it allows you to run several applications simultaneously. So, if you want to download a movie while getting on with some work and listening to music all at once now you can! Youve no need to worry about storage either as 300GB is loads of room for you to save movies, games, photos and music as well as all the important work stuff too. The Sony Vaio Ar71M gives you a great all round entertainment package as well as all the essentials to make your work easier too. If you want a top laptop with all the style of a Sony Vaio youve struck gold!

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Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 / 2.1 GHz ( Dual-Core ) RAM - 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 2 x 2 GB ) Hard Drive - 300 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 4200 rpm Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Want this laptop with Windows 7? Call 4413 to get an upgrade Screen - 17" TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) - X-black Optical Drive - DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM - integrated Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT Bluetooth - No Notebook Camera - Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel

Technical Specifications

Price correct as at Monday, October 18, 2010 6:03 PM. Please check the website for the latest price.