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VAIO® Computer Specifications

PCG-Z1RA Series

A-BNZ-100-01

Overview

Special Features

❑ Leading Technology — With Intel®

Centrino™ mobile technology,

experience optimized mobile

computing, built-in wireless

capabilities, and extended battery life

of up to 13 hours using the double-

capacity battery

❑ Got Wireless — Built in IEEE

802.11b wireless for truly mobile

network connection

‡‡

❑ Enjoy Movies — Watch DVD

movies anywhere with an integrated

CD-RW/DVD combo drive, long-life

battery, and large display

Software

❑ Microsoft® Windows® operating

system — Includes Microsoft®

Windows® XP Home Edition or

Microsoft® Windows® XP

Professional operating system

❑ Audio and Video Authoring,

Viewing, and Sharing — Powerful

software for creating and sharing

movies and managing audio files

Hardware

❑ Exceptional Performance — Fast

Intel® Pentium® M processor

1.50,

1.60, or 1.70 GHz

†

❑ Power — High-capacity lithium-ion

battery

❑ Portability — Approximately 4.7

pounds light (with standard battery)

❑ Usability — Large display, generous

hard drive, expandable memory:

❑ 14.1” SXGA+ TFT

display (LCD)

❑ 60 GB

hard disk drive

❑ 512 MB (max. 1 GB

)

or 1 GB DDR SDRAM

❑ Connectivity —

❑ Built-in wireless LAN

‡‡

❑ i.LINK®***

S400 port

(4-pin)

❑ USB 2.0

†††

ports (2)

❑ Monitor port (VGA)

❑ 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Ethernet port (RJ-45)

❑ Modem line jack (RJ-11)

❑ Memory Stick® media

slot

‡‡‡

❑ Headphones jack

❑ Microphone jack

❑ Port replicator connector

❑

Front

7 Speakers

8 Model number

9 Scroll lock indicator

10 Caps lock indicator

11 Num lock indicator

12 Hard disk drive indicator

Front

1 Display (LCD)

2 Wireless LAN switch

3 Pre-programmable keys

4 Touch pad

5 Left and right buttons

6 Keyboard

† GHz denotes maximum microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect ap-

plication performance.

* GB means 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessible capacity

may vary. Five GB of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.

** One GB is equal to 1,024 MB.

‡‡ Wireless LAN Access Point device sold separately. Sony cannot fully guarantee the

security of wireless communications.

*** i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394

connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications,

operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an i.LINK connection

may not communicate with each other. Please refer to the documentation that came with

your compatible i.LINK device for information on operating conditons and proper

connection. Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to your system, such as

a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required

operating conditions.

††† Supports high, full, and low speeds.

‡‡‡ Supports Memory Stick Pro™ high-capacity media. Tested to support up to 1 GB media

capacity, does not support high-speed transfer, does not support access control security

function, does (or does not) support MagicGate copyright protection in Memory Stick Pro

media.

Specifications are subject to change.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Overview

1VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesA-BNZ-100-01OverviewSpecial Features❑ Leading Technology — With Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, exper

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Page 3 - Standard Features

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Page 4 - Standard Features (Continued)

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Page 5 - Available Configurations

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2VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA Series1 Memory Stick® media indicator2 Memory Stick® media slot3 USB 2.0 ports4 i.LINK S400 port (4-pin)5 Micro

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3VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesStandard Features Feature Description Processor Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.50, 1.60, or 1.70 GHz*L2 Ca

Page 8 - Memory and Storage

4VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesPower Management Energy Star® compliantAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)Dimensions(approx

Page 9 - Software

5VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesAvailable ConfigurationsModel Name Processor Speed Screen Memory HDD Optical Drive Battery Operating Syst

Page 10 - Software (Continued)

6VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesOptionsOption*Description Model Memory 256 MB memory upgrade (open slot)512 MB memory upgrade (open slot)

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7VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesCarrying Cases VAIO® Large Carrying Case This custom case holds your computer, AC adapter, extra battery,

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8VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesItem DescriptionL2 Cache Memory 1 MB (CPU Integrated)Hard Disk Drive 60 GB*Standard RAM Available: 512 M

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9VAIO® Computer SpecificationsPCG-Z1RA SeriesSoftware The following list includes some of the software included with your computer. Preinstalled softw