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Next Generation Entertainment. Everyday Essential Computing.

VGC-RB38G

Desktop

The VAIO® RB Desktop comes loaded with the tools you need to create, manage, share and enjoy your digital photos, home videos, movies and music. Sony® original

software includes PictureGear Studio™ for dig- ital photos, Click to DVD™ for DVD creation, and Sonic Stage® for digital music.

Take control of your TV

With the VAIO® RB Desktop you can watch and record high-quality television from your PC. It's convenient and easy with integrated pro- gram listings and on-screen navigation. Enjoy your own personal TV library on your schedule.

Give new life to great memories

Convert your VHS or 8mm home videos to professional quality DVDs. With Click to DVD™ software and the DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW drive, high-quality DVDs are just one click away5. Create or record up to 8.5GB of TV shows, music or digital photos - or up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 video - on one Double Layer DVD disc.

Powerful Performance and Versatility

The VAIO® RB Desktop is loaded with the software and hardware you need for your growing multimedia enter- tainment demands and everyday essential comput- ing needs. The stylish, mod- ern and sleek design compli- ments any room in your home or office.

The VAIO® RB Desktop Computer comes loaded with the tools you need to easily create, manage, share and enjoy your digital photos, home videos, movies and music. View high-quality TV.

Record your favorite shows. Turn your home videos into high-quality DVDs. Intuitive. Versatile. Empowering. Ready for your digital lifestyle.

Model

VGC-RB38G

HARDWARE

Processor

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 550 with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (3.40GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

800MHz

Chipset

Intel® 915G

Memory

1GB PC-3200 400MHz DDR (512MB x 2)

(Expandable to 2GB)

Hard Drive2

250GB2 7200rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive

Graphics

ATI Radeon® X300

128MB Video Memory

Graphics

TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-D Out 16x PCI Express

Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner

DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW5 / CD-RW Drive

Double Layer +R

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD±RW5 -RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX),

DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)

+RW

DVD+R Write (16x MAX),

DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)

CD-RW

CD-R Write (32x MAX),

CD-RW Write (24x MAX)

DVD-ROM

16x MAX DVD Read

40x MAX CD-ROM Read

Modem

V.90 compatible data/fax modem (RJ-11)

Ethernet

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Expansion Slots

Multi-Media Card Reader6 (Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO/Duo™, Compact Flash® Type I and Type II, SD/ MultiMediaCard™, Smart Media/xD Picture Card®)

One x1 PCI Express Two PCI (one occupied)

One x16 PCI Express (occupied by Graphics Card)

Expansion Bays

Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5” (occupied) Four Internal 3.5” (one occupied)

Port Connections

Six USB7 2.0 (two front/four rear) Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard) One VGA Out/ One DVI-D out One Parallel Port

One 6pin i.LINK® 7 Port (rear) / One 4pin i.LINK® Port (front)

One Line In One Headphone One Microphone

S-Video Input (rear) S-Video Output

Composite Video/Audio Inputs (rear) Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

Power Requirements

Min. 305W

100-240V 7A (50/60Hz)

Power Management

ACPI 1.0 Compliant

Weight (CPU)

25.35lbs. (weight is approximate and may vary)

Dimensions (CPU)

7.13”(W) x 16.9”(H) x 15.24”(D)

Supplied Accessories

VAIO ® Keyboard

PS/2 ® Mouse

Speakers

IR Receiver

Power Cord

Remote Control

SOFTWARE

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Sony® Original Software

Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video SonicStage® - Digital Music

VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

Other Software Applications

Microsoft® Works 8.0 - Word

Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar,

Scheduling, Contact Management,

and Database

Microsoft® Office 2003 60-Day

Student/Teacher Edition Trial

Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition

Sonic RecordNow!® 7- CD/DVD Data

Writing

Intervideo® WinDVD®

Online Center

America Online® 90-Day Trial - New

Users Only

Anti-Virus & Recovery Software

Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day

Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®,

Norton Personal Firewall, Norton

Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam®,

and Norton Parental Control

Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Trial

VAIO® Recovery Wizard

VAIO® Update

VAIO® Help and Support

SERVICE AND WARRANTY

INFORMATION

Limited Warranty and Onsite Service

1 Year Limited Warranty and Onsite

Service3

Telephone Support

1 Year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24-hours, 7 days-a-week4

On-line and Email Support

Support available from http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

1.GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.

2.GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A por- tion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.

3.When available, Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limit- ed warranty obligations. Any such serv- ices are subject to the terms and condi- tions of the limited warranty. See actual Limited Warranty for details. Onsite Service will be provided via third -party technician to be dispatched as needed following phone-based troubleshooting. Some repairs may be accomplished with the self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in all locations.

4.For certain third party software applica- tions, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone suuport may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.

5.DVD Media/Formats are not uni- versally compatible.

6.Does not support Memory Stick media and Memory Stick PRO media using the MagicGate function. Tested to support Memory Stick PRO media for up to 1GB. Does not support 5.0V SmartMedia media or the ID function of SmartMedia media with IDs. Does not support the SD Memory Card media copyright pro- tection function.

7.Not all products with USB connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations.

8.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product con- tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a mul- titude of varying software packages and add- on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to operate any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to

the performance of this product with any par- ticular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those men- tioned in this document. Sony hereby dis- claims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with any combina- tion of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this dis- claimer. Purchasers must determine for them- selves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every par- ticular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change with- out notice. Simulated graphic shown on dis- play.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, SonicStage, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, DVgate Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, Like No Other, VAIO Zone and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are reg- istered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub- ject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 12/04

i.LINK®

(IEEE 1394)

Sony Electronics Inc. For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)


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