Sony VGC-RB31P dimensions Digital Asset Production, Dependable Service, Data Archiving

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The Solution for Advanced Digital-Asset Management.

VGC-RB31P

Desktop

Digital Asset

Production

With Sony's original multime- dia software, you can easily create or customize impactful presentations, videos and training materials. Whether using 1080i high-definition camcorder video, or analog or standard-definition con- tent, you'll be able to lever- age Sony's professional tools to create high-quality digital assets for your business and customers.

Dependable Service

Designed for performance, reliability, and productivity - and so is the warranty serv- ice. The extendable, one- year limited warranty pro- vides on-site service at your office3. With additional techni- cal support available 24/7 online, or via Sony's priority telephone support for busi- ness customers, you'll main- tain maximum productivity with minimal downtime.

Data Archiving

With the advanced DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW drive5, you can record up to 8.5GB2 of your digital con- tent - up to 4 hours of MPEG2 video - on one Double Layer DVD disc. It only takes one click with Sony's original Click to DVD™ software.

Powerful Performance and Reliability

Delivering powerful perform- ance for the most demand- ing business applications like Serial ATA hard drives in RAID 0 configuration for incredible hard-drive speeds and Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with Hyper- Threading technology for robust multi-tasking9.

The VAIO® RB Desktop deliv- ers powerful performance, premium reliability and dependable service. With essential hardware features and Sony's original multime- dia software, you have the power to easily create, cus- tomize and distribute the high- quality digital assets that your business demands.

Model

VGC-RB31P

HARDWARE

Processor

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 530J with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (3GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

800MHz

Chipset

Intel® 915G

Memory

512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR (256MB x 2)

(Expandable to 2GB)

Hard Drive2

200GB2 7200rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive

Graphics

Intel® 915G Integrated Graphics 224MB MAX. dynamically allocated

shared video memory VGA out

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)

CD-ROM

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

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 Parallel Port

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

One Line In One Headphone One Microphone

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

Power Cord

SOFTWARE

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2

Sony® Original Software

VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD® 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 Trial

Small Busuiness Edition

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 Control, Norton AntiSpam®,

and Norton Parental Control

Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day

Subscription

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.

9.Performance will vary depending on specific hardware and software in use.

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)

Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

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