Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP.

Always Ready

Luminous sensor

Wherever you go with VAIO A17GP, its screen automatically adjusts brightness to suit the environment, thanks to ErgoBright™ technology. This is good news for both your eyes and the battery. You’ll especially appreciate this feature when making presentations in dim conference rooms. Adjustment is gradual, to help everyone’s eyes adjust, and manual brightness control is of course possible as well. The sensor itself is located beneath the speaker grille, near the one-touch buttons.

VGN-A17GP
Front

15˝ SXGA+ (1400 1050)

TFT colour display

Wireless LAN indicator

Wireless LAN switch

Plug & Display

No more twiddling with controls when connecting a projector to a notebook PC! Using Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) from the projector*, VAIO A17GP automatically chooses the maximum projector resolution and displays your presentation material on the presentation screen and the LCD at that resolution.

*When using projector devices that don't feature EDID, maximum resolution output may not be implemented.

One-touch buttons

The Brightness button changes the screen brightness setting to maximum (ideal for DVD viewing), auto (ErgoBright™ technology) for email and web surfing, and manual for fine-tuning. The Magnify button lets you change screen resolution. The S1 button provides a shortcut to launch a favourite application or put VAIO A17GP in standby mode to save power when moving from desk to conference room. Volume and Mute buttons also come in handy.

Combo —
Memory Stick slot*

This conventional looking card slot offers new functionality. Located on the front of VAIO for easy access, it handles not only Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO, but also Memory Stick Duo without an adapter.

*Memory Stick Standard/Duo Size Compatible Slot. Supports high speed data transfer with parallel interface on Memory Stick PRO. MagicGate copyright protection technology cannot be applied.

Upgraded software

Take your imagination to the limit! Click to DVD now allows one-click photo DVD creation directly from Cyber-shot* and images from Memory Stick, in addition to popular one-click video DVD creation. Adobe® Premiere® Standard with new

Memory Stick Standard/ Duo Size Compatible Slot

(Memory Stick PRO compatible)

Volume buttons

Mute button/ indicator

Luminous sensor

Built-in stereo speakers

Keyboard

Intelligent

Touchpad

Disc drive eject button

Microphone jack (monaural mini)

Headphone jack (stereo mini)

USB 2.0 connector (2)

DC-IN connector

Network (RJ-45) connector (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T)

Indicators

Top

Brightness button/indicator

Magnify button

Power button

S1 button

Left/right button

Right

DVD±RW drive

Modular (RJ-11) connector

Left

PC Card eject button

PC Card Slot (Type I/II 1)

USB 2.0 connector

i.LINK (IEEE1394) S400 (4 pin) connector

Rear

Air exhaust vent

Monitor connector (VGA, Mini D-SUB 15 pin)

A/V Out connector (NTSC/PAL compatible)

VAIO Edit Components lets you add flames or sparkles to moving subjects. And, SonicStage has a convenient new interface for collecting, playing back, and

Port Replicator VGP-PRA1* (Optional)

checking out music.

* Availability depends on region.

Click to DVD

Adobe® Premiere® Standard

SonicStage

Optical Digital Audio Out connector

USB 2.0 connector** (2)

Monitor connector

(VGA, Mini D-SUB 15 pin)

Monitor connector (DVI-D)

Network connector

* Availability depends on region.

Printer connector

USB 2.0 connector (2)**

DC-IN connector

S-Video Out connector

Composite output

Audio In/Out connectors (stereo)

**When VAIO A17GP is attached to the Port Replicator, a total of 5 USB 2.0 connectors becomes available.