Sony PCG-K37 warranty Feature Packed Value, Enhanced Wide Screen, Wireless Freedom

Feature-packed portability. Exceptional good looks.

PCG-K37

Notebook

Feature Packed Value

Affordable, full-sized note- book with eye-catching great looks that are sure to get you noticed. Equipped with essential tools like full-sized ergonomic keyboard, Inte- grated 802.11b/g Wireless LAN, and Memory Stick PRO™ media slot. Gently slanted keyboard provides a comfortable hand and wrist position.

Enhanced Wide Screen

Enhanced wide screen for- mat lets you take full advan- tage of DVD movies, view side-by-side page layouts, spreadsheets and toolbars.

DVD+R Double Layer /DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive Burn professional quality DVDs and CDs.4 Store up to 8.5GB of data, music, pho- tos or movies on a single DVD.

Multimedia

Entertainment

Go from work center to mul- timedia center. Integrated optical drive and pre-loaded software lets you create, edit and burn DVDs4, enjoy music, movies and photos anywhere your notebook can go with you.

Wireless Freedom

Integrated wireless capabili- ties let you connect to thou- sands of Hotspots across the country to check email, surf the web and stay con- nected.3 Connect to work and play - wire-free!

Sony® VAIO® K Series notebooks are beautiful, ergonomic, affordable and equipped with integrated wireless capabilities and multimedia features that will take you from work day to night life. It’s a totally versatile entry-level note- book that combines the technology you need for mobile survival with a price that’s easy on your wallet.

Model

PCG-K37

HARDWARE

Processor

Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538 (3.20GHz 1, 1MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

533MHz

Chipset

ATI Radeon™ IGP 345M

Integrated Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b/g3

LCD

15.4” WXGA (1280x800) with XBRITE™ technology

Hard Drive

80GB2 (4200rpm)

Memory

1GB PC-2100 266MHz DDR (512MB x 2)

(Expandable to 1GB Maximum)

Graphics

ATI Radeon™ IGP 345M

64MB Video RAM (shared w/ Main

Memory)

Graphics Interface

VGA out

Video Interface

A/V mini jack

DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW Drive4

DVD+R Double Layer

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD+RW

DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)

DVD-RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX); DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)

CD-RW

CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX)

Modem

Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 interface

Ethernet

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface

Audio

Windows® sound system compatible, Built-in stereo speakers

Audio Interface

Monaural mini microphone jack, Headphone jack (stereo mini)

Memory Stick® Media Slot

Supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO™ media5

PC Card Slots

One PCMCIA Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support

Other Interfaces

i.LINK® connector(IEEE 1394)6,

3 USB 2.0 ports, DC in, parallel port

Pointing Device Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard

QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.7mm stroke and 19.19mm pitch

Power Requirements

168W+10%

Battery

Lithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2NY)

Estimated Battery Life

1.0- 2.0 hours7

Weight

8.2lbs. with standard battery

(weight is approximate and may vary)

Size (W x H x D)

14.1” x 1.6” - 2.2” x 10.9”

Supplied Accessories Standard Lithium-ion battery Power cord & AC adapter

Optional Accessories Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2NY) AC Adapter (PCGA-AC19V9) 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Router

Access Point (PCWA-AR800)

802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Ethernet Converter (PCWA-DE80)3

Visual Communication Camera (PCGA-UVC11A)

Notebook Backpack (PCGA-CCP3) Neoprene notebook and AC adapter

cases (VGP-AMC3) Wireless optical mouse

(PCGA-WMS5/S)

USB Mobile Mouse- Black (PCGA-UMS3/B)

USB Mobile Mouse- Silver (PCGA-UMS3/S)

USB Optical VAIO Mouse (PCGA-UMS5)

Memory Card Adapter (VGP-MCA10) 512MB memory expansion module

(VGP-MM512G)

60GB External Hard Drive (PCGA-HDM06)2

External Floppy Disk Drive (PCGA-UFD5)

SOFTWARE

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows®

XP Home Edition

SONY® Original Software

Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation

DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video

SonicStage® - Digital Music

PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo

VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

VAIO® K Series Software Bundle

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

Intuit® Quicken® 2005 New User Edition10

InterVideo® WinDVD® Microsoft® Works 8.0 - Word

Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact Management and Database

Microsoft® Office 2003 60-Day Trial (Student/Teacher Edition)

Sonic RecordNow!® 7

Anti-Virus & Recovery Software Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day

Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam®, Norton Parental Control

Sony VAIO Update software

Sony VAIO Recovery Wizard software Sony VAIO Help and Support software

Internet Services

AOL Online™ 90-day Trial - New Users only

SERVICE AND WARRANTY

INFORMATION

Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty8

Telephone Support

1 year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24/79

On-line Support

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

1.GHz denotes microprocessor inter- nal 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.Requires compatible wireless LAN access point, sold separately. Internet connection may require fees.

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

5.Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high- capacity media tested up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality.

6.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.

7.Estimated battery life. Actual battery life may vary on usage.

8.See actual Limited Warranty for details.

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

10.Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- dards, and therefore, there are a multitude 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 per- formance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware options except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this prod- uct is compatible with any combination of 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 disclaimer. Purchasers must deter- mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Notebook Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display. Preinstalled software may not be identical to retail ver- sions or have all documentation. 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.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permis- sion is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, SonicStage, Memory Stick, XBRITE, Memory Stick PRO, MagicGate, DVgate Plus, VAIO Media, Picture Gear Studio, Like No Other and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are regis- tered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

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