Plenty of power. Won’t overpower your room.
VGN-A190
Notebook
Portable Multimedia Entertainment
Integrated DVD±RW/ CD-RW Drive
Burn professional quality DVDs and CDs.4AV Entertainment Dock
Plug in and access Sony’s most powerful TV tuner available in a notebook, per- sonal video recorder,
Superior LCD
Technology
Powerful combination of exclusive Sony technologies combines to give you truly incredible image quality. XBRITE™ LCD Technology delivers ultra crisp and super bright graphics like you’ve never seen in a notebook. Smart Display Sensor™ automatically adjusts to any projector or display resolution.
Centrino™ Mobile
Technology
Centrino™ Mobile technology runs cool and quiet, while keeping the profile slim and light, with enhanced per- formance and battery life. A remarkable blend of
Wireless capabilities let you connect wire free around your home or on the road.
The VAIO® A Series Personal Notebook is a desktop replacement com- puter. Unlike other
Model
HARDWARE
Processor Name
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 735
Processor Speed
1.70AGHz1
L2 Cache
2MB
Front Side Bus Speed
400MHz
Chipset
Intel® 855PM
Hard Drive
80GB2
Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection(802.11b/g) 3
LCD
17” WUXGA with XBRITE™ Technology (1920x1200)
Graphics
ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700
Memory
512MB (256 MB x 2/DDR 333)
Memory Max
2GB
Video RAM
64MB
Optical Drive
Maximum Speeds: CD Read (24x MAX);
Modem
Integrated V.90 Modem with
Ethernet
Memory Stick® Media Slot Supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO™ and Memory Stick DUO™ media5
PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support
Audio
Windows® sound system compatible,
Audio Interface
Monaural mini microphone jack, Headphone jack
Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor™
Video Interface
A/V mini jack, Giga Pocket™ Engine MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner (w/ AV Entertainment Dock option)
Other Interfaces
i.LINK® connector(IEEE 1394), 3 USB
2.0ports, port replicator connector6
Docking Station
AV Entertainment Dock with S- Master™ Digital Amplifier and Premium Speakers including: DC in, Four USB 2.0 ports, Monitor (VGA) port, VHF/UHF TV port,
Pointing Device
Keyboard
QWERTY, 86 keys with 3mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch
Action Buttons
Power On, S1 (programmable), Magnify Screen, Brightness, Volume(+),
Power Requirements 168W±10%
Battery
Estimated Battery Life Standard Battery:
Optional Floppy Drive External 1.44 MB, 3.5" USB floppy drive
Weight
8.6lbs. with standard battery (weight is approximate and may vary by com- ponents)
Size (W x H x D) 16” x
Supplied Accessories
Standard
Optional Accessories
Rechargeable Battery Pack
Port Replicator
AC Adapter
AC Adapter
802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Router Access Point
802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Ethernet Converter
Visual Communication Camera
Wireless optical mouse
USB Mobile Mouse- Black
USB Mobile Mouse- Silver
USB Optical VAIO Mouse
Memory Card Adapter
60GB External Hard Drive
External Floppy Disk Drive
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP
Home Edition
VAIO® Creation Suite Software
Sony Click to DVD™ software Sony DVGate Plus™ software Sony SonicStage® software
Sony SonicStage® Mastering Studio software with MP3 encoder
Sony Picture Gear™ Studio software Sony VAIO Media™ software
VAIO® A Series Software Bundle
Sony® Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder
Network Smart Capture Sony VAIO Update software
Sony VAIO Recovery Wizard software Sony VAIO Help and Support software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader Adobe® Photoshop® Elements Adobe Photoshop Album
Starter Edition
Intuit Quicken® 2004 New User Edition (previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade)
InterVideo® WinDVD® EasySystems Dragn' Drop CD+DVD Microsoft® Works 7.0
Microsoft Office® 2003
Norton® Internet Security™
Internet Services
AOL Online™
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
1 Year Battery
1 Year Hardware Parts and Labor9
Repair Service
Includes
Telephone Support
One year of
Free 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 portion 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 universally compatible.
5.Supports Memory Stick PRO™
6.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains 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.New users only. Terms and conditions apply.
9.Certain restrictions apply. For a copy of Sony’s warran- ty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call
10.Type of repair service provided is solely at Sony’s dis- cretion. Not all types of repair service offered on all models.
Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and
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
(c)2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permis- sion is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Memory Stick, SonicStage, Giga Pocket, and VAIO are registered trade- marks of Sony. XBRITE, ErgoBright, Smart Display Sensor, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD,
Printed in U.S.A. 5/04
