Sony VGN-A260 warranty Portable Multimedia Entertainment, DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive

More than a PC. A full featured entertainment notebook.

VGN-A260

Portable Multimedia Entertainment

More than a PC. More than

aTV. A Feature-packed notebook that performs like an entertainment center.

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.

AV Entertainment Dock

Plug in and access Sony’s impressive Giga Pocket® TV tuner/MPEG-2 Encoder, personal video recorder, high-end S-Master digital audio amplifier and premium Sony speakers. Your note- book just turned into a digi- tal studio.

Superior LCD

Technology

Powerful combination of Sony technologies combine to give you truly incredible image quality. 15.4” Wide XGA display with XBRITE™ Technology delivers ultra crisp, bright graphics. ErgoBright™ Technology auto- matically adjusts the brightness of your LCD, giving you reliable resolution in just about any light- ing environment. Smart Display Sensor automatically adjusts to any projector or display resolution.

Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology

Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology runs cool and quiet, while keeping the pro- file slim and light, with enhanced performance and battery life7. A remarkable blend of full-size power and portability. Wireless capabil- ities let you connect wire free around your home or on the road3.

Sony® VAIO® Digital Studio™ PC

The VAIO® A Series Digital Studio™ PC delivers high performance and incredi- ble Audio / Video capabili- ties. Unlike other full-size notebooks, it connects to an AV dock that enables a TV tuner, personal video recorder; S-Master™ digi- tal amplifier and premium speakers.

Model

VGN-A260

HARDWARE

Processor

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (1.60GHz1, 2MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

400MHz

Chipset

Intel® 855PM

Integrated Wireless LAN

Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g) 3

LCD

15.4” Wide XGA (1280x800) with XBRITE™ Technology and ErgoBright™ Technology

Hard Drive

80GB2

Memory

512 MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (256MB x 2)

(Expandable to 2GB Maximum)

Graphics

ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9200 64MB Video RAM

Graphics Interface

VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor

Video Interface

A/V mini jack

DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW Drive5

Double Layer +R

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD±RW4 -RW

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

+RW

DVD+R Write (8x MAX); DVD+RW Write (4xMAX)

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

Docking Station

AV Entertainment Dock with S- Master™ Digital Amplifier and Premium Speakers

Four USB 2.0 ports, Monitor (VGA) port, VHF/UHF TV port,Printer port DC in, S-Video in/out, DVI-D, RJ-45 Ethernet, Optical out, Line in (RCA Pin), Line out (RCA Pin)

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

Other Interfaces

i.LINK® connector(IEEE 1394)6, 3 USB

2.0ports, port replicator connector

Pointing Device Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard

QWERTY, 86 keys with 3mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch

Action Buttons

Power On, S1 (programmable), Magnify Screen, Brightness, Volume(+), Volume(-), Mute, Wireless LAN on/off

Power Requirements 135W+10%

Battery

Lithium-ion Battery (PCGA-BP2EA)

Estimated Battery Life Standard Battery: 2.0-4.0 hours7

Weight

7.3lbs. with standard battery (weight is approximate and may vary)

Size (W x H x D)

14.8” x 1.5”-1.8” x 10.9”

Supplied Accessories

Standard Lithium-ion battery (PCGA- BP2EA), Power cord & AC adapter (PCGA-AC19V7), AV Entertainment Dock w/Speakers(2) & Remote Control

Optional Accessories Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2EA) AC Adapter (PCGA-AC19V7)

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)

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 Giga Pocket® - Personal Video

Recorder

SonicStage® Mastering Studio - Audio Mastering & Remastering

DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video SonicStage® 2.1 - Digital Music PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

VAIO® A Series Software Bundle Adobe® Photoshop® Elements Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter

Edition

Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition (previous Quicken users may

require additional upgrade)

InterVideo® WinDVD®

Microsoft® Works 7.0 - 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

SERVICE AND WARRANTY

INFORMATION

Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty8

Telephone Support

1 year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24-hours, 7- days-a-week9.

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 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™ high-capacity media test- ed up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality.

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.See actual Limited Warranty for details. For a copy of Sony’s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913.

9.For certain third party software applications, Sony pro- vides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone sup- port may be available from the applicable 3rd party ven- dor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.

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, Memory Stick, SonicStage, Giga Pocket, XBRITE, ErgoBright, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD, S-Master, DVgate Plus, VAIO Media, Picture Gear Studio, Like No Other and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks, and Centrino is a trademark 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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