Model
VGN-A270/A270P CTO
HARDWARE
Processor (Configurable)1
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 765
(2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 755
(2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 745
(1.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 735
(1.70AGHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725
(1.60AGHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 330
(1.40GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 350
(1.30GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
400MHz
Chipset
Intel® 855PM
Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g) 3
Bluetooth™ (Configurable)
Integrated Bluetooth™ Technology or none8
LCD (Configurable)
17” WUXGA (1920x1200) with XBRITE™ Technology and ErgoBright™ Technology or 17” WXGA+ (1440x900) with XBRITE™ Technology and ErgoBright™ Technology
Hard Drive (Configurable)2
40GB (4200rpm), 60GB (4200rpm), 80GB (4200rpm), 80GB (5400rpm), 100GB (4200rpm)
Memory (Configurable)
256MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (256MBx1), 512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (256MBx2), 512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (512MBx1), 1GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (512MBx2), 1GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (1GBx1), 2GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (1GB x 2) (Expandable to 2GB Maximum)
Graphics
ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700
64MB Video RAM
Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor
Video Interface
A/V mini jack ( Composite out/ Line out)
Optical Drive (Configurable)
DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW Drive
DVD+R Double Layer
+R
DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)
DVD±RW4 ±RW
DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW Write (4x MAX) DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)
DVD±RW/CD-RW4±RW
DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW Write (4x MAX) DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)
-RW
CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX)
DVD-ROM/CD-RW4
DVD Read (8x MAX), CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX)
Modem
Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 interface
Ethernet
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T Ethernet with RJ-45 interface
Audio
Windows® sound system compatible, Built-in stereo speakers
Audio Interface
Monaural mini microphone jack,
Headphone jack
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 2.0 ports, 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: 1.0-3.0 hours7
Weight
8.6lbs. with standard battery (weight is approximate and may vary by components)
Size (W x H x D)
16” x 1.7”-1.8” x 11”
Supplied Accessories
Standard Lithium-ion battery (PCGA- BP2EA), Power cord & AC adapter (PCGA-AC19V7)
Configurable Accessories
AV Entertainment11 Dock w/Giga Pocket® Engine MPEG2 Realtime, 4 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)
Speakers (2) & Remote Control
Optional Accessories
Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2EA) Port Replicator (VGP-PRA1)
AC Adapter for notebook depending on configuration (PCGA-AC19V3)
AC Adapter for AV Dock depending on configuration (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(VGP-MM512G) 60GB External Hard Drive (PCGA-HDM06)2External Floppy Disk Drive(PCGA-UFD)
SOFTWARE
Operating System (Configurable)
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Home Edition(VGN-A270) or
XP Professional (VGN-A270P)
Sony Original Software
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation (w/DVD±RW drive option)
Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder (w/AV Dock)
SonicStage® Mastering Studio software with MP3 encoder (w/AV Dock)
DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo SonicStage® 2.1 - Digital Music VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Standard Additional Software
Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
(VGN-A270)10
InterVideo® WinDVD®
Microsoft® Works 8.0
Sonic RecordNow!® 7 (w/DVD±RW drive option)
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 Recovery Wizard software Sony VAIO Help and Support software Sony VAIO Update software
Internet Services
AOL Online™ 90-day Trial
Optional Software
Microsoft Office® 2003 60-Day Trial (Student/Teacher or Small Business Edition depending on OS)
Microsoft® Office 2003 (Basic, Small Business, or Professional Edition)
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition Adobe® Premiere® (Standard or
Professional Edition12)
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
1 Year Limited Warrany9
Telephone Support
1 year toll-free technical telephone assis- tance, available 24-hours, 7-days-a-week13.
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 communi- cate with each other.
7.Estimated battery life. Actual battery life may vary on usage and configuration options selected.
8.Interoperability among Bluetooth devices varies. Please see website for compatibility details.
9.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.
10.Previous Quicken users may require additional
upgrade.
11.AV Entertainment Dock Option only available at time of purchase.
12.Not all features supported.
13.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 vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is deter- mined by the applicable software vendor.
Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying soft- ware packages and add-on hardware options. This person- al computer is not manufactured to operate any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warran- ty or representation with respect to the performance 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 product is compatible with any combi- nation 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 determine for themselves the suitability and compati- bility of the hardware and software in each and every partic- ular 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 versions or have all documen- tation. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject 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 permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Memory Stick, SonicStage, Giga Pocket, and VAIO are registered trademarks of Sony. XBRITE, ErgoBright, Smart Display Sensor, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD, S- Master, DVgate Plus, VAIO Media, Picture Gear Studio and Like No Other are trademarks of Sony. Intel, Pentium and Celeron are registered trademarks, and Centrino is a trade- mark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are reg- istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
Sony® recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
