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Display not included. Versatile. Empowering. Ready for entertainment. DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW 5 and Click to DVD™ Software Featuring advanced DVD+R Double Layer 8.5GB recording capacity. With the ability to store up to 4 hours of high quality MPEG-2 video combined with VAIO® Click to DVD™ creation software, you become the pro. Borrowing technology from Sony's professional systems, the best tools of the trade are in your hands. Bring Your VHS tapes into the 21st Century Turn your family VHS videos into great looking DVDs with VAIO® Giga Pocket® MPEG encoder / TV Tuner and VAIO® Click to DVD™ creation software. Connect your VCR to the composite Audio/Video or S-Video ports for easy analog to digital conversion of your home movies. Watch and Record Your Favorite Television Shows VAIO® Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder enables you to watch live TV and record your favorite shows. With Click to DVD™ creation software you can burn recorded shows to DVD for playback5 on a home DVD player or while on the road with a Notebook PC 5. VAIO® Creation Suite Software Loaded with powerful VAIO® original software empowering you and your digital lifestyle: Click to DVD™ software for DVD creation. PictureGear Studio™ software for your digital photo needs. SonicStage® music software will enhance your music listening experience. PCV-RS720G Desktop Ready for entertainment. The Sony ® VAIO® RS Series comes loaded with hardware and software to help you discover how easy it is to create, manage, and share your digital photos, videos, and music. Versatile. Empowering. Ready for your digital lifestyle. Model PCV-RS720G HARDWARE Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 530 with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (3.0GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache) Front Side Bus Speed 800MHz Chipset Intel® 915G Memory 512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR (256MB x 2) (Expandable to 2.0GB) Hard Drive2 200GB2 7200rpm Hard Drive Graphics Intel® GMA900 Graphics 224MB Max. dynamically allocated shared video memory Graphics Interface 16x PCI Express Video Interface VGA / TV/Video-In Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive5 Double Layer +R DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX) DVD±RW5 -RW DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW Write (4x MAX) +RW DVD+R Write (16x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX) CD-RW CD-R Write (32x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX) DVD-ROM 16x MAX DVD-ROM Read / 40x MAX CD-ROM read Floppy Disk Drive 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive ander Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (RJ-45) Modem V.90 compatible data/fax modem (RJ-11) Expansion Slots Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick®6, Compact Flash™ Type I and Type II, IBM Micro Drive™, SD/MMC, xD Picture) One x16 PCI Express (available) Two PCI (one occupied) Expansion Bays Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5" (occupied) Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied) Port Connections Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear) Two PS/2® (Mouse/Keyboard) One VGA Out Two Composite Audio/Video-In (front and rear) One S/PDIF Out One Parallel Port One Line In One 6pin i.LINK® 7 Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front) One Headphone One Microphone S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear) Stereo Line Input/Output Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF) Power Requirements Min. 295.4W 100-240V 6A (50/60Hz) Power Management ACPI 1.0 Compliant Weight (CPU) 26.5 lbs. Dimensions (CPU) 7.2"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 14.9"(D) Supplied Accessories Remote Commander w/ battery IR Receiver VAIO® Keyboard PS/2® Mouse Power Cord SOFTWARE Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Sony Original Software Giga Pocket® - Personal Video Recorder Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video SonicStage™ 2.1 - Digital Music VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing Other Software Applications Microsoft® Works® 8.0 - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact Management, and Database Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day Student/Teacher Edition Trial Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition Sonic RecordNow!® 7- CD/DVD Data Writing InterVideo® WinDVD® Online Center America Online® 90 Day Trial - New Users Only Anti-Virus & Recovery Software Norton Internet Security™ 90 Day Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam®, and Norton Parental Control VAIO Recovery Wizard VAIO Update VAIO Help and Support SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty and Onsite Service 1 Year Limited Warranty and Onsite Service3 Telephone Support 1 Year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24-hours, 7 days-a-week4 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. When available, Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limited warranty obligations. Any such services are subject to the terms and conditions of the limited warranty. See actual Limited Warranty for details. Onsite Service will be provided via third -party technician to be dispatched as needed following phone-based troubleshooting. Some repairs may be accomplished with the self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in all locations. 4. For certain third party software applications, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone suuport may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor. 5. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible. 6. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ highcapacity media tested up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality. 7. 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. Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony 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 compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display. Featuring One Year Onsite Service3 and 24/7 Telephone Support4 ©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus, Picture Gear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony, Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Weights and measurements are approximate. Printed in U.S.A. 8/04 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) Sony Electronics Inc. For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972) Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

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Model
PCV-RS720G
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor 530 with
Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology
(3.0GHz
1
, 1MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel
®
915G
Memory
512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(256MB x 2)
(Expandable to 2.0GB)
Hard Drive
2
200GB
2
7200rpm Hard Drive
Graphics
Intel
®
GMA900 Graphics
224MB Max. dynamically allocated
shared video memory
Graphics Interface
16x PCI Express
Video Interface
VGA / TV/Video-In
Giga Pocket
®
MPEG2 Realtime
Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW /
CD-RW Drive
5
Double Layer
+R
DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)
DVD±RW
5
-RW
DVD-R Write (8x MAX),
DVD-RW Write
(4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R Write (16x MAX),
DVD+RW Write
(4x MAX)
CD-RW
CD-R Write
(32x MAX), CD-RW Write
(24x MAX)
DVD-ROM
16x MAX DVD-ROM Read / 40x MAX
CD-ROM read
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
(RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
(RJ-11)
Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory
Stick
®
6
, Compact Flash™ Type I and
Type II, IBM Micro Drive™, SD/MMC,
xD Picture)
One x16 PCI Express (available)
Two PCI (one occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5” (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5” (one occupied)
Port Connections
Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)
Two PS/2
®
(Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA Out
Two Composite Audio/Video-In (front
and rear)
One S/PDIF Out
One Parallel Port
One Line In
One 6pin i.LINK
® 7
Port (rear)/ One
4pin (front)
One Headphone
One Microphone
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)
Stereo Line Input/Output
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)
Power Requirements
Min. 295.4W
100-240V 6A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
26.5 lbs.
Dimensions (CPU)
7.2”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 14.9”(D)
Supplied Accessories
Remote Commander w/ battery
IR Receiver
VAIO
®
Keyboard
PS/2
®
Mouse
Power Cord
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Home
Edition
Sony Original Software
Giga Pocket
®
- Personal Video
Recorder
Click to DVD
- DVD Creation
PictureGear Studio
- Digital Photo
DVgate Plus
- Digital Video
SonicStage
2.1 -
Digital Music
VAIO Media
- Network File Sharing
Other Software Applications
Microsoft
®
Works
®
8.0 - Word
Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar,
Scheduling, Contact Management,
and Database
Microsoft
®
Office
®
2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken
®
2005 New User Edition
Sonic RecordNow!
®
7- CD/DVD Data
Writing
InterVideo
®
WinDVD
®
Online Center
America Online
®
90 Day Trial - New
Users Only
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription - Norton AntiVirus
®
,
Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam
®
,
and Norton Parental Control
VAIO Recovery Wizard
VAIO Update
VAIO Help and Support
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty and Onsite
Service
1
Year Limited Warranty and Onsite
Service
3
Telephone Support
1 Year toll-free technical telephone
assistance, available 24-hours, 7
days-a-week
4
On-line and Email Support
Support available from
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 por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
a recovery partition.
3. When available, Sony will provide
Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limit-
ed warranty obligations.
Any such serv-
ices are subject to the terms and condi-
tions of the limited warranty.
See actual
Limited Warranty for details.
Onsite
Service will be provided via third -party
technician to be dispatched as needed
following phone-based troubleshooting.
Some repairs may be accomplished with
the self repair kits.
Onsite Service may
not be available in all locations.
4. For certain third party software applica-
tions, Sony provides first level Phone
Support.
Additional telephone suuport
may be available from the applicable 3rd
party vendor.
Availability and schedule
for any such support is determined by
the applicable software vendor.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-
capacity media tested up to 1GB.
Does not support MagicGate™ func-
tionality.
7. 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.
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 any specific
software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war-
ranty or representation with respect to the performance
of this product with any particular software packages
and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those
mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any
representations or warranty that this product is compat-
ible with any combination of non-Sony 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. Some pre-installed software titles may not
include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed
on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change
without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction
in
whole
or
in
part
without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
Picture Gear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media,
Click to
DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony,
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-
marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark
of RealNetworks, Inc.
All other trademarks are trade-
marks of their respective owners. This product meets the
standards of the International Energy Star Program for
energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub-
ject to change without notice. Weights and measure-
ments are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Bring Your VHS tapes
into the 21st
Century
Turn your family VHS videos
into great looking DVDs with
VAIO
®
Giga Pocket
®
MPEG
encoder / TV Tuner and
VAIO
®
Click to DVD
cre-
ation software.
Connect
your VCR to the composite
Audio/Video
or
S-Video
ports for easy analog to dig-
ital conversion of your home
movies.
Watch and Record Your
Favorite Television Shows
VAIO
®
Giga Pocket
®
Personal
Video Recorder enables you
to watch live TV and record
your favorite shows.
With
Click to DVD
creation soft-
ware you can burn recorded
shows to DVD for playback
5
on a home DVD player or
while on the road with a
Notebook PC
5
.
VAIO
®
Creation Suite
Software
Loaded with powerful VAIO
®
original software empower-
ing you and your digital
lifestyle:
Click to DVD
software for
DVD creation.
PictureGear Studio
software
for your digital photo needs.
SonicStage
®
music software
will enhance your music lis-
tening experience.
DVD+R Double Layer /
DVD
±
RW
5
and Click to
DVD
Software
Featuring advanced DVD+R
Double Layer 8.5GB record-
ing capacity. With the ability
to store up to 4 hours of high
quality MPEG-2 video com-
bined with VAIO
®
Click to
DVD™ creation software, you
become the pro. Borrowing
technology from Sony’s pro-
fessional systems, the best
tools of the trade are in your
hands.
Ready for entertainment.
The Sony
®
VAIO
®
RS Series
comes loaded with hard-
ware and software
to help
you discover how easy it is
to create, manage, and
share your digital photos,
videos, and music. Versatile.
Empowering. Ready for your
digital lifestyle.
Versatile. Empowering.
Ready for entertainment.
Desktop
PCV-RS720G
Display not included.
i.LINK
®
(IEEE 1394)
Featuring One Year Onsite Service
3
and 24/7 Telephone Support
4