Sony VAIO VGC-RB43 Review

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September 6th, 2005


Summary

The Pentium 4 processor 630 (3.0GHz) with Hyper-Threading technology and 1GB of PC3200 DDR RAM provide plenty of processing power. The 200GB hard drive lets you store most anything and run the most demanding applications.

Specs

Key Features

Form Factor  Desktop 
 
Processor  Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz 
 
Chipset  Intel 915 G 
 
Installed Memory  1 GB (DDR SDRAM) 
 
Operating System  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 
 
Recommended Use  Home Use 
Processor
Processor Type  Intel Pentium 4 
 
Processor Speed  3 GHz 
 
Processor Manufacturer  Intel 
 
Processor Number  630 
 
Installed Qty  1 
Motherboard
Bus Speed  800 MHz 
Memory
RAM Technology  DDR SDRAM 
 
Installed RAM  1 GB 
 
Max Supported RAM  2 GB 
 
Supported RAM Speeds  400 MHz 
 
Installed Cache Memory  2 MB 
Technical Features
Integrated Input/Output Ports  USB 2.0 x 6 - FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 - RJ45 Lan Port x 1 - PS/2 Mouse x 1 - PS/2 Keyboard x 1 - Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 - RJ11 Phone Jack x 1 (Input) 
 
Expansion Bays  2 x 5.25" Half-Height (External Access) - 4 x 3.5" (Internal Access) - 1 x 3.5" (External Access) 
 
Expansion Slots  PCI Express x16 x 1 - PCI Express x1 x 1 - PCI x 2 
 
Power Configurations  ACPI/APM Power Management 
 
Other Features  Hyper Thread Technology Ready - 9-in-1 Memory Card Reader 
Hard Drive
Hard Drive Capacity  200 GB 
 
Hard Drive Interface  Serial ATA 
 
Hard Drive Rotation Speed  7,200 RPM 
 
Controller Type  Serial ATA 
CD / DVD
Optical Drive Type  DVD±RW Dual Layer 
 
Optical Drive Read Speed  16x (DVD) - 40x (CD) 
 
Optical Drive Write Speed  40x (CD-R) - 8x (DVD-R) - 16x (DVD+R) 
 
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed  24x (CD-RW) - 4x (DVD+RW) - 4x (DVD-RW) 
 
2nd Optical Drive  CD-ROM 
 
2nd Optical Drive Read Speed  40x (CD) 
Audio / Video
Graphic Processor  Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 
 
Video Out Ports  15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 
 
Audio Input  Microphone Jack - 1 x Line In 
 
Audio Output Type  Sound Card - Headphones - Line out 
Modem
Modem Type  Fax / Modem 
Networking
Networking Type  Integrated 10/100 Network Card 
 
Data Link Protocol  Ethernet - Fast Ethernet 
Dimensions
Width  7.13 in. 
 
Depth  15.24 in. 
 
Height  16.9 in. 
 
Weight  25.35 lb. 
Warranty
Warranty  1 Year 


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