Sony on Tuesday unveiled the first VAIO notebook to include a Blu-ray capable disc drive. The VAIO AR with 17-inch widescreen display with Blu-ray will retail for around $3,500 USD.
The Sony VAIO AR sports a 1920x1200 pixel screen that can display movies in full 1080p HD resolution, includes HDMI connection for outputting the Blu-ray content directly to a high-definition television, Intel Centrino Duo chipset, built-in TV tuner, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 graphics card with 256MB of video ram, and integrated camera.
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Sony VAIO AR190 / VAIO AR11s Specs:
. Processor: 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor T2500
. OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
. Integrated Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/ Wireless 3915ABG Bluetooth
. 17.8" WUXGA display (1920x1200) with XBRITE High Color Technology
. Hard Drive: 200GB (100GB x 2) in RAID 0, (5400rpm) Serial ATA
. Memory: 1GB PC2-4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (512MB x 2) (maximum 2GB)
. Graphics: NVIDA GeForce Go 7600GT 256MB
. TV Tuner built-in, NTSC capable
. Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Disc/DVD+R Double Layer/DVD RW drive
. Integrated MOTION-EYE Camera with built-in microphone
. Audio: Sony Sound Reality Audio Enhancer sound system
. Ports
1 x 4pin i.LINK (IEEE 1394) interface
3 x USB 2.0
1 x HDMI output
1 x VGA output
1 x Port Replicator connector
1 x S-Video input
1 x S-Video output
1 x AV input
1 x RF Connection input
1 x Ethernet port
1 x Modem jack
1 x S/PDIF output
PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support
One ExpressCard / 54 Slot
. Media card reader that supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick DUO media with MagicGate functionality and Secure Digital Media
. Pointing Device: Electro-Static touch pad
. Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch
. Estimated Battery Life: 1.5-2.0 hours
. Weight: 8.4 lbs. with standard battery12 (weight is approximate and may vary)
. Dimensions: 16.4"(W) X 1.32"(H) X 11.8"(D)
. Color: Black
. Supplied Accessories: Lithium-ion Battery (VGPBPS2C), AC Adapter, Power Cord Remote Control/IR Receiver, RF Cable, HDMI Cable, HDMI to DVI-D Adapter, House of Flying Daggers Blu-Ray Disc Movie
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