The VAIO AR Series VGN-AR590E Notebook Computer from Sony is the perfect blend of mobility, style, and performance. This notebook PC will become the center of your digital entertainment universe, whether you're home, at school, working, or on the road. Perfect for the digital road warrior, the computer will help you get the most out of your digital devices when you are shooting photos with your digital camera, making a home movie with your digital video camera or playing music on your MP3 player. The system is powered by a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7300 CPU and boasts 4 GB of RAM, 320 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive capacity, a Blu-ray Burner, Bluetooth, wireless Ethernet and a 17" Widescreen display powered by nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics. Windows Vista Home Premium is the platform that ties all this hardware and software together, giving you a great portable computer for the digital savvy family backed by the Sony name.
Performance
# Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7300
# Cache: L2: 4 MB
# System Bus: 800 MHz
# Memory:
o Slots: 2
o Type: 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 SO-DIMM
o Installed: 4 GB (2x2 GB)
o Capacity: 4 GB
o Configuration: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB SO-DIMMs
# Display:
o Type: Widescreen TFT-LCD with XBRITE Technology
o Size: 17"
o Native Resolution: 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
# Graphics Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 1023 MB Total Available
# Hard Drive:
o Bays: 2
o Installed: 320 GB (2x160 GB RAID 0), 5400 rpm
o Type: SATA
# Optical Drive:
# Installed: Blu-ray Burner
Write Speeds
o BD-R: 2x
o BD-RE: 2x
o BD-R DL: 1x
o BD-RE DL: 1x
o DVD-R: 8x
o DVD-RW: 4x
o DVD-R DL: 2x
o DVD+R: 8x
o DVD+RW: 4x
o DVD+R DL: 2.4x
o DVD-RAM: 5x
o CD-R: 8x
o CD-RW: 8x
Read Speeds
o BD-ROM: 2x
o BD-R: 2x
o BD-RE: 2x
o BD-R DL: 1.6x
o BD-RE DL: 1.6
o DVD: 8x
o DVD-RAM: 5x
o CD: 24x
# PCMCIA Expansion:
o 1x Type II/Type I Card Slot with CardBus Support
o 1x ExpressCard/54 Slot
# Ports:
o 3x USB 2.0
o 1x 4-Pin FireWire-400
o 1x Port Replicator Connector
# Display Output:
o 1x VGA
o 1x HDMI
# Audio:
o Speakers: Integrated Sony Sound Reality Speakers
