| | Audio |
 | Sound System : Intel® High Definition Audio w/ Dolby® Home Theather® v3 |
| | Display |
| Resolution : 1600 x 900 |
| Screen Size : 16.4" |
| | Environmental Information |
| ENERGY STAR® : 5.0 |
| EPEAT? : Silver |
| ROHS® : Compliant |
| | Expansion Slots |
| Multimedia Card Reader : One Memory Stick PRO? (STD / Duo) media slot with MagicGate® functionality One ExpressCard® /34 media slot One Secure Digital (SD memory card) media slot |
| | General |
| Action Buttons : S1,VAIO, Assist, Play / Pause / Stop, Wireless on / off, Display off |
| Computer Type : Notebook |
| Pointing Device : Electro-static touchpad (Multi-Finger) |
| | Graphics |
| Chipset : Mobile Intel® PM55 Express Chipset |
| Max. External Display Resolution via HDMI? : 1920x1080 |
| Max. External Resolution via VGA : 2048x1536 |
| Processor : NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M GPU with Total Available Graphics Memory of 2263MB (max.) |
| Video RAM : 512MB of dedicated video RAM |
| | Hard Drive |
| Capacity : 500GB |
| Speed : 5400rpm |
| Type : Serial ATA |
| | Hardware |
| 10-Key Numeric Pad : Yes |
| Backlit Keyboard : Yes |
| Camera : Built-in MOTION EYE® camera and microphone with face-tracking technology |
| Keyboard : QWERTY, 103 keys with 2.0mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch |
| | Inputs and Outputs |
| DC-In : 1 |
| Ethernet Connection(s) : 1 |
| HDMI? Output : 1 |
| Headphone Jack : 1 |
| Internal Microphone : 1 |
| Microphone Input : 1 |
| S/PDIF Output(s) : 1 |
| USB Port(s) : 2 (USB) 2.0, 1 (eSATA) |
| VGA Output(s) : 1 |
| i.LINK® Connection : 1 (4pin) i.LINK® connector (IEEE 1394) |
| | Memory |
| Installed : 4GB (2GBx2) |
| Type/Speed : DDR3/1333MHz |
| Maximum : 8GB |
| | Optical Drive |
| BD-R DL Read : 4x max |
| BD-R Read : 4x max |
| BD-RE DL Read : 4x max |
| BD-RE Read : 4x max |
| BD-ROM Read : 4x max |
| Blu-ray Disc? Support : Read Only (BD-ROM) |
| CD Support : Read / Write (CD/-R/-RW) |
| DVD Support : Read / Write (DVD±R/±RW/±R DL/-RAM) |
| | Power |
| Battery Type : Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery |
| Estimated Battery Life : Up to 4 hours Standard Capacity Battery Up to 6 hours Large Capacity Battery |
| Power Requirements : 150W+10% |
| | Processor |
| L3 Cache : 6MB |
| Speed : 1.73GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.93GHz |
| Technology : Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
| Type : Intel® Core i7 - Q 740 |
| | Software |
| Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
| Anti-Virus Software : Norton Internet Security 2010 30-Day Trial Offer |
| Supplied Software : Microsoft® Works SE 9.0 w/ 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Home and Student 2007 |
| System Maintenance and Support : VAIO Care - System diagnostics and maintenance |
| Sony® Creativity Suite : PMB VAIO® Edition - Import, organize, edit and publish in one easy-to-use program VAIO® Media Gallery - Bring forgotten favorites to life VAIO® Media plus - Multimedia Streaming Software *Please access VAIO® Help and Support from your PC for a complete list of software applications and trials. |
| | Start-up Times |
| Average Boot Time : 60 sec |
| Average Resume Time from Suspend : 2 sec |
| First Boot Time : 5 min |
| | Weights and Measurements |
| Dimensions (Approx.) : 15.3"(W) x 1.22-1.62"(H) x 10.4"(D) |
| Weight (Approx.) : 6.9 lbs (with standard capacity battery) |
| | Wireless/Networking |
| Bluetooth® Technology : Integrated Stereo A2DP (2.1 + EDR) |
| Ethernet Protocol : 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T |
| Ethernet Speed : Fast Ethernet (RJ-45) |
| Wi-Fi : 802.11 b/g |
