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VAIO® Computer Specifications
PCG-V505 Series
Overview
Special Features
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Stylish and Professional —
Powerful and integrated
CD-RW/DVD combo drive in a slim
and light body
❑
Watch DVD Movies on Flight —
Integrated CD-RW/DVD combo
drive provides entertainment on the
go
❑
Got Wireless? —
Built-in IEEE
802.11b wireless technology for truly
mobile network connections
*
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Enjoy Pictures
— Create digital
photo albums with Sony’s exclusive
PictureGear Studio™ software
Software
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Microsoft® Windows® operating
system —
Includes Microsoft®
Windows® XP Home Edition,
Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional, or Microsoft®
Windows® 2000 Professional
operating system
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Audio and Video Authoring,
Viewing, and Sharing —
Powerful
software for creating and sharing
movies and managing audio files
Hardware
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Exceptional Performance
— Fast
Mobile Intel® Pentium® Processor 2
or 2.40 GHz
†
-M with Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep® technology
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Power —
High-capacity lithium-ion
battery
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Portability —
Approximately 4.39
pounds light (with battery) and
approximately 1.35” thin
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Usability —
Large display, generous
hard drive, expandable memory:
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12.1" XGA TFT display
(LCD)
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40 or 60 GB
‡
hard disk drive
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256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB
DDR SDRAM (max. 1 GB
**
)
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Connectivity
—
❑
Built-in wireless LAN
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i.LINK®
††
S400 port (4-pin)
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USB 2.0
‡‡
ports (2)
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Monitor port (VGA)
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10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Ethernet port (RJ-45)
❑
Modem line jack (RJ-11)
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Memory Stick® media slot
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Port replicator connector
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Front
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Power indicator
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Battery indicator
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Hard disk drive indicator
12
Wireless LAN indicator
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Num lock indicator
14
Caps lock indicator
15
Scroll lock indicator
Front
1
Display (LCD)
2
Speakers
3
Keyboard
4
Touch pad
5
Left and right buttons
6
Memory Stick® media indicator
7
Power switch
8
Wireless LAN switch
*
Built-in wireless LAN is available on selected models only. Wireless LAN access point
sold separately. Sony cannot fully guarantee the security of wireless communications.
†
GHz denotes maximum microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect ap-
plication performance. CPU speeds will be reduced to a lower operating speed under cer-
tain conditions.
‡
GB means 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Five GB of hard disk
space is reserved as a recovery partition. Accessible capacity may vary.
** One GB is equal to 1,024 MB.
††
i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394
connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications,
operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an i.LINK connection
may not communicate with each other. Please refer to the documentation that came with
your compatible i.LINK device for information on operating conditons and proper
connection. Before connecting compatible i.LINK PC peripherals to your system, such as
a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required
operating conditions.
‡‡ High, full, and low speeds supported.
