Sony PCV-RS720G Leaflet

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PCV-RS720G

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 530 with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

(3.0GHz

1

, 1MB L2 Cache)

800MHz

Intel

®

915G

512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(256MB x 2)
(Expandable to 2.0GB)

200GB

2

7200rpm Hard Drive

Intel

®

GMA900 Graphics

224MB Max. dynamically allocated

shared video memory

16x PCI Express

VGA / TV/Video-In
Giga Pocket

®

MPEG2 Realtime

Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner

Double Layer

+R

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD±RW

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-RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX),  DVD-RW Write 

(4x MAX)

+RW

DVD+R Write (16x MAX),  DVD+RW Write 
(4x MAX) 

CD-RW

CD-R Write (32x MAX), CD-RW Write 

(24x MAX)  

16x MAX DVD-ROM Read / 40x MAX

CD-ROM read

3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

(RJ-45)

V.90 compatible data/fax modem 
(RJ-11)

Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory
Stick

®

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, Compact Flash™ Type I and

Type II, IBM Micro Drive™, SD/MMC,
xD Picture)
One x16 PCI Express (available)

Two PCI (one occupied)

Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5” (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5” (one occupied)

Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)
Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA Out 
Two Composite Audio/Video-In (front

and rear)

One S/PDIF Out 
One Parallel Port 
One Line In
One 6pin i.LINK

® 7 

Port (rear)/ One

4pin (front)

One Headphone 
One Microphone
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)
Stereo Line Input/Output
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

Min. 295.4W 
100-240V 6A (50/60Hz)

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

26.5 lbs.

7.2”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 14.9”(D)

Remote Commander w/ battery
IR Receiver 
VAIO

®

Keyboard

PS/2

®

Mouse

Power Cord

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home

Edition

Giga Pocket

®

- Personal Video

Recorder

Click to DVD

™

- DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

™

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

™ 

- Digital Video

SonicStage

™ 

2.1 -  Digital Music

VAIO Media

™

- Network File Sharing

Microsoft

®

Works

®

8.0 - Word

Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar,
Scheduling, Contact Management,
and Database

Microsoft

®

Office

®

2003 60-Day

Student/Teacher Edition Trial

Intuit Quicken

®

2005 New User Edition

Sonic RecordNow!

®

7- CD/DVD Data

Writing

InterVideo

®

WinDVD

®

America Online

®

90 Day Trial - New

Users Only

Norton Internet Security™ 90 Day

Subscription - Norton AntiVirus

®

,

Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam

®

,

and Norton Parental Control

VAIO Recovery Wizard
VAIO Update
VAIO Help and Support

1 

Year Limited Warranty and Onsite
Service

3

1 Year toll-free technical telephone

assistance, available 24-hours, 7
days-a-week

4

Support available from 
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal 

clock speed; other factors may affect 
application performance. CPU speed 
will be reduced under certain 
operating conditions.

2. GB means one billion bytes when 

referring to hard drive capacity. 
Accessible capacity may vary. A por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as 

a recovery partition.

3. When available, Sony will provide 

Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limit-
ed warranty obligations.  Any such serv-

ices are subject to the terms and condi-

tions of the limited warranty.  See actual

Limited Warranty for details.  Onsite 

Service will be provided via third -party
technician to be dispatched as needed 
following phone-based troubleshooting.

Some repairs may be accomplished with

the self repair kits.  Onsite Service may

not be available in all locations.  

4. For certain third party software applica-

tions, Sony provides first level Phone 
Support.  Additional telephone suuport 
may be available from the applicable 3rd
party vendor.  Availability and schedule 
for any such support is determined by 
the applicable software vendor.

5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-

versally compatible.

6. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-

capacity media tested up to 1GB. 
Does not support MagicGate™ func-
tionality.

7. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used 

only to designate that a product con-
tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All 
products with an i.LINK connector 

may not communicate with each other.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan-
dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying
software packages and add-on hardware options. This
personal computer is not manufactured to any specific
software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war-
ranty or representation with respect to the performance
of this product with any particular software packages
and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those
mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any
representations or warranty that this product is compat-
ible with any combination of non-Sony products you
may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or
Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and
may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to
vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter-
mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of
the hardware and software in each and every particular
instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not
include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed
on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change
without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without 
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
Picture Gear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media,  Click to
DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony,
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-
marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark
of RealNetworks, Inc.   All other trademarks are trade-
marks of their respective owners. This product meets the
standards of the International Energy Star Program for
energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub-
ject to change without notice. Weights and measure-
ments are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 8/04

Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:  
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

Turn your family VHS videos
into great looking DVDs with
VAIO

®

Giga Pocket

®

MPEG

encoder / TV Tuner and
VAIO

®

Click to DVD

™

cre-

ation software.  Connect
your VCR to the composite
Audio/Video or S-Video
ports for easy analog to dig-
ital conversion of your home
movies.

VAIO

®

Giga Pocket

®

Personal

Video Recorder enables you
to watch live TV and record
your favorite shows.    With
Click to DVD

™

creation soft-

ware you can burn recorded
shows to DVD for playback

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on a home DVD player or
while on the road with a
Notebook PC

5

. 

Loaded with powerful VAIO

®

original software empower-
ing you and your digital
lifestyle: 
Click to DVD

software for

DVD creation.
PictureGear Studio

software

for your digital photo needs.
SonicStage

®

music software

will enhance your music lis-
tening experience.

Featuring advanced DVD+R
Double Layer 8.5GB record-
ing capacity. With the ability
to store up to 4 hours of high
quality MPEG-2 video com-
bined with VAIO

®

Click to

DVD™ creation software, you
become the pro. Borrowing
technology from Sony’s pro-
fessional systems, the best
tools of the trade are in your
hands. 

Ready for entertainment.
The Sony

®

VAIO

®

RS Series

comes loaded with hard-
ware and software  to help
you discover how easy it is
to create, manage, and
share your digital photos,
videos, and music. Versatile.
Empowering. Ready for your
digital lifestyle.

Versatile. Empowering.  Ready for entertainment.

Desktop

Display not included.  

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Featuring  One  Year  Onsite  Service

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and  24/7  Telephone  Support

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