Sony PCG-GR270 Specification Guide

• Mobile Intel

®

Pentium

®

processor III 1GHz

2

-M

supports Enhanced SpeedStep

™

technology

3

• Hot-swappable multi-bay for internal 

removable CD-RW/DVD combo drive or optional
additional battery

• Integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet
• MagicGate

™

Memory Stick

®

media slot

• 15" XGA TFT screen (1024x768) with dual

display support

12

• 256 MB SDRAM (expandable to 512 MB max.)
• Removable 30 GB

4

hard drive

• AGP-enabled ATI MOBILITY

™

RADEON

™

-D

graphics chip with 3D acceleration support

• 133 MHz

2

front side bus

• 16 MB DDR SDRAM
• center Jog Dial

™

control with back button!

• High-capacity lithium-ion battery, dual 

battery capability

• i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) S400 interface

6

supports

high-speed digital video, audio, and data transfer
capabilities among equipped Sony products

• Optional port replicator available for increased

connectivity!

• Integrated V.90 modem
• Extended life battery!
• Available with Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home

Edition

11

, XP Professional

11

, or 2000

Professional

11

• About 6 lbs.

5

light, 1.5" thin

• 512K byte level two cache (on die)
• Two type one or type II or one type III PC card,

with CardBus support

• Built-in stereo speakers

PCG-GR270, PCG-GR270P, PCG-GR270K

Mobile Intel

®

Pentium

®

III processor 1GHz

2

-M

supports Enhanced SpeedStep

™

technology

3

512 KB integrated on-die level 2

133 MHz

AGP / PCI

15" XGA (1024x768) TFT
Dual display support

12

ATI MOBILITY

™

RADEON

™

-D graphics chip

16 MB DDR SDRAM
3D acceleration support

Windows

®

sound system compatible with 3D surround 

MPEG1 and MPEG1 digital video
Supports full screen playback

256 MB SDRAM (256 x 1), expandable to 512 MB

1 SO:DIMM

Removable 30 GB

4

Internal removable CD-RW/DVD combo drive

External 1.44 MB, 3.5” USB floppy disk drive

Supports MagicGate

™

Memory Stick

®

media

1

• CD-RW/DVD combo drive
• Second battery

1

Integrated V.90 modem

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface

86 key QWERTY layout
19mm key pitch
3mm stroke

Center Jog Dial

™

control with back button

Electro-Static touch pad

Built-in stereo speakers

Monoral mini-jack

Lithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2E)
Supports dual battery operation

2.5 - 3.5 hours with one battery

7

5.0 - 7.0 hours with optional second battery

7

Supports two type I or two type II cards or one type III card
CardBus support

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) interface

6

, TV out, USB (3), RJ-11

modem jack, RJ-45 Ethernet, Memory Stick

®

media

slot, VGA output monitor, parallel, headphone (stereo),
mic-in, port replicator

DC in, PS/2

®

keyboard and mouse, USB(2), serial,

parallel, VGA output monitor, S-video, RJ-45, line-in,
docking CN, NTSC video out

80 watts maximum (16V / AC100-240V)

Energy Star

®

compliant

Advanced power management - APM-ACPI compatible

1.5" X 12.3" X 10.3"

6.2 lbs.

5

6.7 lbs. with battery and optical drive

Lithium-ion battery, power cord, AC adapter, 

and weight saver

Port Replicator (PCGA-PRGR1)
Additional battery (PCGA-BP2E)
USB mouse (PCGA-UMS1/A)
Carrying case (PCGA-CCF)
Notebook backpack (PCGA-CCP1)
Additional AC adapter (PCGA-AC16V)
Wireless LAN Access Point (PCWA-A200)
Wireless LAN PC Card (PCWA-C100)
External USB Floppy Disk Drive (PCGA-UFD5)

Three years limited Express Service

8

Three years limited parts and labor 

Hardware: Three years from date of purchase
Software and operating system: 90 days

9

GR270: Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Edition

11

GR270P: Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Professional

11

GR270K: Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000 Professional

11

Adaptec Easy CD Creator

™13

Adobe Acrobat

®

Reader

™

Adobe PhotoShop Elements

12

Adobe Premiere

®

LE

Arcsoft

®

PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro

Microsoft

®

Word 2002

11

Norton AntiVirus

™13

PC-Cillin

®

2000

Quicken

®

2001

13

or 2002

12 

QuickTime

™

RealNetworks

®

Real Jukebox

13

RealNetworks

®

RealPlayer

®13 

Sony DigitalPrint

12

Sony DVgate

™

Sony MovieShaker

™

Sony OpenMG

™

Jukebox

13

Sony PictureGear

™

Sony Smart Capture
Sony SonicStage

™12

Sony VisualFlow

™

VAIO

®

Support Agent

WinDVD

™

3.1

America Online

®10

Earthlink

®

Total Access

10

Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer

11,10

Netscape Communicator

®10

Sony Style Connect

Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

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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 warranty or
representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software
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©2001 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written
permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO and Memory Stick are registered trademarks of Sony.
DVgate, Jog Dial, PictureGear, MagicGate, MovieShaker, OpenMG and VisualFlow are trademarks of
Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and SpeedStep is a trademark of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
RealNetworks, RealPlayer, and RealJukebox are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All
other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of
the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject
to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 08/01

1 Optional.
2 GHz and MHz denote microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect

application performance.

3 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
4 GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary.
5 With one battery and weight saver in multi-bay.
6 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394

connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

7 Estimated battery life. Actual battery life may vary on usage.
8 Certain restrictions apply to Express Repair Service.
9 From date of purchase.
10 Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.
11 Certain Microsoft software product(s) included with this computer may use technological 

measures for copy protection.  IN SUCH EVENT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THIS 
PRODUCT IF YOU DO NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH THE PRODUCT ACTIVATION PROCEDURES.  
Product activation procedures and Microsoft's privacy policy will be detailed during launch 
of the product, or upon certain reinstallations of the software product or reconfigurations of
this computer, and may be completed by Internet or telephone (toll charges may apply).

12 Not available with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
13 Available with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Only

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