Sony VGN-AR890U Specification Guide

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VGN-AR890U
VAIO® AR Series Notebook PC
 
 
 
  
 
The premier Blu-ray Disc™ -enabled entertainment notebook PC 
EXTREME PC PERFORMANCE
The VAIO® AR notebook is powered by Intel’s incredible new hafnium-based processor 
technology. Faster and more efficient than ever, the next-generation Intel® Core™  2 
Duo T9300 processor (2.50GHz ), with 6MB of L2 cache and an amazing 4GB of pre-
installed system memory, turns up the speed on multi-tasking while curbing energy 
consumption.
The VAIO® AR notebook comes pre-installed with Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® 
Ultimate with Service Pack 1.
Tackle virtually any graphics requirement with a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT GPU 
graphics card with 512MB of dedicated video RAM.
Offering a massive boost in wireless connection speed and range, work and play quicker 
almost anywhere within your office or home using next-generation 802.11n integrated 
wireless LAN technology .
STUNNING HD ENTERTAINMENT
Watch all of your favorite Blu-ray Disc™  movies in stunning HD on the 17” widescreen 
display using XBRITE-HiColor™  technology so you can see deeper blacks, brighter whites, 
true-to-life color and razor sharp detail from almost any angle.
With integrated Blu-ray Disc™  technology and optical drive , you can archive or record 
25-50GB of home movies, music and digital photos to a single Blu-ray Disc™  media 
(sold separately).
A supplied external ATI TV Wonder™  Digital Cable Tuner lets you enjoy incredibly crisp, 
live and recorded analog, digital and cable TV, including premium HD channels to 
which you subscribe to, on the 17” widescreen display. 
Record your favorite HDTV programming and store your cherished family photos on the 
spacious 500GB hard disk drive with RAID techology.
ENDLESS FEATURES
An HDMI™  output
delivers video and audio to external sources via a single cable so 
you can enjoy HD entertainment on your compatible big screen TV without a myriad of 
extra cables(HDMI™  cable sold separately). 
Stay connected to colleagues, friends and family at the office or on-the-go with real-time 
video conferencing using the integrated MOTION EYE® camera and microphone.
Extend the reach of your AR notebook with A2DP Bluetooth® technology that is ideal 
for advanced wireless communication and streaming uncompromised CD-quality 
stereo music to Bluetooth® speakers or headphones.
Whether it’s for YouTube™ , a company project or for sharing with family and friends, 
editing digital video captured by your Sony® Handycam® is quick and easy with VAIO® 
Movie Story software. You choose the supplied template and professional-looking 
cutaways, cross-fades and soundtrack syncing are automatically done for you.
The VAIO® AR890 notebook is a multimedia powerhouse with DVR capabilities and a 
17” WUXGA widescreen display with XBRITE-HiColor™  LCD technology. Featuring an 
Intel® Core™  2 Duo T9300 processor, a 500GB hard drive and 4GB memory
, the 
AR790 notebook is a super-powerful notebook. Watch and record
in stunning Blu-
ray Disc™  format and even view, record, and manage cable TV content
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