Designed to offer the last word in all-round HD entertainment, the VAIO AR60 Series has gone from strength to strength. The first ever notebook to boast an integrated Blu-ray Disc... more
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the AR Series combines everything you would expect in a notebook with two items that you wouldnt - a High Definition optimised 17 ultra widescreen display, and the latest Intel dual-core processor. It is the first notebook able to unlock the true potential of High Definition multimedia. Whether its watching HD movies, editing HD content or using Blu-rays amazing 50GB (on double layer BD) capacity for backing up files or recording up to 4 hours of HD video on a single Blu-ray disc. Thanks to the innovative use of strong but lightweight materials in its construction and attention to ergonomics in its design, the AR Series is easy to use at home or at the office and light enough for working anywhere in-between.
the AR Series combines everything you would expect in a notebook with two items that you wouldnt - a High Definition optimised 17 ultra widescreen display, and the latest Intel dual-core processor. It is the first notebook able to unlock the true potential of High Definition multimedia. Whether its watching HD movies, editing HD content or using Blu-rays amazing 50GB (on double layer BD) capacity for backing up files or recording up to 4 hours of HD video on a single Blu-ray disc. Thanks to the innovative use of strong but lightweight materials in its construction and attention to ergonomics in its design, the AR Series is easy to use at home or at the office and light enough for working anywhere in-between.
Compliant Standards: Microsoft WSS 1.0/2.0, High Definition Audio
Features: Sound Reality technology
Audio Input: Microphone
Notebook camera
Camera Type: Integrated
Sensor Resolution: 1.3 Megapixel
Capture Resolutions: 1280 x 1024
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, touchpad
Manufacturer's product description
Designed to offer the last word in all-round HD entertainment, the VAIO AR60 Series has gone from strength to strength. The first ever notebook to boast an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive now has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at its heart (model VGN-AR61ZU). The new CPU means superlative graphics and High Definition performance coupled with Deep Power Down technology that gives you more time on the go between charges. A full 4GB of SDRAM ensures that the system has the headroom it needs to really shine, and the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU runs at full throttle thanks to a massive 512MB of dedicated VRAM. It may be a notebook, but the VGN-AR61ZU has all the power necessary to edit personal HD video content - before burning your clips onto a 50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc for safekeeping. Whether you are editing in HD or enjoying an HD movie, the massive 17-inch WUXGA widescreen display gives you every last pixel of 1080p Full HD in brilliant color with X-black LCD screen enhancement and super-bright double-lamp illumination. When you want to watch TV, there's an integrated hybrid DVB-T digital/analog tuner and a remote control - and even an HDMI output for viewing HD movies on an HD-capable TV.
Telecom
Modem: Fax / Modem
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.90, ITU V.92
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 PIN FireWire
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - SPDIF output
1 x audio / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A
1 x display / video - S-video output
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Remote control
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Power
Power Device: External
Battery
Technology: Lithium Ion
Installed Qty: 1
Run Time (Up To): 1.6 hour(s)
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements, VAIO Music Box, Adobe Premiere Elements, VAIO Recovery Utility, Skype, Google Picasa, Microsoft Works 8.5, Google Software Pack, Microsoft Office 2007 (Trial), Roxio Easy Media Creator 9, Microsoft Windows Media Player 11, Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0, WinDVD BD for VAIO 8.0, Norton 360 (60 days trial), Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.4, Adobe Reader 8.1, VAIO Content Importer / Exporter, VAIO Movie Story, Sony Click to Disc
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 1 year
Advantages: stylish, fast and efficent with a big hard drive. Disadvantages: none!
...SonyVAIO BX61MN - Core2DuoT5270 1.4GHz - 15.4
This is a great laptop manufactuered by one of the best electrical brands around sony. The vaio range is a top computer brand which delivers quailty, fast, stylish and high proformanced pc and laptop computers.
This model is competivley priced at around £455 which is very good as similar models are around eight to nine hundred pounds each. With it's intel Centrino Duo [dual core] processor your going to get a fast proformance.
It has 1gb ddr ram which has the capity to deliver quick computer and internet connection speeds. There is also a massive 120gb hard drive which means this laptops has plently of storage for buisness or home use.
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Specifications- 9.5/10
The AR51E is a high spec laptop suitable for gaming, business, graphics, and just about anything, it has a 2.0 GHzCore2DuoT7250 processor, 2GB Random Access Memory, a massive 200GB Internal Harddrive, and a NVIDEA GeForce 8400M GT, and just to top it all off, a huge 17" TFT X-Black LCD Screen, with full HD and a 1440x900 Resolution, which makes for awesome viewing if you play games or watch movies. It also has 2 USB Ports, and a DVD+RW Double Layer Reader.
Design- 9/10
This laptop has a sleak slimline design, with a black matte finish, and the silver VAIO sign on the back, the screen is very reflective, which looks great, and thankfully in this case doesn't affect the screen when its on.
Software- 9/10
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Advantages: Excellent for watching movies and gaming and speed Disadvantages: Not so good for portability if u prefer small laptops
...Excellent laptop got the speed,design and excellent screen size and the look and feel of the laptop is excellent and the colours used in the design. After i bought the laptop i finally got used to vista because of the speed and features it makes vista run faster and makes the perfect laptop for all users from business to plug and play to internet and i would say its future ready for all upcoming software that requires high specs and the vista op system. If u are also looking for a system that copies to all types of cd's and dvd's this is the one for you.
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