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Sony VAIO� R Series

Liquid Cooled. Just Plain Cool
Higher specs mean hotter running temperature - but Sony's VAIO� RA Series has an advanced liquid cooling system that handles heat with ease. A unique liquid-flow heat-pipe draws heat away from the processor, eliminating noisy fans and allowing for ample performance. This advanced technology is a generational leap above the competition. As a result, the VAIO� RA Series ensures ultimate performance that you can count on.

Double Layer DVD creation- You�re a Pro now
Featuring advanced DVD+R Double Layer 8.5GB recording capacity. With the ability to store up to 4 hours of high quality MEG-2 video combined with VAIO�s� Click to DVD� creation software, you become the pro. Borrowing technology from Sony�s professional systems, the best tools of the trade are in your hands.

Television at your Fingertips
Take control of your television with the personal video recorder functionality powered by Sony Giga Pocket� Engine TV Tuner / MPEG2 encoder and Microsoft� Windows� XP Media Center Edition 2005. Watch, record, burn to DVD - you have the power.

Experience digital entertainment combined with simple convenience.
Sony VAIO Media Center PCs bring you advanced computing plus multiple entertainment experiences that you can enjoy when you want and how you want using a single remote control. Built from the ground up to deliver the picture and sound quality you expect from a digital entertainment center, a VAIO Media Center PC lets you use one unified interface to:

• Pause and rewind live TV so you never miss a moment

• Record a entire TV series or genre and watch shows on your schedule

• Experience your digital photos, videos, and DVDs with friends and family

• Put your world of music at your fingertips with an amazing jukebox

• Get connected to a world of digital movies, music, and more � on demand

The Advantage in the Solutions
The Sony VAIO� R Series delivers the high quality video, music, and digital imaging solutions you demand. Create your own professional quality DVDs. Master your own audio recordings or remaster older tapes or records. Watch & record television on your schedule.

Improved Acoustics
Computers should be seen and not heard, and the VAIO� RA Series leads the next phase in noise reduction technology. The new advanced industrial design minimizes the need for noisy CPU fans, allowing your system to run quietly at all times. Further reducing acoustics, the VAIO� RA Series also features an optical drive with speed-down functionality that decreases the rate of data buffer, a Firmware supported silent mode, and a graphics card and power supply that both use slow speed, large sized fans for silent operation. It doesn't get much quieter than that.

The Latest Computing Components
The VGC-RA8260G uses an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 560 3.60 GHz with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and 1MB L2 Cache. With 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, this computer is as powerful as it is stylish.

Dazzling Visual Experience
Advanced features provide the muscle behind the VAIO� RA Series desktop graphic revolution. The RA825GY features 16x PCI Express graphics capabilities such as the ATI Radeon� x300 XT Card delivering cinematic-quality effects and color with
128MB of RAM. This optimal combination of technologies ensures the ultimate graphic solutions with industry-leading performance. Expect nothing less than magnificent colors, vibrant tones, and studio quality effects.

A Sonic Boom
Your ears will notice the difference. The VAIO� RA Series' audio hardware is designed to deliver enhanced sound via a 2.1 speaker system with sub-woofer. The RA800 and RA900 Series feature advanced high-definition audio (5.1ch support). Natural bass tones and stereo sound bring an unbelievable crispness and clarity to music, games, and movies. To complete the system, the RA Series also has Sony's SonicStage� Mastering Studio's professional plug-in effects for importing analog-audio or enhancing digital audio files.

Mastery of New Technology
The VAIO� RA800 and RA900 Series desktop have blazing power and Gigabit Ethernet exchange for high-speed data transfer. Both also feature PCI and PCI Express for up to 16x support for graphics. Intel� Hyper-Threading (HT) capability for robust multi-tasking and multiple Serial-ATA connections enabling the possibility of more than 1.5 Terabytes of storage.

Multi Card Reader
Lightning-fast data transfers are media card slot, supporting Sony's Memory Stick� media, SmartMedia�, CompactFlash� Type 1 card or Type II card, xD-Picture Card�, Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), IBM MicroDrive� and Smart Media�. Multiple options allow for convenient importing and exporting, as well as extensive storage opportunities.

As an heir to Sony's heritage of television excellence, the VAIO� RA Series desktop makes it possible to watch, pause, and record your favorite television shows with a few simple clicks. The Giga Pocket� TV tuner works in tandem with Microsoft � Windows� XP Media Center 2005 to provide a rich, high quality PVR experience that can be streamed to other PCs for replay any time, anywhere. While you watch, burn programs to DVD and create your own television archive.

Create Your Own DVDs with Click to DVD�

SonicStage Mastering Studio� (Digital Music Management)

DVgate Plus� (Digital Video Editing)
DVgate Plus preserves and enhances the high-quality video that you demand of Sony products. With DVgate Plus, you can capture video from a variety of sources into your computer, edit it using a user-friendly "Output Mode" and save it back to your camcorder or computer.

SonicStage� 2.1 - Digital Music

Model
VGC-RA825GY

�Processor
Intel� Pentium� 4 Processor 560 3.60E GHz with Intel� Hyper-Threading Technology

�Operating System
Microsoft� Windows� XP Media Center Edition 2005
VAIO� recommends Microsoft� Windows� XP Media Center Edition

�Cache Memory
1MB

�Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz

�Chipset
Intel� 915P

� Standard RAM
1GB PC3200 400MHz DDR (512MB X 2/DDR)(expandable to 2.0GB)

�Hard Drive
250GB 7200rpm SATA

�DVD+R Double Layer / DVD�RW Drive (supports writing video in double layer format)
Double Layer
+R
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
DVD�RW
-RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX), DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R write (16x MAX), DVD+RW write (4x MAX)
CD-RW
-RW
CD-R write (32x MAX), CD-RW write (24x MAX)

�DVD-ROM Drive
16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40Xmax. CD-ROM read

� Floppy Disk Drive
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

Graphics
ATI Radeon� X300
128MB Video Memory
TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out
16x PCI Express
Giga Pocket� MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner

�Audio
5.1 Channel - Intel� High Definition Audio

�Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TFast Ethernet (RJ-45)

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

�Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick�, Compact Flash� Type I and
Type II, XD Picture Card, SD/MMC, IBM Micro Drive�)
One x16 PCI Express (occupied by Graphics Card)
Two PCI (one available)
One PCI Express x1 (occupied)

�Expansion Bays
Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

�Port Connectors
Seven USB 2.0 (Three front/four rear)
Two PS/2� (Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA/DVI Monitor Out Port
One TV-In/Out Port
One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port
One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/One 4pin (front)
One Headphone / One Microphone
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)
Composite Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear)
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

�Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer
IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR Blaster
VAIO� Keyboard / PS/2� Optical Mouse

�Power Requirements
364.7 watts max. / 100-240V~7A (50/60Hz)

� Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant