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Sony VAIO R Series
Digital Studio™ PC
High Performance, Cool Running.
VGC-RA826G
Desktop
Liquid Cooled.
Just Plain Cool
Double Layer DVD cre-
ation - You’re a Pro now
Television at your
Fingertips
The Advantage in the
Solutions
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The Sony VAIO R Series exem-
plifies cutting edge design and
superior performance - A sleek
black chassis with a revolutionary
liquid heat pipe cooling system,
Spectacular acoustic presence
and breakneck performance.
Topped off with loads of expan-
sion headroom to take your
VAIO® PC experience wherever
your passion leads you.
®
Featuring advanced DVD+R
Double Layer with up to
8.5GB recording capacity.
With the ability to store up to
Higher specs and demanding
applications mean hotter run-
The Sony VAIO R Series
delivers the high quality
video, music, and digital
Take control of your television
with the personal video
recorder functionality pow-
ning temperatures
-
but
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Sony’s advanced liquid cool-
ing system handles heat with
ease. A unique liquid flow
heat pipe draws heat away
from the processor with a side
benefit of eliminating a noisy
CPU fan. Air intake from mid-
dle section maximizes air flow
while minimizing noise.
imaging
solutions
you
ered by Sony Giga Pocket
4
hours of high quality
demand. Create your own
professional quality DVDs5.
Master your own audio
recordings or remaster older
tapes or records. Watch &
record television on your
schedule.
Engine TV Tuner / MPEG2
®
MPEG2 video combined with
VAIO Click to DVD™ cre-
encoder and Microsoft
®
®
Windows XP Media Center
ation software, you become
the pro. Borrowing technolo-
gy from Sony’s professional
systems, the best tools of the
trade are in your hands.
Edition 2005. Watch, record,
burn to DVD5 - you have the
power.
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.
Audio
IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR
Blaster
Service7
Telephone Support
1 Year toll-free technical telephone
assistance, available 24-hours, 7-
days-a-week
On-line Support
Support available from
Model
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5.1 Channel - Intel High Definition
VGC-RA826G
®
Audio
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
(RJ-11)
VAIO® Keyboard / PS/2 Optical Mouse
HARDWARE
Processor
8
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SOFTWARE
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Intel Pentium 4 Processor 550 with
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Media Center
Edition 2005
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Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
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(3.40E GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Sony Original Software
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
nal 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. New users only. Terms and conditions
apply.
4. Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not universally
compatible.
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 communi
cate with each other.
7. When available. Sony will provide
Onsite Service in fulfifillment of its
limited warranty obligations. Any such
services are subject to the terms and
conditions of the limited warranty. See
actual Limited Warranty for details.
Onsite Service will be provided via thrid-
party technician to be dispatched as
needed following phone-base trouble-
shooting. Some repairs may be accom
plished with self repair kits. Onsite
Service may not be available in all loca
tions.
8. For certain third party software appli-
cations, Sony provides first level Phone
Support. Additional telephone support
may be available from the applicable 3rd
party vendor. Availability and schedule
for any such support is determined by
the applicable software vendor.
Expansion Slots
™
Click to DVD - DVD Creation
Chipset
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory
®
SonicStage Mastering Studio - Audio
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™
Intel 915P
Stick , Compact Flash Type I and
Mastering & Remastering
Type II, xD Picture Card, SD/MMC,
™
Memory
PictureGear Studio - Digital Photo
™
IBM Micro Drive
)
™
1GB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(512MB X 2/DDR)
(Expandable to 2GB)
Hard Drive
DVgate Plus - Digital Video
©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,
PictureGear 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.
One x16 PCI Express (occupied by
Graphics Card)
®
SonicStage 2.1 - Digital Music
™
VAIO Media - Network File Sharing
Two PCI (one available)
One PCI Express x1 (occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5” (occupied)
Three Internal 3.5” (one occupied)
(Four 3.5” SATA Hard Drives can be acco-
modated if Floppy Drive is removed.)
Port Connections
Other Software Applications
2
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250GB 7200rpm SATA
Graphics
Adobe Premiere Standard
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Adobe Photoshop Album Starter
Edition
ATI Radeon™ X600 XT
256MB Video Memory
Graphics Interface
TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out (DVI
output: 1280x1024x60Hz max.)
16x PCI Express
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Adobe Photoshop Elements® 2.0
®
®
Microsoft Works 8.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
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Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)
Two PS/2 (Mouse/Keyboard)
Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Giga Pocket MPEG2 Realtime
®
Encoder/Decoder board with TV
®
One VGA/DVI-D Monitor Out Port
One TV-In/Out Port
Intuit Quicken 2005 New User Edition
Tuner
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
(Previous Quicken Users may require
additional upgrade)
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD RW
Drive5
One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port
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5
One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/ One
InterVideo WinDVD
Double Layer
4pin (front)6
®
Sonic RecordNow!
7
+R
One Headphone / One Microphone/
One Line In
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
DVD RW5
®
Norton Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription4 - Norton AntiVirus™,
Norton™ Personal Firewall, Norton™
Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam™,
Norton™ Parental Control
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)
Composite Video / Audio Inputs
(front and rear)
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)
Power Requirements
364.7 watts max. / 100-240V ~7A
(50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
34.172 lbs.
-RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX),
DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
®
®
DVD+R write (16x MAX),
SONY VAIO Recovery Wizard
®
®
DVD+RW write (4x MAX)
SONY VAIO Help and Support
®
i.LINK
®
®
CD-RW
SONY VAIO Update
-RW
(IEEE 1394)
Online Center
America Online 90 Day Trial3
®
CD-R write (32x MAX),
CD-RW write (24x MAX)
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
DVD-ROM Drive
Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Dimensions (CPU)
DVD-ROM Read (16x MAX)
CD-ROM Read (32x MAX)
Floppy Disk Drive
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-
7.4”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 15.3”(D)
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer
Limited Warranty and Onsite
Service
1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite
3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
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