Description:
Sony's VAIO PCV-RS220 delivers high-end processing power and strong multimedia capabilities at a reasonable price. Packed with all the tools you need for making movies, music or videos, the VAIO PCV-RS2200 "Digital Studio" should warrant serious consideration from all desktop users but particularly home-based directors and producers. Anchoring the VAIO PCV-RS220 is a 2.53 GHz Intel Pentium 4 CPU. This is a fast processor, especially when running in conjunction with the system's generous allotment of 512 MB PC-2100 266 MHz DDR memory (upgradeable to 1 GB). Sony has skimped just a bit on the 3-D capabilities by installing an Intel 845GV Integrated Graphics chipset with 64 MB shared memory. Though the unit will handle all 2-D and some 3-D tasks, it will require a graphics card upgrade to plow through the latest and greatest 3-D games and apps. Sony has equipped the VAIO PCV-RS220 with a massive 120 GB 7200 rpm ATA-100 hard disk, a 3.5-inch diskette drive, and a versatile DVD-RW/CD-RW drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive information, watch the latest Hollywood blockbusters and create your own DVDs. To ensure fast interaction with peripherals such as digital camcorders and cameras, scanners and external drives, the system also features four high-speed USB 2.0 ports and two i.Link (FireWire) ports, one on the rear and another at the front. The VAIO PCV-RS220 features numerous other amenities, including a VGA monitor port, two PS/2 ports, a pair of freestanding stereo speakers, a user-friendly VAIO Smart keyboard, and a PS/2 wheel mouse. Sony has not included a monitor, thus allowing you to utilize your current display or select from the many alternatives currently available. Bundled software includes Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Corel WordPerfect Office 2002, Intuit Quicken 2003, and a wide variety of Sony's own multimedia utilities.
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