Description:
Built to take full advantage of Intel's just released Centrino notebook technology, the Sony VAIO PCG-Z1A Notebook PC is an efficient and extremely compact mobile computer designed to maximize your productivity. The VAIO PCG-Z1A Notebook is driven by a 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium M Centrino-based processor, but don't let the comparatively mediocre clock speed fool you. The innovative Centrino technology offers several advantages over traditional notebooks, including embedded wireless support, reduced power consumption and 1 MB of integrated Level 2 cache for improved multitasking and performance over similar speed non-Centrino units. Sony has paired this processor with an impressive 512 MB RAM and a 16 MB ATI Mobility Radeon graphics chip. Although this setup is not ideal for complex animation and 3D graphics design or 3D games, it's well suited to standard mobile computing tasks and multitasking. The VAIO PCG-Z1A Notebook offers lots of options and plenty of room for program and file management, including a massive 60 GB hard drive and a convenient DVD/CD-RW combo drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive data and enjoy movies on the unit's integrated LCD display screen (1400 by 1050 maximum resolution). Stylish and rugged, the VAIO PCG-Z1A is also remarkably portable at just 12.4 by 9.7 by 1.5 inches and a scant 4.7 lbs. Connectivity options include two ultra-fast USB 2.0 ports for plug and play peripherals, a high-speed IEEE1394 FireWire port for fast data transfer from devices such as digital camcorders, an RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connection, an integrated V.90 modem and of course, embedded 802.11b wireless networking. The system also features an 83-key keyboard with two programmable buttons, a PC card slot and Memory Stick slot. Battery life is estimated at an impressive 6 hours under ideal conditions.
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