Sony VAIO Digital Studio PCV-RX590G Specifications

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©2001 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, VAIO Smart, Giga Pocket,
Memory Stick, Visual Flow, Sony Style Connect, DVgate, Media Bar, MovieShaker, PictureGear,
and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All
other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards
of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are
subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 9/01

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Intel®Pentium®4 processor 2.0 GHz

†

• 512 MB PC-800 RDRAM (expandable to 512 MB)

• 400 MHz Front Side Bus

• 100 GB

††

Ultra ATA/100 hard drive

• DVD-RW Drive

• High-speed Internet ready with
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

• Front accessible i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) interface

and USB connections

1

• 4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration
(nVIDIA

®

GeForce2 MX™)

• 32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)

• Programmable VAIO Smart

™

Keyboard

• V.90 compatible data/fax modem

• Wheel mouse

• External Stereo Speakers

• Optical Out for Dolby Digital

™

• Intel™850 chipset

➢ Giga Pocket

TM

Personal Video Recorder

➢ Watch and record TV programs
➢ DVD-RW - create your own DVD!
➢ Intel

®

Pentium®4 Processor 2.0 GHz

†

➢ Sony Memory Stick

®

Slot

➢ Home PNA Compatible

Sony VAIO Digital Studio

™

PC

PCV-RX590G

FEATURES

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

† GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors

may affect application performance.

†† GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

Accessible capacity may vary.
* Certain restrictions apply.
** Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.
1 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 communicate with each other.

Video Audio Integrated Operation

With

Personal

Video

Recorder

NEW

Model

PCV-RX590G

Processor

Intel®Pentium® 4 Processor 2.0 GHz

†

Cache Memory

256 KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

Front Side Bus Speed

400 MHz

Standard RAM

512 MB PC-800 RDRAM, expandable to 512 MB

Hard Drive

100 GB††Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD-RW Drive

2X max. DVD-R write
1X max. DVD-RW write

CD-ROM Drive

40X max. CD-ROM

Floppy Disk Drive

3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

Video & Graphics

4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

(nVIDIA

®

GeForce2 MX™)
32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)
MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board

with TV Tuner

Modem

V.90 Modem/Home PNA Combo

Ethernet

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

Expansion Slots

One AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)
Three PCI (two occupied)
Sony Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

Expansion Bays

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

Port Connectors

Three USB (two front/one rear)
One PS/2

®

Mouse
One PS/2

®

Keyboard
One VGA
One Serial
One Parallel
One 6pin i.LINK
One 4pin i.LINK
One Headphone Out
One Line In
One Microphone
Composit Video/Audio in

Supplied Accessories

Speakers
VAIO Smart

™

Keyboard

PS/2

®

Wheel Mouse
RJ-11 Phone Cord
Power Cord
4pin-4pin i.LINK cable
Coaxial Cord

Power Requirements

100-120V -3A (50/60Hz)

Power Management

ACPI 1.0 Compliant

Dimensions (CPU)

8.0"(W) x 14.2"(H) x 14.6"(D)

Weight (CPU)

28.5 lbs.

Service

One Year Limited Express Repair Service (upon

registration; 90 days without registration)*

Limited Warranty

One Year Parts and Labor (upon registration; 90 days

without registration)*

Telephone Support

Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90 Days

Pre-Installed Software
Operating System

Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition

Sony Original Software

Giga Pocket™Personal Video Recorder
DVgate

™

Media Bar

®

MovieShaker

™

PictureGear

™

Smart Capture
VisualFlow

™

SonicStage for VAIO

®

Other Software Applications

Adobe®Acrobat®Reader

™

Adobe®Photoshop®Elements
Adobe

®

Premiere®LE

Apple QuickTime

®

ArcSoft PhotoPrinter®2000 Pro
EasySystems Record Now DX
Corel WordPerfect

®

Quicken®2002
Microsoft

®

Outlook®Express

Sonic Solutions DVDit!

®

for VAIO® Computer

Online Center

America Online®**
EarthLink TotalAccess

™

**

SonyStyle Connect

SM

Tool Center

Trend Micro PC Cillin

®

Sony Application Recovery CD(s)
Sony System Recovery CD(s)