Sony VAIO VGN-FW235J, VAIO VGN-FW235H Specifications

VGN-FW235J/H

VAIO® FW Series Notebook

Inspired by theater screens. Born from Sony® HD technology.

POWERFUL PC PERFORMACE

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 processor (2.0GHz ) with Intel® Centrino

®

processor technology.
The VAIO® FW notebook comes pre-installed with Genuine Microsoft

®

Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit .
Built-in Wireless-N technology offers a boost in wireless connection speed

and range .

INSPIRED BY THEATER SCREENS. BORN FROM SONY® HD TECHNOLOGY.

Fall in love with your favorite movies all over again with an extra-wide,
theater inspired 16.4” display (1600x900 resolution) using energy-efficient
XBRITE-ECO™ LCD technology.

The 16:9 aspect ratio ensures that you won’t miss an inch of the original
picture from your favorite movie while also providing valuable extra
workspace. Compare two documents or websites side-by-side without the
hassle of having to tab back and forth.

An HDMI

™ output delivers video and audio to external sources via a single
cable so you can enjoy HD entertainment on your compatible big screen
TV without a myriad of extra cables (HDMI™ cable sold separately) .

ENDLESS FEATURES

Store your favorite multimedia, important documents, and cherished
family photos on the roomy 250GB Serial ATA hard disk drive.

The VAIO® FW notebook, designed with dedicated AV Controls, makes
navigating through your favorite multimedia quick and easy.

Whether it’s for YouTube™ , a class project or for sharing with friends and
family, editing digital video captured by your Sony® Handycam® is quick
and easy with VAIO® Movie Story software. You choose the supplied
template and professional-looking cutaways, cross-fades and soundtrack
syncing are automatically done for you.

Stay connected to colleagues, friends and family with real-time video
conferencing using the integrated MOTION EYE® camera and
microphone.

Broaden your entertainment horizons with the VAIO® FW notebook
featuring an extra-wide 16.4”XBRITE-ECO™ LCD display. Great for watching
widescreen movies or viewing two websites side-by-side, this entertainment
powerhouse is inspired by theater screens, born from Sony® HD expertise
and powered by Intel® Centrino® processor technology.

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Last Updated: 10/13/ 2008

VGN-FW235J/H

VAIO® FW Series Notebook

Specications

General

Comput er T ype: Notebook
Type of U se: Portable
Act ion Buttons: S1, Volume - / +, Play / Paus e, Stop,

Rewind, For ward, A / V Mode, WLAN / Bluetooth®
on / o

Pointing Device:

Electro-static touch pad

Hardware

Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys, 19.05 mm pitch, 2 mm

str oke

Camera:

Built

-in 1.3 MP MOTION EYE® camera and mic

Processor

Type: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5800
Speed: 2.0GHz

Front Side B us Speed:

800MHz

L2 Cache:

2MB

Technology: Intel® Centrino® processor tech nology

Memory

Type:

DDR2

Installed:

4GB PC2-6400 ( 2GBx2)

Maximum:

4GB

Speed:

800MHz

Hard Drive

Capacity:

250GB

Speed:

5400rpm

Int erfa ce:

Serial ATA

Optical Drive #1

DVD+R DL Write: 6x max.
DVD+R W rite: 8 x max.
DVD+RW Write: 8x max.
DVD

-R Write: 8x max.

DVD

-RW W rit e: 6x max.

CD

-R Write: 24x max.

CD

-RW W rit e: 24x max.

DVD

±R W: Yes (DVD±R DL/ DVD±RW/ RAM)
CD R ead: 24x max.
DVD Read: 8x max.
DVD

-RA M W rite: 5x max.

DVD

-R DL W rite: 6x m ax.

DVD

-RA M R ead: 5 x max.

Expans ion Slots

Multimedia Card Reader: On e Memory Stick Duo™

media s lot with MagicGate® functionality
One ExpressCard®/34 s lot
One Secure Digital (SD™ memory card) media s lot

Audio

Sound Syst em: Dolby S ound Room®

Audio

Display

Screen Size:

16.4"

Resolut ion:

1600 x 900

XBR IT E-ECO™ T echnology: Y es

Graphics

Processor: Mobile Intel® Graphics Medi a Accelerator

4500MHD with Intel

® Clear Video Technology

Total Available Graphics Memory: 1340MB ( max.)

Chipset : Mobile Intel® GM45 E xpress Chi pset
Int erfa ce: HDMI™ and VGA out with Smart Dis play

Sens or

Inputs and Out puts

HDMI™ Connection Out put (s):

1

Modem J ack:

1

Microph one Input :

1

USB Port(s ): 3 ( 2.0 complian t)

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VGA Out put( s):

1

DC

-In :

1

i.L INK ® Connection: 1 (4pin) i.LINK® connector (IEEE

1394)

Headphone Out put(s) :

1

Eth ernet Connection ( s):

1

Networking/Modem

Ethernet P rotocol:

10Base-T/ 100Base-TX/ 1000Base

-T

Ethernet Speed: Fas t Eth ernet (RJ -

45)

Modem Type: Integrated V.92/ V.90 Modem ( RJ-

11)

Wireless LAN: Intel®

WiFi Link 5100AGN ( 802.11a/b/g/ n)

Bluet ooth® T echnology: Integrated S tereo A2DP

Bluetooth® Tech nology (2. 1 + EDR)

Power

Battery T ype: Standard Capacity Lithium-i on Battery

(VGP-

BPS13/S )

Estimated Battery Life: 2 .5 to 5.5 hour s Standard

Capacity Battery

3.5 to 8.0 hou rs Large Capacity Battery

Power Requir ements : 86W + 10%
Input Voltage:

100-240V

Soware

Operating System: Gen uin e Mi cros o® Windows Vis ta®

Home Premium 64-bit

Inter net Ser vices: AOL®90-Day Risk Free Trial - For n ew

us ers onl y

Anti

-Virus and Recovery S oware: Micr os o® Windows

Live™ OneCare™ Trial Vers ion

Supplied S oware: Micros o®

Works S E 9.0 w/ 60-Day
Trial Vers ion of Mi croso® Oce Home an d S tudent
2007

The VAIO® Soware Experience:

VAIO

® Startup Assistan t
Click to Dis c Editor - Im port, Edit, Burn
VAIO

® Movie Story - S imple Movie Creation

VAIO

® Mus icBox - Mu si c by Mood

VAIO

® Media plus - Mu ltimedia S treaming S oware
* Please access VAIO® Help and S upport from your
PC for a complete l ist of soware applications and
trials.

Service and Warranty Information

Telephone Support:

1 year toll

-free tech nical teleph one

assistance, available 24/7 .

Online and Email S upport:

Support available from

http://www.es upport.s ony.com/ EN/ VAIO

Limited Warranty Term: 1 year limited warranty . S ee

actual warranty for details .

Environmental Information

RoHS®: Compli ant

For more inform ation: www.s ony.com/ vaioeco

Dimensions

Weight :

6.4 lbs

(with standard capacity battery)

Meas urements:

15.1"( W) x 1.14 -1.46"( H) x 10.3"( D)

Supplied Accessories

Power Cord
Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-

BPS13/S )

AC Adaptor

Color: Ti tanium Gray
UPC Code:

27242751750

1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may
aect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under
certain operating conditions.

2. GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. TB
means one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk space is
reserved as a recovery partition.

3. Requires 802.11n compatible access point. Some functionality may
require Internet services, which may require a fee.

4. Certain circumstances may limit/pr event Blu-ray Disc™

media
playback. For optimal performance, download all updates from
http://esupport.s ony.com/EN/ DRIVERS.

5. Video recording to Blu-ray Disc™

media is done in MPEG2 and AVC

formats only.

6. Viewable area measured diagonal ly.

7. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.

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8. Measured at the narrowest point

9. 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.

10. Total Available Graphics Memory refers to the new Windows Vista

®
classication of graphics memory, which is the total of Dedicated
Video Memory, System Video Memory and Shared System Memory.
Shared System Memory varies depending on the operating
condition, driver soware version and system memory size.

11. See actual limited warranty for details. For a copy of Sony's warranty,
please visit www.esupport.sony.com, call toll-free 888-476-6972 (888

­4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard,
Fort Myers, FL 33913.

12. For certain third party soware applications, Sony provides rst level
phone support. Additional telephone support may be available from
the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any
such suppor t is determined by the applicable soware vendor.

13. 60-Day Trial Version of Microso®Oce 2007 -This trial soware will
work only for 60 days aer you rst use it. You will not be able to use
the soware if you do not activate it as described the rst time you use
the soware. You can activate the soware by Internet: Internet
service charges may apply. If you want to keep using the soware
aer the 60-day trial period, you must convert to the perpetual
version. You can convert online by following the conversion
instru ctions presented during setup and paying the required fees.

14. Actual battery life may vary based on product settings , usage
patterns and environmental conditions. Battery life will be shorter with
models equipped with Instant Mode features.

15. Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth®devices varies.

16. Requires high denition-capable display with HDMI™connector.
Image quality will vary.

17. Broadband Internet service required along with third party services
which may require a subscri ption or other service fee.

18. Compatibility and performance in a 64 bit environment may vary.
Check with the manufacturer of your soware or accessory to ensure
you have the latest updates.

19. Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth®devices varies.

Computer Interface: For this product,there are a multitude of varying
soware packages and add-on hardware options. This product is not
manufactured to work with any specic soware, and Sony does not and
cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the
performance of this product with any particular soware packages
and/ or non-Sony add-on hardware options except those mentioned here.
Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranties that this
product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you
may choose to connect to it. 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 determine for themselves the suitability and
compatibility of the hardware and soware in each and every particular
instance. Soware titles pre-installed on the Sony computer are subj ect
to change without notice. Preinstalled soware may not be identical to
retail versions or have all documentation. Features and specications are
subj ect to change without notice.
Lamp in this product contains mercury. Dispos al of these materials may
be regulated due to environmental considerations. For dispos al or
recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the
Electronic Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org) .
©2008 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or
in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO, XBRITE

­ECO, Sony logo, VAIO logo, MOTION EYE, Handycam and Memory Stick
Duo, MagicGate are trademarks of Sony in the U.S. and in other
countries. Intel, Centrino and Core are trademarks of the Intel
Corporation in the U.S. and in other countries . Microso and Windows
Vista are registered trademarks of the Microso Corporation in the U.S.
and in other countries. Bluetooth is a regestered trademark of SIG, Inc. All
other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Printed 08/08.