Sony VGN-SZ240P, VGN-SZ240 Marketing Specifications

VGN-SZ240 CTO Series

VAIO® SZ Series Notebook PC

An inspiring fusion of mobility, power and style.

CUTTING-EDGE PERFORMANCE

The sleekly designed, lightweight VAIO® SZ Notebook optimizes mobility while offering superior performance on every front, starting with its use of optional Intel® Centrino

® Duo mobile technology for

advanced multi

-tasking potential. It also boasts hardware solutions that

will power you through your most demanding tasks, including a super

fast 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive and advanced DDR2 memory for ultra high-speed computing.

PREMIUM PORTABILITY

The VAIO

® SZ Notebook delivers intelligent mobile design while placing a priority on usability and performance. This slim, lightweight PC measures a mere 1" thin , with a superb 13.3" widescreen display

with XBRITE™ LCD technology, long battery life and a generous,

comfortable keyboard.

UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE FEATURES

Exclusive to VAIO

® PCs, the revolutionary Hybrid Graphic System lets you switch between an internal graphics chip for optimal power consumption and an external graphics chip for even more robust performance. In addition to PC card support, it supports ExpressCard™, an emerging standard in smaller, faster PC card solutions, making it ideal for transfers of video and large files.

The slim, lightweight VAIO®

SZ Notebook delivers an inspiring blend

of intelligent mobile design, cutting-

edge performance and contemporary style. With a 13.3" widescreen display , long battery life

, optional Intel®

Centrino® Duo mobile technology, revolutionary Hybrid Graphic System and more, you can work faster, play longer and get more from every moment with the VAIO SZ Notebook. The VAIO® SZ Notebook is a “Windows Vista™

Capable”

PC.

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Last Updated: 06/12/2006

VGN-SZ240 CTO Series

VAIO® SZ Series Notebook PC

Specifications

General

Computer Type:

Notebook

Type of Use:

Ultra Portable

Action Buttons:

S1, S2 (programmable), Wireless LAN On/Off,

Bluetooth® On/Off,

Keyboard:

QWERTY (86 keys with 3mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch)

Available in black or silver

Pointing Device:

Electro-Static touch pad

Security:

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Biometric Fingerprint

Sensor or none

Hardware

Camera:

Built-in Camera and microphone

or none

Processor

Type:

Intel® Core™

Duo Processor T2600 (Configuration 1), Intel

Core™

Duo Processor T2500 (Configuration 2), Intel® Core™

Duo

Processor T2400 (Configuration 3), Intel® Core™

Duo Processor T2300 (Configuration 4) or Intel® Celeron® Processor 420 (Configuration 5)

Speed:

2.16GHz

(Configuration 1), 2GHz

(Configuration 2), 1.83GHz

(Configuration 3), 1.66GHz

(Configuration 4) or 1.60GHz

(Configuration 5)

Front Side Bus Speed:

667MHz (only for Intel® Core™

Duo Processor)

or 533MHz (only for Intel® Celeron® Processor)

L2 Cache:

2MB (Only for Intel® Core™

Duo Processors) or 1MB (Only

for Intel® Celeron® Processors)

Memory

Type:

DDR2 (All Configurations)

Installed:

2GB (PC2-4200 1GB x 2) (Configuration 1), 1GB (PC2

-4200

1GB x 1) (Configuration 2), 1GB (PC2-4200 512MB x 2) (Configuration

3), 512MB (PC2-4200 512MB x 1) (Configuration 4)

Maximum:

2GB (All Configurations)

Speed:

533MHz (All Configurations)

Hard Drive

Capacity:

120GB

(Configuration 1), 100GB

(Configuration 2), 80GB

(Configuration 3), 60GB (Configuration 4), 40GB

(Configuration 5)

Speed:

5400rpm

Interface:

Serial ATA

Impact Protection: G-Sensor™

Shock Protection

- Hard Disk Drive

Protection

Optical Drive #1

DVD+R DL Write:

2.4x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

DVD+R Write:

4x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

DVD+RW Write:

2.4x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

DVD-R Write:

4x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

DVD-RW Write:

2x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

-R Write:

24x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

24x max. (CD-RW/DVD

-ROM)

-RW Write:

10x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

10x max. (CD-RW/DVD

-ROM)

DVD±RW: Yes

(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

CD Read:

24x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

24x max. (CD-RW/DVD

-ROM)

DVD Read:

8x max. (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW)

8x max. (CD-RW/DVD

-ROM)

Expansion Slots

Multimedia Card Reader:

Memory Stick DUO™ with MagicGate

functionality, ExpressCard™/

34 Slot 5-in-

1 Memory Card Adaptor

(VGP-MCA20) supporting Memory Stick®,

Memory Stick PRO™,

Secure Digital, xD-

Picture Card, and MultiMediaCard (MMC), and

PCMCIA (Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support)

Audio

Sound System:

Sony® Sound Reality™ -

Audio Enhancer

Display

Screen or Display Technology:

WXGA LCD

Screen Size: 13.3

”

Resolution: 1280x800 XBRITE™ LCD Technology: Yes

Graphics

Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce™

Go 7400 and Intel® Graphics Media

Accelerator 950

Video RAM:

128MB (NVIDIA® GeForce™

Go 7400) and 128MB

(dynamically allocated shared RAM/Video memory) (Intel

Graphics Media Accelerator 950)

12 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 11

Technology:

Hybrid Graphic System, TurboCache

™

Chipset: Intel® 945GM Interface:

VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor

Inputs and Outputs

Ethernet Port:

Headphone Jack:

i.LINK® Interface:

1 (4-pin

IEEE 1394)

Memory Stick® Media Slot:

Modem Jack:

Microphone Input: 1 Port Replicator Connector(s):

1 (Bottom)

USB Port(s):

2 (2.0 compliant)

VGA Output(s): 1 DC

-In: 1

Networking/Modem

Ethernet Protocol:

Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Ethernet Speed:

10Base

-T/100Base-

Modem Type:

Integrated V.90/V.92 Modem (RJ-11)

Wireless LAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

(802.11a/b/g)

Bluetooth® Technology:

Integrated Bluetooth® Technology

none

Power

Battery Type:

Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS2C) or

Large Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPL2C)

Estimated Battery Life:

2.5-7.0 hours

(Standard Battery)

3.5-9.5 hours

(Large Capacity Battery)

Power Requirements: 105W+10%

Software

Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2

Optional Software:

Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4.0, Adobe

® Premiere Elements, Adobe® Premiere Pro, Microsoft® Office 2003 Basic, Small Business or Professional Edition

Internet Services:

America Online® (

180-

Day Subscription: For new

users only)

Anti-

Virus and Recovery Software:

Norton® Internet Security™ (60-

Day Subscription: Norton AntiVirus™,

Norton™ Personal Firewall,

Norton™

Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam™,

Norton™

Parental Control) TrendMicro™

Anti-Spyware (30

-Day Trial) VAIO® Recovery Wizard VAIO® Support Central VAIO® Security Center VAIO® Update

Supplied Software:

InterVideo® WinDVD®,

Intuit® Quicken® 2006 New User Edition (Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade), Microsoft® Works 8.5, Microsoft® Office

2003 (60

-Day Trial Microsoft® Office 2003 (60-

days trial): Students and Teacher Edition for Windows® XP Home Edition, or Small Business Edition for Windows® XP Professional, 60-Day

Trial Version of Microsoft® Digital Image Starter Edition 2006

Roxio® DigitalMedia SE

Sony® Original Software:

Click to DVD® -

DVD Creation, DVgate

Plus™ -

Digital Video, Image Converter - PSP Transfer,

SonicStage® -

Digital Music, SonicStage Mastering Studio™ Audio Mastering & Remastering, VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing, Jeopardy® (

60-

minute Trial Version), Wheel of Fortune

(

60-

minute Trial Version), Underworld - Pre-installed Sony

Movie

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty:

1 Year Limited Warranty

Telephone Support:

1 year (toll-free technical telephone

assistance, available 24/7)

Online and Email Support:

Support available from

http://www.esupport.sony.com

Dimensions

Weight:

4.07 lbs. with standard battery (weight is approximate and

may vary)

Measurements: 12.5”(

W) x 1.0”-

1.5”(

H) x 9.3”(

Supplied Accessories

Standard Capacity Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS2C) or

Large Capacity Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPL2C)

AC adapter (VGP-AC19V10) Memory Card Adapter (VGP-MCA20)

Power Cord

Optional Accessories

Port Replicator (VGP-PRSZ1) Additional Standard Capacity Battery (VGP-BPS2C)

13 6 3 5 7 7 10

16 8 9

Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL2C) AC Adapter (VGP-AC19V10) 1GB Memory Expansion Module (VGP-MM1GA) 512MB Memory Expansion Module (VGP

-MM512M) Battery Charger (VGP-BC1) Bluetooth® Wireless Mouse (VGP-BMS30) Neoprene Notebook & AC Adapter (VGP-AMC1)

40GB

Ultra-portable Hard Drive (VGP-UHDP04/N and VGP

UHDP04/R)

Color:

Charcoal Black Magnesium Casing

1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal 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 portion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.

3. Requires compatible wireless LAN access point, sold separately. Internet connection may require fees.

4. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.

5. Interoperability among Bluetooth® devices varies.

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 communicate with each other.

7. Actual battery life may vary based on product settings, usage patterns and environmental conditions.

8. See actual limited warranty for details. For a copy of Sony’s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL

33913.

9. For certain third party software applications, 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.

10. The Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day Trial software is intended for evaluation purposes only. This trial software is installed on your system and you must activate the software before you can use it. Product activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch of the software; activation requires Internet access. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting end

use options and operations.

11. Viewable area measured diagonally.

12. Broadband Internet service required along with third-party services which may require a subscription fee or other service fee.

13. NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology combines the size and bandwidth of video memory and dynamically available system memory for optimal system performance.

14. Does not support Memory Stick media and Memory Stick PRO™ media using the MagicGate™ function or high-speed data transfer. Supports memory cards with capacitities up to 1GB. Does not support 5.0V SmartMedia media or the ID function of SmartMedia media with IDs. Does not support the SD Memory Card media copyright protection function. This adapter has been tested with only Sony® branded Memory Stick PRO™ media. Sony® branded Memory Stick PRO™ media is recommended for use with this adapter.

15. Measured at its narrowest point.

16. The Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006 60-Day Trial software included with this computer system is intended for evaluation purposes only. The software has been partially installed and you must complete installation of the software before you can use it. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting end user options and operations.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to operate any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware options except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of 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 determine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Notebook Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display. Pre

installed software may not be identical to retail versions or have all documentation. 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. ©2006 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Memory Stick, SonicStage, VAIO, XBRITE, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD, DVgate Plus, VAIO Media G-Sensor, Sound Reality and like.no.other are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Centrino are registered trademarks and Core is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in U.S.A. 06/06.