VGN-TX610P/B
VAIO® TX Series Notebook PC
Ultimate Mobile Companion
DESIGNED FOR THE AGILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY A MOBILE
PROFESSIONAL REQUIRES.
The sleek VAIO® TX Notebook is ultra-lightweight, ultra-portable, and impressively equipped. At 2.76
lbs with standard battery, less than 1” with a razor-thin LCD panel and durable, cutting-edge
carbon-fiber casing, the VAIO TX Notebook is incredibly convenient for life on-the-road. And with 4 to
7.5 hours of standard battery life8, it has the stamina to power you through your most demanding
applications.
TRUE MOBILITY IS ABOUT BROAD ACCESS.
The VAIO® TX Notebook is taking that access farther than ever before. With integrated wireless Wide
Area Network (WAN)3technology, you can access the Cingular Wireless national EDGE network to
extend your wireless coverage beyond LAN access networks and hotspots. The VAIO TX Notebook
gives you the freedom to go farther, do more, and stay connected.
SMARTWI™ TECHNOLOGY.
Sony’s original SmartWi™ technology seamlessly integrates wireless Wide Area Network (WAN)3,
802.11 b/g wireless LAN,4and Bluetooth®5technologies. Now you can quickly and easily toggle
among your wireless connectivity options: wireless LAN for home, office, and hotspots; Bluetooth for
peripherals; and wireless WAN for access to the Cingular Wireless national EDGE network when you’re
traveling outside the reach of LAN access networks and hotspots.
SUPERIOR LCD TECHNOLOGIES.
The VAIO® TX Notebook comes with an 11.1” widescreen display with Sony’s original XBRITE™
technology. It provides brilliant colors, sharp contrasts and crisp images to help you deliver
high-quality, professional presentations. And with Smart Display Sensor connecting to a compatible
external projector or display is easy and worry-free. It automatically senses and selects the
appropriate input for your external device and adjusts the video output to an optimized resolution.
The sleek VAIO® TX Notebook is truly ultra-portable at 2.76 lbs with standard
battery and 4 to 7.5 hours of standard battery life,8integrated 802.11 b/g
wireless LAN4and CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive6. And, with integrated
wireless Wide Area Network (WAN)3technology, you can access the
Cingular Wireless national EDGE network to extend your wireless coverage
beyond LAN access networks and hotspots.
VGN-TX610P/B
VAIO® TX Series Notebook PC
Hardware
Processor
Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
Intel® Pentium® M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 753
(1.20GHz1, 2MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
400MHz
Chipset
Intel® 915GMS
Integrated Wireless WAN
Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN)3accessing
Cingular Wireless National EDGE Network with SmartWi™
technology
(Wireless WAN and Wireless LAN radio do not transmit
simultaneously)
Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/ Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
(802.11b/g)
Bluetooth®
Integrated Bluetooth® Technology
LCD
11.1" WXGA display (1366x768) with XBRITE™
technology
Razor-Thin Panel
Hard Drive
60GB2(4200rpm) Ultra ATA
Memory
512MB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 (512MB x 1)
(Expandable to 1.5GB)
Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
128MB dynamically allocated shared RAM video memory
Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor
Optical Drive
CD-RW/DVD-ROM
CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (10x MAX)
DVD-ROM Read (8x MAX); CD-ROM Read (24x MAX)
Modem
Integrated V.90 modem (RJ-11)
Ethernet
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)
Audio
Windows® sound system compatible
Dolby® Headphone & Dolby® Virtual Speaker
Built-in stereo speakers
Audio Interface
Microphone jack, Headphone jack
Media Slot
Supports optional Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™
media with MagicGate™ functionality and Secure Digital
Media
Other Interfaces
1 4pin i.LINK®6(IEEE 1394) interface, 2 USB 2.0, port
replicator connector
PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus
support
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Pointing Device
Electro-Static touch pad
Keyboard
QWERTY, 82 keys with 1.7mm stroke and 17mm pitch
Action Buttons
DVD/CD (Instant On) Play/Pause/Stop, Volume/Mute
buttons, WLAN/BT on/off, Magnify
Optional Port Replicator
3 USB 2.0, RJ-45 Ethernet, VGA output, DC in, parallel port
Power Requirements
68W+10%
Battery
Lithium-ion standard capacity battery (VGP-BPS5)
Estimated Battery Life
4.0-7.5 hours
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Weight
2.76 lbs. with standard battery
Dimensions
10.7”(W) X 0.83”-1.12”(H) X 7.7”(D)
Color
Charcoal
Supplied Accessories
Cingular SIM Card
Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS5)
AC Adapter (VGP-AC16V8)
Power Cord
Optional Accessories
Additional standard battery (VGP-BPS5)
Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL5)
Additional AC adapter (VGP-AC16V8)
Port Replicator (VGP-PRTX1)
Bluetooth® Wireless mouse (VGP-BMS30)
Privacy Filter (VGP-FL11)
Leather Protection Case (VGP-CKTX2)
Software
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with SP2
Sony Original Software
SmartWi™ Connection Manager
DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage® - Digital Music
SonicStage® Mastering Studio software with MP3 encoder
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Image Converter - PSP Transfer
Supplied Software
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition
Intuit® Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
InterVideo® WinDVD®
InterVideo® Instant On
Microsoft® Works 8.0
Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day Trial10Small Business
Edition
Anti-Virus and Recovery Software
Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day Subscription
Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Subscription
Sony® VAIO® Update
Sony® VAIO® Recovery Wizard
Sony® VAIO® Support Central
Internet Services
AOL Online™ 180-day Trial - New Users Only
Service and Warranty
Limited Warranty
1 Year Limited Warranty
Telephone Support
1 year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available
24-hours, 7-days-a-week.
Online and Email Support
Support available from http://www.esupport.sony.com
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