VGN-TX651P/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 2.8 lbs with
standard battery,12less than 1” thin13with 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 life9, it has the stamina to power you through your most demanding applications.
EXCEPTIONAL LCD TECHNOLOGY.
The VAIO® TX Notebook features a generous 11.1" WXGA widescreen display3with Sony’s original
XBRITE™ LCD technology for higher brightness levels than standard displays. The result: deeper blacks,
brighter whites, true-to-life color, and razor-sharp detail. And with the anti-reflective coating to minimize
reflection, you can enjoy a beautifully clear image from several viewing angle. It’s the ideal way to present
your photos and home videos, and the best way to watch movies and DVDs when you’re on the go.
SMART DISPLAY SENSOR.
Smart Display Sensor makes connecting to a compatible projector or display 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, starting your presentations off with an effortless air of professionalism.
WELL-SUITED TO MEET YOUR MOBILE MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT
DEMANDS.
The VAIO® TX Notebook allows you to create dynamic presentations, view movies with stunning clarity, and
create and manage your multimedia files with ease. Use the included Click to DVD™ software and DVD+R
Double Layer/DVD±RW drive6to easily create high-quality, customized DVDs. And managing music files
and making your own audio CDs is easier than ever with the SonicStage® Mastering Studio music software.
And if that is not enough, Sony's ingeniuous Instant Mode allows you to go straight to watching a movie,
playing music or viewing photos at the touch of a button, without having to boot-up the operating system.
The sleek VAIO® TX Notebook is truly ultra-portable at 2.8 lbs. with standard
battery12and less than 1” thin13with a durable carbon-fiber casing. With 4
to 7.5 hours of standard battery life9, a DVD+R Double-Layer/DVD±RW
drive6, and 11.1” widescreen display3with Sony’s XBRITE™ LCD technology
make the TX Notebook your ultimate mobile companion.
VGN-TX651P/B
VAIO® TX Series Notebook PC
Hardware
Processor
Intel® Pentium® M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 753
(1.20GHz1, 2MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
400MHz
Chipset
Intel® 915GMS
Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/ Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
(802.11b/g)
Bluetooth®
Integrated Bluetooth® Technology
LCD
11.1" WXGA display3(1366x768) with XBRITE™
technology
Razor-Thin Panel
Hard Drive
60GB2(4200rpm) Ultra ATA
Memory
512MB PC2-3200 400MHz DDR2 (512MB x 1)
(Expandable to 1GB)
Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
128MB dynamically allocated shared video memory
Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor
Optical Drive
DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW drive
DVD+R DL Write (2.4x MAX);
DVD+R Write (4x MAX); DVD+RW Write (2.4x MAX)
DVD-R Write (4x MAX); DVD-RW Write (2x MAX)
CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (10x MAX)
DVD Read (8x MAX); CD Read (24x MAX)
Modem
Integrated V.90 modem (RJ-11)
Ethernet
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface
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™
media7with MagicGate™ functionality and Secure Digital
Media
Other Interfaces
1 4pin i.LINK®8(IEEE 1394) interface, 2 USB 2.0, VGA
output, port replicator connector
PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus
support
Pointing Device
Electro-Static touch pad
Keyboard
QWERTY, 82 keys with 1.7mm stroke and 17mm pitch
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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 battery12(weight is approximate
and may vary)
Dimensions
10.7”(W) X 0.83”-1.12”(H) X 7.7”(D)
Color
Charcoal Black
Supplied Accessories
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)
Additional 512MB memory expansion module
(VGP-MM512L)
80GB2External Hard Drive (VGP-UHDM08)
Bluetooth® Wireless mouse (VGP-BMS30)
Privacy Filter (VGP-FL11)
Leather Protection Case (VGP-CKTX2)
Notebook protection case (PCGA-CCTR/J, CCTR/L)
Software
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with SP2
Sony Original Software
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation
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
Roxio® DigitalMedia SE
Microsoft® Works 8.0
Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day Trial14Small 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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Last Updated 2005-09-12