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Computers Super Store > Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
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List Price: $3,299.99Amazon.com's Price: $3,032.33 You Save: $267.66 ( 8%)Prices subject to change.
Third Party New Price: $2,899.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Sony Sony
Color: Black
CPU Manufacturer: Intel Intel
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Display Size: 17 inches
EAN: 0027242739826
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Graphics Memory Size: 512 MB
Hard Disk Size: 500 GB
Item Dimensions: 13211808401640
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: VGN-AR890U
Modem Description: Fax / modem
MPN: VGN-AR890U
Processor Count: 2
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
System Bus Speed: 800 unknown-units
System Memory Size: 4000 MB
System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features:Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz) & 4GB RAMGenuine Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate OS (32bit)17" widescreen display with XBRITE-ECO technologyNVIDIA GeForce 8600M graphics card & 512MB vRAM500GB HDD (250GBx2) & Blu-ray optical drive
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Are you ready for serious entertainment and creativity without limits? The VAIO AR890 notebook is a multimedia powerhouse with DVR capabilities and a 17" WUXGA widescreen display with XBRITE-HiColor LCD technology for impressive on-screen visuals. Featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor, a 500GB hard drive and 4GB memory, this AR notebook is one formidable machine. Watch and record in stunning Blu-ray Disc format and even view, record and manage cable TV content. This beautifully designed notebook also lets you watch and record TV, including HD and subscription-based premium channels. And enjoy its robust performance and entertainment features that perfectly complement what the powerful AR series can do.ntertainment features that complement the AR series.
Amazon.com Product Description:
The luxuriously designed Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U Digital Studio notebook PC provides a power multimedia computer platform for enhanced entertainment performance. But it can also be admired for its gorgeously appointed design, featuring a black exterior, sleek profile, and interfaces and ports that are easily accessible yet discreetly integrated. It features a 17-inch WUXGA widescreen XBRITE-HiColor LCD screen with a 1440 x 900-pixel resolution, and video is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 8600M graphics card, with 512 MB of dedicated video memory. It offers high-definition Blu-ray Disc read/write capability, supporting full 1080p HD video as well as up to 5.1 discrete channels of uncompressed digital audio. It's backwards-compatible with standard DVDs and CDs, enabling you to enjoy your digital library for years to come. The optical drive can also write a full range of disc formats, including dual-layer DVD discs.
 | Spec Check - 17-inch XBRITE-HiColor LCD
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8400 processor
- Dual 250 GB hard drives (500 GB total)
- 4 GB RAM (max capacity)
- Blu-ray Disc read/write
- Dual-layer DVD±R drive
- Quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth with A2DP streaming
- Nvidia GeForce 8600M graphics
- Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1)
- Weighs 8.4 pounds
|  | | In addition to its computing prowess, this notebook also doubles as a 17-inch LCD HDTV thanks to the included ATI TV Wonder digital cable tuner, which enables you to watch and record premium HD digital cable content. It offers NTSC (standard) and ATSC (high-definition) tuners as well as Cable Card support.
It's powered by the 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor, which offers a top-of-the-line 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 6 MB L2 cache. Part of Intel's 45-nanometer (nm) Penryn series, this processor boosts speed, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. The Core 2 Duo processor provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved gaming and multitasking performance. It also includes Intel's 4965 AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers and offers compatibility with 802.11a/b/g networks as well. Other features include dual 250 GB hard drives (for a 500 GB capacity), 4 GB of installed RAM (maximum capacity), Gigabit Ethernet, both PCMCIA and ExpressCard slots, Memory Stick/SD memory cart slot, and Bluetooth connectivity (including A2DP stereo music streaming). The integrated 1.3-megapixel WebCam (and integrated microphone) provides easy video conferencing via VoIP and video IM chats.
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1) combines all the features of Windows Vista Premium and Vista Business as well as adds extras such as multi-language packs and Secure Online Key Backup. It offers all of the features found in Windows Vista Home Premium, including Windows Media Center, Windows Movie Maker with high-definition support, and Windows DVD Maker. It also provides all of the features found in Windows Vista Business, including business networking, centralized management tools, and advanced system backup features. Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures.
The Basics
- Processor: Experience improved energy efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life with the 45nm Penryn series Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor, which has a 2.50 GHz processor speed, super-fast 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a super-sized 6 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.) The new hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors--conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet. And you'll be able to encode video on-the-go and watch HD movies with Intel HD Boost.
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor has two computational execution cores in a single processor, providing greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It's optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. It can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications--such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications--while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background. Some of the advanced Intel innovations of the Core 2 Duo processor include: - Smart Memory Access: Improves system performance by hiding memory latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed.
- Advanced Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
- Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
- Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.
- Hard Drive: This system offers a total of 500 GB of hard disk drive space from two 250 GB drives (5400 RPM). These Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives also quicken the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.
- Memory: The 4 GB of installed RAM (PC5300, 1 x 2 GB, 2 x 2 GB) maximizes the capacity for this notebook, and also offers a top-of-class 667 MHz speed.
- DVD/CD Drive: This Sony digital studio notebook is capable of both playing back Blu-ray Disc movies in stunning clarity, as well as burning HD Camcorder content in its original 1080p high-definition resolution to BD-RE/BD-RE DL (dual layer) discs (25 GB single layer disc to 50 GB on a double layer disc). It will also play your current library of purchased and burned disc content. This notebook can also write standard DVD and CD media. The BD drive offers 2x speed for reading and writing BD-RE discs, 1x BD-RE DL writing, as well as offering the following read speeds: 2x BD-R/BD-RE and 1.6x BD-R/RE DL. It also offers the following write speeds for standard DVD and CD discs: 2.4x DVD+R DL, 2x DVD-R DL, 8x for single-layer DVD+R and DVD-R, 8x DVD+RW, 4x DVD-RW, 8x CD-R/RW, and 5x for DVD-RAM.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 86-key keyboard (2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch) and electro-static two-button touchpad.
Screen, Video & Audio
This notebook offers a 17-inch screen with a widescreen 1920- x 1200-pixel resolution. And thanks to Sony's XBRITE-HiColor panel technology, the flat-panel screen will deliver dazzling colors and sharp images whether displaying a DVD movie, television show, or web content. It delivers deep blacks and bright whites, true-to-life color, and razor-sharp detail. And with a glare filter and anti-reflective coating to minimize reflection, you’ll experience a beautifully clear image.
Video is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 8600M graphics card, which provides up to 1023 MB of available RAM/video memory (with 256 MB dedicated) for unmatched HD video performance on a notebook PC. With support for Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 and High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDR), the 8600M lets you rip through all of today's most advanced and cutting-edge games and applications. Experience real-time photo editing, or immerse yourself in the most complex, true-to-life gaming environments. The audio card includes Sony Sound Reality technology with DSD (Direct Stream Digital) support.
Using the included ATI TV Wonder, you can receive NTSC (standard broadcast) and ATSC (digital, HD) signals as well as get digital cable channels with the Cable Card (available from compatible cable services). It also includes stereo speakers (3 watts apiece for 6 watts of total power) and an internal 5-watt subwoofer. The audio card includes Sony Sound Reality technology with DSD (Direct Stream Digital) support.
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated quad-mode Intel Wireless 4965AGN Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and Wi-Fi hotspots) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range--great for closed office environments). You also get super-fast wired connectivity, with a Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000).
With the Bluetooth connectivity, you can communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones as well as enjoy wireless stereo music streaming (thanks to its embedded A2DP profile). This notebook also includes a next-generation ExpressCard 54 card slot (as well as a PCMCIA slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. Here's the full list of connectivity options: - 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
- 1 HDMI output (for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable)
- Analog video output: 1 VGA, 1 S-Video
- 1 ExpressCard/54 slot (also compatible with ExpressCard/34)
- 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II, CardBus support)
- Memory card reader supports Memory Stick/Memory Stick DUO (with MagicGate functionality) and Secure Digital media
- 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
- 1 S/PDIF digital audio out (for connecting to a home theater receiver for 5.1-channel surround sound)
- Integrated 56K modem (V.90)
Operating System
The Windows Vista Ultimate (SP1) operating system has it all--an advanced, business-focused infrastructure, mobile productivity, and premium home digital entertainment features. It offers all of the features found in Windows Vista Home Premium, including Windows Media Center, Windows Movie Maker with high-definition support, and Windows DVD Maker. It also provides all of the features found in Windows Vista Business, including business networking, centralized management tools, and advanced system backup features. In addition, Windows Vista Ultimate includes Extras such as: - Windows Hold'em, a poker game for players of all skill levels
- Language packs for Windows multi-language interface, where users can install and use multiple languages on a single PC. Great for multi-lingual households or if you are learning a new language.
- Secure Online Key Backup, where Ultimate users can store their BitLocker recovery password and Encrypting File System certificate on Windows Marketplace's Digital Locker website for access to the key anytime, anyplace, and from any computer that has an Internet connection
- BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool, an automated tool which removes the complexity of setting up your PC to use this exclusive data security feature.
Every edition of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.
Preloaded Software
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare anti-virus and recovery (trial version), Microsoft Works SE 9.0, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (60-day trial), Sony Click to Disk Editor (CD and DVD burning), VAIO Movie Story (video editing), VAIO MusicBox
Dimensions & Weight
This notebook measures 16.4 x 11.8 x 1.32 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 8.4 pounds.
Power
It's powered by the VGP-BPS9A/B rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of between 1.0 and 2.5 hours (depending on usage).
What's in the Box
This package contains the VGN-AR890U notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, remot control, IR reciever, ATI TV Wonder digital cable tuner, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limited hardware warranty, and Sony offers 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance.
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I purchased this product with high hope too. It was OK at beginning and after 4th day,it starting crash like hell every time I turn it on. All I can say is " Don't Buy it, unless you have a lot of money!!"
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Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
Sony VAIO VGN-AR890U 17-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista Ultimate) Black
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