| Together with inviting textures and calming colors, the slim, journey-ready Sony VAIO NW laptop delivers mutually spectacular imagery, access to all your multimedia, and outstanding productivity in an reasonable package. This model (VGN-NW160J/S) has a fabric-like exterior in silver rattan this's increased by a texture of gently undulating waves. But extra than just a trendy accessory, the VAIO NW proposes great computing resources together with an Intel Core 2 Duo and a high-definition 15.5-inch widescreen XBRITE-ECO display this's excellent for multitasking as well as watching your favorite downloaded movies and TV shows on the go. 
The Sony VAIO NW in silver rattan together with textured cover composed of gently undulating waves (see big picture). | 
The isolated keyboard makes typing comfortable and precise, and the Display Off button helps preserve energy (see big picture). |  |  | The more-wide, theater inspired 15.5-inch display uses Sony's XBRITE-ECO LCD technology so you can see deeper blacks, brighter whites, true-to-life color and razor-sharp detail from nearly any angle--a excellent match to the Blu-ray Disc optical drive (read-only), which lets you have fun high-definition Blu-ray Disc movies in crystal-clear resolution. You can in addition do your own utilizing the dual-layer DVD±RW drive (together with CD burning abilities) and integrated Sony Movie Story software--just select the supplied template and professional-looking cutaways, cross-fades and soundtrack syncing are automatically done for you. And together with the HDMI A/V output, you can connect the VAIO NW to a compatible HDTV to display your creations to a big audience. It's powered by the 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor, which boosts speed, decreases power requirements, and saves on battery life. It in addition proposes a quick 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 2 MB L2 cache. It in addition consists of Intel's 5100AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers and proposes compatibility together with 802.11a/b/g networks as well. A built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam (together with included microphone) lets you join in on video conferences as well as do long-distance VoIP calls. Tackle virtually any graphics specification together with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 graphics card featuring 512 MB of dedicated VRAM. Other features contain a 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB of RAM (8 GB maximum capacity), ExpressCard 34 slot, Gigabit Ethernet, together Memory Stick and SD card readers, and pre-installed 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1). This Sony notebook is Energy Star certified, and is RoHS-compliant, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. Key Features - 15.5-inch XBRITE-ECO display together with 1366 x 768-pixel high-def resolution (Study extra)
- 2.10 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor together with 2 MB L2 cache and 800 MHz front side bus (FSB) (Study extra)
- 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
- 4 GB of installed RAM (800 MHz; 8 GB maximum)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 together with 512 MB discrete graphics for up to 2280 MB of dynamically shared memory allocated by the system (Study extra)
- Watch Blu-ray Disc movies in crystal clear resolution together with the read-only Blu-ray drive; in addition maintains reading/writing of CD-R/RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, and DVD-RAM
- MOTION EYE webcam and microphone lets you shortly snap photos and video chat together with friends and family.
- Comfortable, isolated keyboard and translucent, textured touchpad
- Display Off button lets you turn off the screen while the laptop continues to run in the background, enabling you to preserve power while allowing you to resume PC functionality not including waiting for it to boot back up.
- Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for greater speed and range
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Intel High Definition Audio together with stereo speakers and headphone output
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) operating system (Study extra)
- Up to 4 hours of battery life together with integrated standard capacity battery
- Dimensions: 14.6 x 9.8 x 1.2 inches (WxDxH)
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty, and 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance (a 1-year international service plan is in addition available).
Networking, Connectivity & Extension
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity together with the included quad-mode Intel Wireless 5100AGN Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi requirement, it proposes up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as current 802.11g wireless. It's in addition backward compatible together 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 extra limited range--excellent for closed office settings). It in addition consists of a next-generation ExpressCard card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you get advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter extension cards for even extra complex wireless, networking, storage, and safety features. It comes together with the following external connectors: - 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 FireWire (in addition 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 ExpressCard/34 slot
- Memory Stick/Memory Stick DUO slot (together with MagicGate functionality)
- Secure Digital memory card slot (compatible together with MMC cards)
- 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
What's in the box
This package contains the Sony VAIO VGN-NW160J/S laptop, standard capacity rechargeable battery (VGP-BPS13/B), AC adapter, power wire, printed customer manual It in addition comes together with the following software: Norton Internet Safety 2009 (30-day trial); Microsoft Works SE 9.0; Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day trial); VAIO Multimedia Suite consists of VAIO Startup Assistant, Click to Disc Editor, VAIO Movie Story, VAIO MusicBox and VAIO Media in addition Study Extra
You'll enjoy razor-sharp graphics and widescreen movies together with the 15.5-inch WXGA high-definition screen, together with its 1366 x 768-pixel resolution. The XBRITE-ECO technology (together with LED backlighting) brings brilliant colors and spectacular clarity together with efficient power usage, and it features an anti-reflective coating to minimize reflection and ensure a beautifully clear picture from any viewing angle. Video is powered by the ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, which offers 512 MB dedicated graphics memory and up to 2280 MB as allocated by the Windows Vista operating system. ATI Radeon HD 4500 Series GPUs boast up to twice the performance of the previous generation of GPUs and bring a cinematic gaming experience--as well as best performance-per-watt and break-throughout efficiency. The intelligent power management brings the power necessary to run the much intense applications while intuitively conserving energy at idle or when demand is low. And together with Vari-Bright technology battery life can be increased by optimizing the brightness of the display to save power so you don't have to compromise on performance.
 | The Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor has a 2.1 GHz processor speed, quick 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a big 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 bring better overall performance.) Together with two computational execution cores in a single processor, it offers greater system response when running multi-threaded applications concurrently together with no significant enhance in power consumption. It's optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. It can concurrently run multiple demanding applications--such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications--while downloading music or running virus-scanning safety programs in the background. Some of the complex Intel improvements of the Core 2 Duo processor contain: - Smart Memory Access: Advances system performance by hiding memory latency, like so optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to offer data to the processor when and where it is necessary.
- Complex Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
- Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Increased Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
- Deeper Sleep together with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.
 | Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit version) is the operating system for users together with complex computer needs, and it consists of all of the Windows Media Center abilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can in addition use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers this contain Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will in addition agree to you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is in addition easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer environments to extra securely connect via Wi-Fi. Each edition of Windows Vista offers the necessary 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 contain new tools this can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions contain parental control features this agree to you to manage and monitor your family's use of games, the Internet, instantaneous messaging, and other activities. |