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Sony VAIO AR51E Laptop

SKU: VGNAR51E Quickfind Code: 135330

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The VAIO AR Series marks another industry milestone for VAIO in terms of both design and capabilities. With its high-resolution widescreen display and a fast processor the AR Series is more than just a powerful mobile computer.¤¤Thanks to the innovative use of strong but lightweight materials in its construction and attention to ergonomics in its design, the AR Series is easy to use at home or at the office and light enough for working anywhere in-between. All of which means that whatever your demands, and however you choose to use it, the AR Series can open the doors to a host of new creative, commercial and recreational possibilities.

  • Product Description - Sony VAIO AR51E - Core 2 Duo T7250 2 GHz - 17" TFT
  • Recommended Use - Home use
  • Dimensions (WxDxH) - 41.6 cm x 30 cm x 3.4 cm
  • Weight - 3.9 kg
  • Localisation - English
  • Platform Technology - Intel Centrino Duo
  • System Type - Notebook
  • Built-in Devices - Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial
  • Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
  • Cache Memory - 2 MB - L2 Cache
  • RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 2 x 1 GB ) - Low cost double memory offer, call for details!
  • Card Reader - Yes
  • Hard Drive - 200 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 4200 rpm
  • Optical Storage - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - integrated
  • Display - 17" TFT active matrix 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ )
  • Graphics Controller - NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT - 128MB dedicated, up to 895MB TurboCache
  • Audio Output - Sound card
  • Telecom - Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
  • Networking - Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
  • Wireless NIC - Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  • Notebook Camera - Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel
  • Input Device - Keyboard, touchpad
  • Battery - Lithium Ion
  • Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - English
  • Manufacturer Warranty - 1 year warranty
 

Question from Vincent: Asked on 11/01/2008 Do you have a windows XP for this model? If not, is this laptop able to use windows XP?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 12/01/2008
The laptop can support Windows XP but we can't provide it with this model.

Question from alex: Asked on 24/12/2007 the intro about thr AR range says it could play HD movies trought an Hd TV. Can u confirm? Also does the laptop have S Video out? Could u connet the laptop to the Tv with an HDMI CABLE?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 24/12/2007
This model doesn't feature an integrated HD or Blue Ray DVD drive and so will not play HD or Blue Ray discs. It does however have an HDMI port, and so you can connect to a television using an HDMI cable.

Question from collywog: Asked on 21/12/2007 It says above twice that there is a fire wire socket on this laptop. Could you tell me where it is as i cant find it and there is nothing in the user manual about fire wire.

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 21/12/2007
It is reffered to as I Link (IEEE 1394) in the manual - and it is prot number 6 in the manual. It is located between the card slot and the AV in port.

Question from k13ran: Asked on 03/12/2007 Which graphics card is better - the nvidia geforce go 8400m gt as featured in this laptop or the nvidia geforce go 8600m gs as I have seen in other laptops?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 04/12/2007
I would say the 8600m gs is slightly better as it is the newer range of graphics card, however the 8400m gt is still a very good graphics card.

Question from k13ran: Asked on 03/12/2007 Further to Tom's query about the 4Gb upgrade, Would this improve gaming performance e.g. reduce lagging?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 04/12/2007
It would improve performance and reduce lagging

Question from Dave T: Asked on 03/12/2007 Is the graphics card featured in this model better than the ATi Mobility Radeon x700? Would this laptop be good for playing games like Command & Conquer 3 at a high level of detail?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 07/12/2007
I believe it is a better graphics card, this laptop will be fine for these games.

Question from lindy loo: Asked on 03/12/2007 hi, is the laptop suitable for using with itunes?
what is the overall memory availible on the laptop?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 07/12/2007
Yes it is suitable for using with i-tunes, it has 2GB of RAM.

Question from kevin: Asked on 03/12/2007 hi does this laptop have wifi

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 03/12/2007
Yes it has a network wireless card capable of connecting to 802.11/b/g wireless networks.

Question from Tom: Asked on 02/12/2007 is it possible to buy this laptop with 4Gb memory?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 03/12/2007
Yes, please call us to discuss your upgrade requirements.

Question from Paul: Asked on 01/12/2007 Nathan: Does this laptop have HDMI output?
Easycom: Yes it does feature an HDMI output.
Jacob: Is This Laptop HD Ready ?
Easycom: This doesn't have a HD DVD drive, and doesn't have an HDMI output.

Which is it?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 03/12/2007
It does have an HDMI output however doesn't have an HD DVD drive.

Question from Don: Asked on 01/12/2007 You have two conflicting comments 28 oct and 28 nov. Is a HD output present or not??

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 03/12/2007
Yes there is a HDMI output.

Question from k13ran: Asked on 30/11/2007 I've heard that the mouse buttons at the base are difficult to use and the touchpad is a bit too small - Is this true?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 06/12/2007
The touchpad is small, however neither this or the buttons are difficult to use.

Question from Sondre: Asked on 30/11/2007 Would this laptop be suitable for gaming?For such games as Battlefield 2142? And also, how good is the wireless range?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 30/11/2007
This should be fine for gaming the the Geforece 8400 GT graphics card.

Question from Adrain: Asked on 29/11/2007 Just back on the hard drive again, do you offer any upgrades on this. Can you offer a 7200rpm drive instead of the 4200rpm drive?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 29/11/2007
Unfortunately this isn't possible.

Question from Jacob: Asked on 28/11/2007 Is This Laptop HD Ready ?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 29/11/2007
This doesn't have a HD DVD drive, but doest have an HDMI output.

Question from alexia: Asked on 27/11/2007 would it be possible to get windows xp professional on this laptop as i use it for work?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 28/11/2007
Please call us to discuss your windows requirements.

Question from Adrian: Asked on 27/11/2007 The tech spec and summary have different rpm speeds for the hard drive. Which one is it , 4200 or 5400?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 27/11/2007
It is 4200 rpm.

Question from Mark: Asked on 27/11/2007 Would this laptop be suitable for running photshop and other graphics packages? Does laptops direct have any student discount/packages?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 27/11/2007
This would be fine for photoshop and graphics packages. Unfortunately there isn't a student offer on this laptop.

Question from Matt: Asked on 26/11/2007 Is there any info on battery life as yet?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 27/11/2007
Unfortunately not.

Question from mikey: Asked on 26/11/2007 does this laptop have a Firewire connection

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 26/11/2007
Yes it does.

Question from PH: Asked on 26/11/2007 Please clarify the model no - AR51E or AR41E - both listed.
Does this model have the X-Black LCD display?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 26/11/2007
It is the AR51E and yes it does have X-black technology

Question from k13ran: Asked on 25/11/2007 1. Which actual laptop is this as on the summary it says 41e but at the top it says 51e...
2. What is the battery life on this laptop if you know at the moment?
3. Can this laptop play blu-ray disks?

I would be very grateful if you could answer all of my questions.

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 06/12/2007
It is the AR51E, unfortunately there isn't any battery life specifications available. This will not blay Blue Ray discs as it has a standard DVD drive.

Question from James: Asked on 24/11/2007 How does turbocache work? from what i read it borrows memory for the system's RAM, would upgrading to 4gb ram improve the quality?

Also is it possible to just have the Operating system installed without all the extra software?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 28/11/2007
Turbocache does work in this way using system memory. Upgrading the memory would not help the graphics card as the turbocache is limited, it would improvethe performance of the laptop upto 3GB, over this is not recognised by 32 bit operating systems. Unfortunately all the extra software is pre installed.

Question from Ian: Asked on 23/11/2007 Does This laptop come with a 1 year guarantee

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 26/11/2007
Yes it does.

Question from mikey: Asked on 23/11/2007 does this laptop have a firewire socket?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 26/11/2007
Yes it does.

Question from Dean: Asked on 21/11/2007 How much RAM does ths memory have as it is different on the tech. spec. and the summary

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 22/11/2007
It has 2GB of RAM.

Question from Allan: Asked on 08/11/2007 how many USB ports and what type

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 08/11/2007
3 USB 2.0 ports.

Question from sid: Asked on 03/11/2007 does this laptop have a built in microphone?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 05/11/2007
Yes it does feature a built in microphone.

Question from Wasif: Asked on 01/11/2007 whats the battery life of this laptop operating on max settings?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 01/11/2007
Unfortunately there isn't any technical information available with the battery life available at this time.

Question from Dado: Asked on 31/10/2007 does this laptop have the mouse click buttons below the touchpad as i cant see from the pictures??

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 01/11/2007
Yes they are on the front of the chassis.

Question from Mariana: Asked on 30/10/2007 Does this laptop have a built in Bluetooth?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 31/10/2007
This laptop does not have built in Bluetooth however can be added if your purchase a USB Bluetooth stick.

Question from Ronnie: Asked on 30/10/2007 Does this laptop have remote control and windows vista reinstallation dvd?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 30/10/2007
This laptop does not feature a remote control.

There isn't a DVD included as this is stored in a partition on the hard drive to restore the laptop to original factory settings.

Question from Nathan: Asked on 28/10/2007 What is the longest battery life available on this laptop?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 01/11/2007
Unfortunately there isn't any technical information with regards to the battery life as of yet.

Question from Nathan: Asked on 28/10/2007 Does this laptop have HDMI output?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 29/10/2007
Yes it does feature an HDMI output.

Question from SONY VAIO AR51E VGNAR51E: Asked on 26/10/2007 Does this laptop come with any software, if so what?

Answer from Easycom: Answered on 27/10/2007
Yes, the operating system, Office pre-load and certain other software Sony install e.g. Disc creator / DVD player...
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