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Sony VAIO VGN-N250N/B 15.4" Laptop (Intel Core Duo Processor T2250, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, DVD¿RW Drive, Vista Business)
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Product Description
From furniture and artwork to paint colors and picture frames, you coordinate your home with style and taste. So why have a PC you have to hide when the guests arrive? Designed to complement your design motif, the VAIO(R) N Notebook PC features cool colors, smooth lines and a soft, relaxing sense of style. Engineered for a fantastic viewing experience, the VAIO(R) N Series Notebook features an exceptional 15.4" widescreen display with Sony's original XBRITE-ECO LCD technology. Now you can enjoy videos and photos with brilliant colors and stunning clarity while conserving valuable power. Edit and enjoy home movies with the VAIO(R) N Series Notebook. With Click to DVD software and built-in DVD burner, you can capture video from your camcorder to enjoy at home or share with friends and family. You can even create your own customized DVDs complete with interactive menus and customizable themes. Screen Size - 15.4? Resolution - 1280 x 800 802.11a/b/g WiFi wireless Inputs and Outputs - Ethernet Port - 1; Headphone Jack - 1; i.LINK(R) Interface - 1(4-pin) interface; Memory Stick(R) Media Slot - 1; Modem Jack - 1; Secure Digital Memory Card Slot - 1; Microphone Input - 1; USB Port(s) - 2 (2.0 compliant); VGA Output(s) - 1; DC-In - 1; Express Card Slot - 1; Networking/Modem Windows Sound Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 224MB Total Shared Available Graphics Memory Unit Measurements - 14.4? (W) x 1.2? -1.6? (H) x 10.5? (D); Weighs 6.5 lbs with battery
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2888 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Sony
- Model: VGN-N250N/B
- Released on: 2007-01-30
- Dimensions: 1.60" h x 14.40" w x 10.50" l, 6.50 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core Duo 1.73 GHz
- Memory: 1000MB DDR2 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 120GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 15.4
Features
- Laptop with modern looks in black/silver and 15.4-inch LCD; 1.73 GHz Intel Core Duo T2250 processor
- 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM (2 GB max), multi-format/dual-layer DVD/CD burner
- Connectivity: 2 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 VGA, ExpressCard 34, multi-format Memory Stick reader
- Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), 10/100 Ethernet, Intel GMA 950 (up to 224 MB of shared RAM)
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Business
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed to complement your modern design aesthetic, the Sony VAIO VGN-N250N/B balances beautiful form with highly functional computing features. It features a black-and-silver case for a cool, contemporary accent. Beyond its eye-catching good looks, this laptop offers a bright 15.4-inch XBRITE-ECO LCD screen that provides brilliant colors from photos and videos while helping to save drain on the battery. This affordable notebook PC is powered by Intel's powerful Core Duo T2250, which provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved gaming and multitasking performance and a more efficient power consumption. The dual execution core T2250 has a 1.73 GHz processor speed, fast 533 MHz system bus, and a large 2 MB L2 cache. It features an 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), dual-layer multiformat DVD drive that also burns CDs, tri-mode Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11a/b/g), Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with up to 224 MB of shared video memory, an ExpressCard slot, and Memory Stick slot.
This laptop also comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Business, which has a new user interface, named Windows Aero, that makes it easy to navigate through the operating system and from application to application. For instance, Windows Aero helps you juggle multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all your open applications and documents. 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: The Intel Core Duo T2250 processor is built with the Mobile Intel 945PM Express chipset, and it has a 1.73 GHz processor speed, fast 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and large 2 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 Intel Core 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 next version of Microsoft Windows, code-named Vista. 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. It's more efficient, thanks to Intel's Power Coordination and Deeper Sleep, which help to transfer power only to those areas of the processor that need it. It also features Intel's Digital Media Boost, which delivers enhanced performance on floating point-intensive applications such as CAD tools, 3-D and 2-D modeling, video editing, digital music, digital photography and gaming.
- Hard Drive: The 120 GB hard drive (5400 RPM) offers enough to room to hold a digital audio library of over 20,000 songs and still have room left over for movies, games, and a large collection of software. This Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.
- Memory: The 1 GB of built-in memory (PC4200, 533 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM, 2 x 512 MB) is a good start out of the box, but you'll want to maximize the 2 GB capacity of this machine to make your multimedia hum along.
- DVD/CD Drive: The double-layer DVD drive is compatible with a wide range of formats, including both DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs, CD-RW discs, and dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can hold up to 8.5 GB of data--great for backing up your MP3 collection or your most important documents. It features the following speeds: 4x for DVD+R DL, 4x for DVD-R DL, 8x for both single layer DVD+R/-R, 8x for single layer DVD+RW, 6x for single layer DVD-RW, and 24x/16x for CD-R/RW. It reads DVD-ROM discs at 8x and CD-ROMs at 24x.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 86-key keyboard (2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch) and electro-static two-button touchpad.
The 15.4-inch WXGA LCD offers Sony's XBRITE-ECO display technology and has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The widescreen display gives increases the width of the notebook's display while giving the computer the form factor of a smaller computer, so it takes up less space on your desk or in your briefcase Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which uses Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) and provides up to 224 MB of total graphics memory from the system memory. Audio is powered by Sony's Sound Reality audio enhancer.
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
This notebook features an integrated PRO/Wireless 3915ABG wireless LAN that's 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). It also includes a next-generation ExpressCard/34 card slot (though no PCMCIA card 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 connection options:
- 2 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 ExpressCard/34 slot
- 1 VGA monitor out
- Stereo headphones/speakers/line-out
- Microphone/line-in
- Memory Stick slot (supports optional Memory Stick and Memory Stick DUO media with MagicGate functionality)
- Secure Digital memory card slot (also compatible with MMC cards)
Operating System
The Windows Vista Business operating system is designed to meet the needs of business organizations of all sizes. For small businesses, Windows Vista Business will help keep PCs running smoothly and more securely so you will be less reliant on dedicated IT support. For larger organizations, Windows Vista Business provides dramatic new infrastructure improvements, enabling your IT staff to spend less time focused on the day-to-day maintenance of PCs. An array of sophisticated new backup technologies helps protect your information even in the event of a catastrophic hardware failure. And Windows Vista Business has a new user interface, named Windows Aero, which is designed to deliver new levels of efficiency for any business user. This new interface makes it easy to navigate through the operating system and from application to application. For instance, Windows Aero helps you juggle multiple tasks at once by providing a three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all your open applications and documents.
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
Includes Sony Click to DVD (for easy DVD creation), Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition (60-day trial), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 (with 60 days of Live Update).
Dimensions & Weight
This notebook measures 14.4 x 10.5 x 1.6 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 6.8 pounds.
Power
It's powered by the VGP-BPS2A/S rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of between 3.5 and 5.5 hours (depending on usage).
What's in the Box
This package contains the VGN-N250N/B notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limited hardware warranty, and Sony offers 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance.
Customer Reviews
Outperforms the competition.
I had an HP zv6000 (AMD 64 CPU) for about 1 year. That laptop was great with winxp. Quite heavy and the AC adaptor was the size of a brick. Untill, I decided to install WinXP 64 bit version...YIKES....downloading compatable drivers will be a nightmare for any novice user and I could not use the speakers or memory card reader because HP has not put out 64 bit drivers (so why sell the hardware if the software is not available? is what I asked the HP tech on the phone). But enough about HP...this is about the new VAIO that I replaced it with. This laptop gets down to the point without flashy lights or childish colors or stickers (a big plus for the professionals). Setup and using Vista is taking some getting used to but quite interesting. This laptop is alot quieter than my HP (fans) and the heat is kept at a minimum (so no sweaty lap). Applications zip by with the awesome Duo capability and getting things done is so much faster than a 64 bit HP. Downloads on this VIAO takes full advantage of my broadband bandwidth (another big plus). I haven't tried a game as of yet, but I am sure I will have only a bunch of Kudos in that department as well. So if you are looking for a laptop that you want to use for the years to come, then this one will outlive the hype and be useful for a long..long time. Finally I found a keeper :)
Excelent
The delivery was excelent, I received the pacakge just in time. Congratulations I hope you keep this service
