The Premier Multimedia Notebook PC. VGN-A690 Full-Featured High-Quality TV On Next-Generation A Superior Viewing Sony® VAIO® Your Schedule Technology Experience Multimedia notebook Digital Studio PC ® Ready to meet your growing A/V A powerful blend of Sony The VAIO A Digital Studio Watch and record all of your The Sony® VAIO® A Series Notebook and A/V Enter- favorite shows with Sony's entertainmentdemands. Wheth- original technologies deliver Digital Studio PC is a pre- tainment Dock take mobile Giga Pocket® engine. er you're turning your analog an exceptional viewing expe- A/V capabilities to a whole Record your shows to DVD content into digital video, or edit- rience. The 17" widescreen mier notebook, design-ed new level. Watch and record and create a digital library ing and converting your high-def- LCD with XBRITE™ technol- to offer the cutting edge of high-quality TV. Convert for personal viewing at your inition camcorder video, you ogy brings movies to life with technology and perform- VHS and 8mm videos into convenience with Click to have the tools you need. And, crisp images and vivid col- ance with incomparable professional-quality DVDs. DVD™ software and the with the DVD+R Double Layer/ ors. Smart Display Sensor style. AV capabilities Capture and edit high-defi- DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD±RW drive, you can burn up automatically adjusts to an include premium speakers 4 to 8.5GB of data, music or digital nition camcorder video. DVD±RW drive . optimal resolution when con- and an entertainment dock photos - or up to 4 hours of Fully equipped to handle all necting to a compatible dis- with a TV tuner and per- of your A/V entertainment MPEG-2 video - on one Double play or projector. Layer DVD disc4. sonal video recorder. demands.

Model Docking Station Wireless optical mouse Anti-Virus & Recovery Software Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- VGN-A690 AV Entertainment Dock with S- (PCGA-WMS5/S) Norton® Internet Security™ 90-Day dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This Master™ Digital Amplifier and USB Mobile Mouse- Black Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®, HARDWARE personal computer is not manufactured to operate any Premium Speakers (PCGA-UMS3/B) Norton Personal Firewall, Norton specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make ® Processor Name Four USB 2.0 ports, Monitor (VGA) USB Mobile Mouse- Silver Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam , any warranty or representation with respect to the per- Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 port, VHF/UHF TV port,Printer port (PCGA-UMS3/S) Norton Parental Control formance of this product with any particular software (1.86GHz1, 2MB L2 Cache) DC in, S-Video in/out, DVI-D, RJ-45 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware options Front Side Bus Speed Ethernet, Optical out, Line in (RCA (VGP-WKB1) Trial except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby 533MHz Pin), Line out (RCA Pin), Giga Memory Card Adapter (VGP-MCA10) VAIO® Update software disclaims any representations or warranty that this prod- ® ® uct is compatible with any combination of products you Chipset Pocket MPEG2 realtime encoder/ 512MB memory expansion module VAIO Recovery Wizard software may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or ® Intel® 915PM decoder board with TV Tuner (VGP-MM512L) VAIO Help and Support software Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and ® Integrated Wireless LAN Memory Stick Media Slot Universal Carrying Case Internet Services may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Supports optional Memory Stick, (VGP-AMB1) AOL Online™ 90-Day Trial - New vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter- Network Connection(802.11a/b/g) 3 Memory Stick PRO™ and Memory Sport Backpack (VGP-AMB2) Users Only mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of LCD Stick DUO™ media5 Neoprene Notebook & AC Adapter the hardware and software in each and every particular PC Card Slots (VGP-AMC2) instance. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony 17” Wide UXGA (1920x1200) with Notebook Computer are subject to change without XBRITE™ Technology and One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot 60GB External Hard Drive SERVICE AND WARRANTY notice. Simulated graphic shown on display. 2 ErgoBright™ Technology with CardBus support (PCGA-HDM06) INFORMATION Preinstalled software may not be identical to retail ver- Hard Drive Other Interfaces External Floppy Disk Drive sions or have all documentation. This product meets the 2 i.LINK® connector(IEEE 1394)6, 3 USB (VGP-UFD1) Limited Warranty standards of the International Energy Star Program for 100GB 5400rpm SATA 8 Memory 2.0 ports, port replicator connector 1 Year Limited Warranty energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub- Pointing Device SOFTWARE Telephone Support ject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and 1GB PC-4200 533MHz DDRW2 measurements are approximate. (512MB x 2) Electro-Static touch pad Operating System 1 year toll-free technical telephone ® ® assistance, available 24-hours, 7- (Expandable to 2GB) Keyboard Microsoft Windows XP Home ©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. days-a-week9. Graphics QWERTY, 86 keys with 3mm stroke Edition with Service Pack 2 Reproduction in whole or in part without written permis- ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X600 and 19.05mm pitch Sony Original Software On-line and Email Support sion is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Memory Stick, 128MB DDR SDRAM Action Buttons VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD Support available from SonicStage, Giga Pocket, VAIO, VAIO Zone, XBRITE, Graphics Interface Power On, S1 (programmable), Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation http://www.sony.com/pcsupport ErgoBright, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD, S-Master, DVgate Plus, VAIO VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor Magnify Screen, Brightness, VAIO Zone™ Personal Video 1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; Media, PictureGear Studio and Like No Other are trade- Video Interface Volume(+), Volume(-), Mute, Wireless Recorder Component marks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trade- other factors may affect application performance. CPU A/V mini jack LAN on/off SonicStage® Mastering Studio - marks, and Centrino is a trademark of Intel Corporation. speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. Power Requirements Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW Audio Mastering & Remastering 2. GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard 4 135W+10% Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trade- Drive DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of Double Layer Battery SonicStage® 2.1 - Digital Music marks of their respective owners. hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition. Printed in U.S.A. 12/04 +R Lithium-ion Battery (PCGA-BP2EA) PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo 3. Requires compatible wireless LAN access point, sold DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX) Estimated Battery Life VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing separately. Internet connection may require fees. 4 7 DVD±RW Standard Battery: 1.0 - 2.5 hours VAIO® A Series Software Bundle 4. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible. -RW Optional Floppy Drive Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 5. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-capacity media test- DVD-R Write (8x MAX); DVD-RW Write (4x MAX) External 1.44 MB, 3.5" USB floppy Adobe® Photoshop® Album ed up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality. +RW drive (VGP-UFD1) Starter Edition 6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate DVD+R Write (8x MAX); DVD+RW Write (4xMAX) Weight Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All CD-RW 8.8 lbs. with standard battery (weight Edition (previous Quicken users may products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other. CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write (24x MAX) is approximate and may vary) require additional upgrade) Modem Size (W x H x D) InterVideo® WinDVD® 7. Estimated battery life. Actual battery life may vary on usage. Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 16” x 1.7”-1.8” x 11” Microsoft® Works 8.0 - Word Supplied Accessories 8. See actual Limited Warranty for details. For a copy of interface Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar, Sony’s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, Ethernet Standard Lithium-ion battery (PCGA- Scheduling, Contact Management, BP2EA), Power cord & AC adapter call toll-free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000 and Database Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, ® ® BASE-T Ethernet with RJ-45 interface (PCGA-AC19V7), AV Entertainment Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day FL 33913. Audio Dock w/Speakers(2) & Remote Control Trial (Student/Teacher Edition) 9. For certain third party software applications, Sony pro- Windows® sound system compatible, Optional Accessories Sonic RecordNow!® 7 vides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone sup- Built-in stereo speakers Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2EA) port may be available from the applicable 3rd party ven- Audio Interface AC Adapter (PCGA-AC19V7) dor. Availability and schedule for any such support is Monaural mini microphone jack, Visual Communication Camera determined by the applicable software vendor. Headphone jack (PCGA-UVC11A)