NEW! SONY VAIO VGN-AR890 U – 500gb HD, 4GB Memory New in factory sealed box17Screen, T9300 CPU, Blu-Ray Start Price USD 2,350.00 Current Price USD 2,350.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 19, 2008 Location Dublin, OH See more about 'NEW! SONY VAIO VGN-AR890 U – 500gb HD, 4GB Memory' Description   Newest Model Sony VAIO® AR890U. This computer is the newest Sony on the market and will be shipped in the original factory sealed box. It comes with a large hard drive 500gb and 4gb of memory. Shipping is quick.  This Laptop is the latest powerful Sony AR series computer. Shipping cost to US address is FREE using USPS Priority Mail Service usually takes 2 to 3 days for delivery. Shipping using USPS Express Mail service for next day delivery is $48.35. Shipping outside the US is $72.50 using USPS Priority Mail Service. Shipping to a confirmed PayPal address only.     Features 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 the convenience of the Windows Vista® Ultimate operating system and its robust performance and entertainment features that perfectly complement what the powerful AR series can do. The VAIO® AR notebook is powered by Intel’s incredible new hafnium-based processor technology. Faster and more efficient than ever, the next-generation Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 processor (2.50GHz), with 6MB of L2 cache and an amazing 4GB of pre-installed system memory, turns up the speed on multi-tasking while curbing energy consumption. The VAIO® AR notebook comes pre-installed with Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1. Tackle virtually any graphics requirement with a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT GPU graphics card with 512MB of dedicated video RAM. Offering a massive boost in wireless connection speed and range, work and play quicker almost anywhere within your office or home using next-generation 802.11n integrated wireless LAN technology. Watch all of your favorite Blu-ray Disc™ movies in stunning HD on the 17" widescreen display using XBRITE-HiColor™ technology so you can see deeper blacks, brighter whites, true-to-life color and razor sharp detail from almost any angle. With integrated Blu-ray Disc™ technology and optical drive, you can archive or record 25-50GB of home movies, music and digital photos to a single Blu-ray Disc™ media (sold separately). A supplied external ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner lets you enjoy incredibly crisp, live and recorded analog, digital and cable TV, including premium HD channels to which you subscribe to, on the 17" widescreen display. Record your favorite HDTV programming and store your cherished family photos on the spacious 500GB hard disk drive with RAID techology. An HDMI™ output delivers video and audio to external sources via a single cable so you can enjoy HD entertainment on your compatible big screen TV without a myriad of extra cables(HDMI™ cable sold separately). Stay connected to colleagues, friends and family at the office or on-the-go with real-time video conferencing using the integrated MOTION EYE® camera and microphone. Extend the reach of your AR notebook with A2DP Bluetooth® technology that is ideal for advanced wireless communication and streaming uncompromised CD-quality stereo music to Bluetooth® speakers or headphones. Whether it’s for YouTube™, a company project or for sharing with family and friends, editing digital video captured by your Sony® Handycam® is quick and easy with VAIO® Movie Story software. You choose the supplied template and professional-looking cutaways, cross-fades and soundtrack syncing are automatically done for you. Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista is easy-to-use and delivers new security and entertainment features.Roomy 500GB hard drive and 4GB RAM.       Product Specifications Hard Drive Interface : Serial ATA Speed : 5400rpm Technology : RAID Technology Capacity : 500GB2 (250GB2 x2) Hardware Camera : Built-in 1.3 megapixel MOTION EYE® camera and microphone Keyboard : QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch General Action Buttons : S1, S2, AV Mode, Volume-/+, Mute, Play/ Pause/ Stop, Channel, Eject, Fast Forward, Rewind, WLAN/ Bluetooth® on/off, TV REC Computer Type : Notebook Pointing Device : Electro-Static touch pad Type of Use : Multimedia Powerhouse Power Battery Type : Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (VGP-BPS9A/B) Estimated Battery Life : 1.0-2.5 hours Standard Capacity Battery 2.0-4.5 hours Large Capacity Battery Expansion Slots Multimedia Card Reader : One Memory Stick Duo™ media slot with MagicGate® functionality One ExpressCard® /54 slot One Secure Digital (SD™ memory card) media slot One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support Audio Sound System : Intel® High Definition Audio Optical Drive #1 BD-R DL Read : 1.6x max. BD-R DL Write : 1x max. BD-R Read : 2x max. BD-R Write : 2x max. BD-RE DL Read : 1.6x max. BD-RE DL Write : 1x max. BD-RE Read : 2x max. BD-RE Write : 2x max. BD-ROM Read : 2x max. Blu-ray Disc™ Support : Yes (BD-R/-RE/-ROM/ DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive) CD Read : 24x max CD-R Write : 8x max CD-RW Write : 8x max DVD Read : 8x max DVD+R DL Write : 2.4x max DVD+R Write : 8x max DVD+RW Write : 4x max DVD-R DL Write : 2x max DVD-R Write : 8x max DVD-RAM Read : 5x max DVD-RAM Write : 5x max DVD-RW Write : 4x max Graphics Chipset : Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset Interface : HDMI™, S-Video and VGA out with Smart Display Sensor Processor : NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT GPU with Total Available Graphics Memory of 1791MB (max.) TV Tuner : Yes - ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner (NTSC, ATSC™ and CableCard™ Support) Video RAM : 512MB dedicated video RAM Processor Front Side Bus Speed : 800MHz L2 Cache : 6MB Speed : 2.50GHz Technology : Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology Type : Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 Networking/Modem Bluetooth® Technology : Integrated Stereo A2DP Bluetooth® Technology Ethernet Protocol : 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet Speed : Fast Ethernet (RJ-45) Modem Type : Integrated V.92/V.90 Modem (RJ-11) Wireless LAN : Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection (802.11a/b/g/n) Inputs and Outputs DC-In : 1 Ethernet Connection (s) : 1 HDMI™ Connection Output(s) : 1 Headphone Jack : 1 i.LINK® Connection : 1 (4pin) i.LINK® connector (IEEE 1394) Microphone Input : 1 Modem Jack : 1 S-Video Output(s) : 1 S/PDIF Output(s) : 1 USB Port(s) : 3 (2.0 compliant) VGA Output(s) : 1 Display Screen Size : 17.0" XBRITE-HiColor™ Technology : Yes Technology : WUXGA Resolution : 1920 x 1200 Memory Maximum : 4GB Speed : 667MHz Type : DDR2 Installed : 4GB PC2-5300 (2GBx2) Place a Bid!