2. The computer I would buy is the Sony Vaio FW480J/T It has an elegant, sleek style to it but it also has excellent reviews on its media playback.
3. Pros of Sony Vaio FW480J/T Sleek design, seamless Blu-ray functionality, plenty of RAM, good battery life, Cost between $1,094 to $1,199
4. Portability This laptop is portable The battery life is about 4 hours There is also a charger for the laptop. The laptop weight is about 6.8 lbs
5. CPU The platform for the Vaio is an Intel Centrino 2. This is extremely better than the average Intel Centrino. The Intel Centrino 2 offers a longer battery life, flexible graphics, and enhanced network connections.
6. Memory/ RAM The Vaio allows 6GB, DDR2 RAM 800MHz with a maximum of 8 GB. This means a lot of data can be stored on this laptop. The processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 / 2 GHz which means it has good quality for delivering faster performance, greater energy efficiency, and more responsive multitasking.
7. Hard Drive and Optical Drives The hard drive consists of about 400GB and is portable. Vaio’s optical drive includes a Blue-Ray player, DVD burner, and a built in Web camera. It also has stereo speakers, headphones/microphone jacks, a VGA-out and HDMI video, and Bluetooth antenna , and Wireless LAN antenna.
8. Monitors The 16.4-inch screen which Sony calls the "ultra-widescreen" has a 1,600x900-pixel native resolution, which is a 16x9 aspect ratio.
9. Graphics The graphics for the Vaio is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650, with 512 MB memory and 3829MB Available graphic memory.
10. Sounds and Ports There is a Dolby sound room output compliant on the Vaio. Some ports that could be used are the 3 USB 2.0, Mini-FireWire, SD card reader, Ethernet, ExpressCard/34,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ,modem. Vaio also supports flash memory cards like SD Memory Card , Memory Stick Pro , Memory Stick PRO Duo .
11. Operating System The operating system that is included on the Vaio is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition.
12. Software Programs Some of the software programs includes: VAIO Music Box , VAIO Movie Story , Microsoft Works 9 SE , VAIO Help and Support , VAIO Startup Assistant , Sony Click to Disc Editor 1.0 , VAIO Media Plus Multimedia Streaming Software , Norton Internet Security 2009 (30 days subscription) , Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial). From these programs I would say the Microsoft office, Norton and any media software would be detrimental to my needs for a computer. Therefore, I would have to purchase additional software for the computer.
13. Software Program cont. Other software I would need would be: Pro tools, Audacity, Logic 8, and FL Studio for music creations Software for printer Adobe for PDF files Quick time and Real Player Mozilla Firefox for exploring the Internet
14. Technical Support Upon purchasing the Vaio, includes an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system. This warranty includes technical support via phone 24 hours a day but the call is not free. The individual can indeed purchase an extended warranty however the one year warranty is automatically given upon purchasing.
15. Environmental Status One great quality is that the Vaio is compatible with the environmental standards of EPA Energy Star , and RoHS.
