VG N-FW 280J/H VAIO® FW Series Notebook PC
Inspired by theater sc reens. Born from So ny
®
HD technology.
PO W ERFUL PC PERFO RM A N C E
Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo P8400 pro c e sso r (2.26G Hz ) with Intel
®
Centrino
®
2
pro c e sso r technology –the latest chipset from Intel
®
.
Th e VAIO
®
FW notebook com es pre
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installed with Genuine Microsoft
®
Window s Vista
®
Hom e Prem ium 64
-
bit.
Built
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in Wireless
-
N technology offers a boost in wirele ss connection speed
and range .
INSPIRED BY TH EA TER SC REEN S. BO RN FRO M SO N Y
®
HD TEC H N O LO G Y.
Fa ll in love with yo u r favorite movies all over again with an extra
-
wide,
theater inspired 16.4” disp lay (1600x900 resolution) using the energy
-
efficient XBRITE
-
EC O ™ LC D technology.
Th e 16:9 aspect ratio ensures that yo u won’t miss an inch of the original
picture from yo u r favorite movie while also providing va luable extra
workspace. C om pare two docum ents or websites side
-
by
-
side without the
h a ssle of having to tab back and forth.
With integrated Blu
-
ray Disc ™ technology and optical drive, yo u can
archive or record
25
-
50G B of hom e movies, music and digital photos to a
single Blu
-
ray Disc ™ m e d ia (so ld separately).
A
n HDM I
™output delive rs video and audio to external so u rces via a single
cable so yo u can enjoy HD entertainm ent on yo u r com patible big sc reen
TV without a myriad of extra cables (H D M I™cable so ld separately) .
EN D LESS FEA TU RES
Store yo u favorite multimedia, important docum ents,
and cherish e d fam ily
photos on the room y 320G B Serial ATA hard drive .
Th e VAIO
®
FW notebook, designed with dedicated AV Controls, makes
navigating through yo u r favorite multimedia quick and easy.
Whether it’s for YouTub e™ ,a cla ss project or for sh a ring with friends and
fam ily, editing digital video captured by yo u r So ny Handycam
®
is q u ick
and easy with VAIO
®
Movie Story so ftware. You choose the supplied
tem plate and profe ssional
-
looking cutaw ays, cross
-
fades and soundtrack
syn c ing are autom atically done for yo u .
Stay connected to colleagues, friends and fam ily with real
-
time video
conferencing using the integrated MOTION EYE
®
cam era and
microphone.
Broaden yo ur entertainm ent horizo n s with the VAIO
®
FW n o tebook
featuring an extra
-
wide 16.4
”
XBRITE
-
EC O ™ LC D disp lay. Great for
watching and recording w idescreen Blu
-
ray Disc ™ m o vies or view ing two
web sites side
-
by
-
side, this entertainm ent powerhouse is inspired by theate
r
sc re e n s, born fro m Sony
®
HD expertise and powered by Intel
®
Centrino
®
2
pro c e sso r technology.
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ECO
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Sony Electronics Inc.
•
16530 Via Esp rillo
•
Sa n Diego, CA 92127
•
1.800.222.7669
•
www.so n y.com Last Updated: 10/23/2008
VG N-FW 280J/H VAIO® FW Series Notebook PC
Sp ecifications
General
Com puter Typ e : Notebook
Typ e o f Use: Po rtable
A
ction Buttons: S1, DVD Play, A/V Mode, Volum e -/ +,
Play / Pa use / Stop, WLAN / Bluetooth® on / off
Pointing D evice:
Electro-static touch pad
Hardw are
Keyboard:Q W ERTY, 86 ke ys with 2.0mm stroke and
19.05mm pitch
Cam era:
Built
-in 1.3 m egapixe l MOTION EYE® ca m e ra
and microphone
Pro c e sso r
Typ e : Intel®Core™
2 Duo Pro c e sso r P8400
Speed:
2.26G Hz
Front Side Bus Speed:
1066M H z
L2 C a c h e :
3M B
Technology:Intel®Centrino® 2 pro c e sso r technology
Memory
Type:DDR2 SD RA M
Installed:
4G B PC 2
-
6400 (2G Bx2)
Maximum:
8G B
Speed:
800M H z
Hard Drive
Capacity:
320G B
Speed:
7200rpm
Interface:
Serial ATA
Optical Drive #1
DVD+R DL W rite: 2.4x max.
DVD+R W rite: 8x max.
DVD+RW W rite: 4x max.
DVD
-R W rite: 8x max.
DVD
-RW W rite: 4x max.
CD
-R W rite: 8x max.
CD
-RW W rite: 8x max.
CD Read: 24x max.
DVD Read: 8x max.
DVD
-RA M W rite: 5x max.
DVD
-R D L W rite: 2x max.
BD -R Read: 2x max.
BD -R W rite: 2x max.
BD -RE W rite: 2x max.
BD -RO M Read: 2x max.
BD -RE Read: 2x max.
BD -R D L Read: 1.6x max.
BD -R D L W rite: 1x max.
DVD
-RA M Read: 5x max.
Blu-
ray Disc
™ Support:Yes (read / write) (BD -R/-RE/-
RO M / DVD±RW /±R DL/RAM Drive )
BD -RE D L Read: 1.6x max.
BD -RE D L W rite: 1x max.
Exp a nsion Slots
Multimedia C ard Reader: One Memory Stick PRO ™
(STD / Duo) media slot with MagicG ate® functionality
One Exp re ssC a rd®
/
34 media slot
One Secu re Digital (SD™ memory card) media slot
A
udio
Sound System : Dolby Soun d Room ®
Audio
Disp lay
Screen Size :
16.4"
Resolution:
1600 x 900
XBRITE-EC O ™ Technology:Yes
Graphics
Pro c e sso r:M obile Intel®Graphics M edia A ccelerator
4500M H D with Intel
®Clear Video Te c h n o logy
To tal Available Graphics Memory: 1750M B (m a x.)
Chipset:M obile Intel® G M 45 Exp re ss Chipset
Interface:HDM I™and VG A out with Sm a rt Disp lay
Senso r
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2
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6
10
20
Inputs and Outputs
Modem Jack:
1
Microphone Input:
1
USB Port(s): 3 (2 .0 com pliant)
VG A O utput(s):
1
DC
-In:
1
i.LINK® C onnection:1 (4 p in) i.LINK® connector (IEEE
1394)
Headphone O utput(s):
1
Ethernet C onnectio n (s):
1
HDM I™Output:
1
Networking/M odem
Ethernet Protocol:
10Base
-
T/100Base
-
TX/1000Base
-T
(G igabit)
Ethernet Speed: Fa st Ethernet (R J-
45)
Modem Type: Integrated V.92/V .90 Modem (R J-
11)
Wirele ss LA N : Intel®
WiFi Link 5100A G N (802.11a /b/g/n)
Bluetooth® Technology:Integrated Stereo A2DP
Bluetooth® Technology (2 .1 + ED R)
Pow er
Battery Typ e: Standard Capacity Lithium -ion Battery
(V G P -
BPS13/S)
Estimated Battery Life: 2.5 to 5.5 hoursStandard
Capacity Battery
3.5 to 8.0 hoursLarge Capacity Battery
Pow er Requirem ents: 86W + 10%
Software
Operating System : Genuine Microsoft®Window s Vista®
Hom e Prem ium 64-
bit
Internet Se rvices: AO L®
90
-Day Risk Free Trial -N ew User
s
Only
A
nti
-Virus and Recovery So ftware: Microsoft®Window s
Live™ O n e C a re™ Trial Version
Supplied Software: Microsoft®
Works SE 9.0 w/ 60
-
Day
Trial Version of Microsoft®Office Hom e and Student
2007
Th e VAIO® Software Experience:
VAIO
®Startup A ssistan
t
Click to Disc Ed itor -Import, Ed it, Burn
VAIO
®Movie Story -Simple Movie Creation
VAIO
®MusicBox -M usic by M ood
VAIO
®Media plus -M ultimedia Stream ing Software
*Please access VAIO® Help and Support from yo u r
PC for a com plete list of so ftware applications and
trials.
Service and Warranty Information
Te lephone Support:
1 yea r toll
-free technical telephone
a ssistance, available 24/7
Online and Em ail Support:
Support available from
http://www.esupport.so n y.com /EN /VAIO
Limited W arranty Term: 1 yea r limited warranty. See
actual warranty for details.
Environm ental Information
RoHS® :C om pliant
Fo r more information: www.so n y.com /vaioeco
Regulation and Standard Com pliance
Energy Star®Compliant:
4.0
Dimensions
Weight:
6.7 lbs
(w ith standard battery)
M easurem ents:
15.1 "(W ) x 1.14
-
1.4 6 "(H ) x 10.3"(D )
Supplied Accessories
Standard Lithium -ion battery (V G P-
BPS13/S)
A
C Adapter
Pow er Cable
Optional Accessories
La rge C apacity Battery (V G P-
BPL13)
Standard Capacity Ba ttery (V G P-
BPS13A /B)
Stick AC Adapter (V G P-
A C 19V 21)
A
C Adapter (V G P-
A C 19V 25)
USB Port Replicator (V G P-UPR1)
Neoprene Case (V G P-AM C7)
Ladies Le a ther To te (V G P-AM L4)
Sp o rt M e sse n g e r Bag (V G P-
A M B10)
Bluetooth La se r Mouse (VGP-
BM S33/S)
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Color:Titanium Gray
UPC Code:
27242751675
1. GHz denotes micropro c e sso r internal clock speed; other factors may
affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under
certain operating conditions.
2. GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may va ry. A portion of hard disk space is
reserve d as a recovery partition.
3. Req uires 802.11n com patible access point. So m e functionality may
require Internet se rvices, which may require a fee.
4. Broadband Internet se rvice required along with third party se rvices
which may require a su b sc ription or other se rvice fee.
5. Microsoft®
Window s Live
™
OneCare
™
Trial Version
-
Th is trial so ftware
will work for ninety (90) days after yo u first use it. You will not be able to
use the so ftware if yo u do not activa te it as described the first time yo u
use the so ftware. You can activa te the so ftware by Internet: Internet
se rvice charges may apply. If yo u want to keep using the so ftware
after the 90
-
day trial period, yo u must buy a su b sc ription. You can
su b sc ribe online by follow ing the conversion instructions presented
during se tup and paying the required feeds.
6. View able area measured diagonally.
7. Non
-
metric weights and measures are approximate and may va ry.
8. Measured at the narrow est point
9. i.LINK is a tradem ark of So ny used only to designate that a product
contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK
connector may not communicate with each other.
10. To tal Available Graphics Memory refers to the new Window s Vista
cla ssification of graphics memory, which va ries depending on the
operating condition, version of device drive r and system memory size .
11. Actual battery life may va ry based on product se ttings, usage
patterns and environm ental conditions.
12. See actual limited warranty for details. Fo r a copy of So ny's warranty,
please visit www.so n y.com /pcsupport, call toll
-
free 888
-
476
-
6972
(888
-
4SO N YPC ) or write to Son y Electronics, 12451 Gatew ay
Boulevard, Fo rt Myers, FL 33913.
13. Fo r certain third party so ftware applications, So ny provides first level
phone support. Additional telephone support may be available from
the applicable 3rd party vend o r. Availability and sc h e d u le for any
su c h support is determined by the aplicable so ftware ve nd or.
14. 60
-
Day Trial Version of Microsoft
®
Office 2007
-
Th is trial so ftware will
work only for 60 days after yo u first use it. You will not be able to use
the so ftware if yo u dont activa te it as described the first time yo u use
the so ftware. You can activa te the so ftware by Internet: Internet
se rvice charges may apply. If yo u want to keep using the so ftware
after the 60
-
day trial period, yo u must convert to the perpetual
version. You can convert online by follow ing the conversion
instgructions presented during se tup and paying the required fees.
15. Com patibility and performance in a 64
-
bit environm ent may va ry.
Check with the manufacturer of yo u r so ftware or accessory to ensure
yo u have the latest updates.
16. Certain circum stances may limit/p revent Blu
-
ray Disc ™
media
playback. Fo r optimal performance, download all updates from
http://esupp o rt.so n y.com /EN /DRIVERS.
17. Video recording to Blu
-
ray Disc ™
media is done in MPEG2 and AVC
formats only.
18. Interoperability and com patibility am ong Bluetooth
®devices va ry.
19. AV Instant Mode not available when playing Blu
-
ray Disc ™
media.
20. Req uires high definition
-
capable disp lay with HDM I
™
connector.
Image quality will va ry.
Com puter Interface: Fo r this product,there are a multitude of va rying
so ftware packages and add
-
on hardw are options. Th is product is not
manufactured to work with any sp e c ific so ftware, and Son y does not and
cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the
performance of this product with any particular so ftware packages
and/or non
-
Sony add
-
on hardw are options except those mentioned here.
Sony hereby disc laims any representations or warranties that this
product is com patible with any com bination of non
-
Sony products yo u
may choose to connect to it. While Son y representatives or Son y
authorize d dealers may be able to a ssist yo u and may make
recommendations, they are NOT authorize d to va ry or waive this
disc laimer. Purchasers must determine for them selve s the su itability and
com patibility of the hardware and so ftware in each and every particular
instance. Software titles pre
-
installed on the Son y com puter are su b ject
to change without notice. Preinstalled so ftware may not be identical to
retail versions or have all docum entation. Fe a tures and sp e c ifications are
su b ject to change without notice. Th is product m eets the standards of the
International Ene rgy Star Program for energy efficiency.
La m p in this product contains mercury. Disp o sa l of these materials may
be regulated due to environm ental considerations. Fo r disp o sa l or
recycling information, please contact yo ur local authorities or the
Electronic Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org).
© 2008 So ny Electronics Inc. All rights reserved . Rep roduction in whole or
in part without written permission is prohibited. So ny, VAIO, XBRITE
-
EC O ,
MOTION EYE, Handycam , Memory Stick Duo, MagicG ate, i.LINK and
Click to Disc are tradem arks of So ny in the U.S. and in other countries.
Microsoft, Window s, Window s Live , OneCare and Window s Vista are
tradem arks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and in other
countries. Intel and Centrino are registered tradem arks and Core is a
tradem ark of the Intel Corporation in the U.S. and in other countries.
Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are registered tradem arks of SIG, Inc.
Blu
-
ray Disc is a tradem ark. Dolby is a registered tradem ark of Dolby
La b o ratories. EN ERG Y STA R is a registered U.S. mark. All other
tradem arks are tradem arks of their respective ow ners.
Printed in U.S.A. 09/08.
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