PCV-RX550

Sony VAIO Digital Studio

™

PC

➢ DVD and CD-RW Drive

➢ Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor 1.50 GHz †

➢ Movie Editing and Video Email

➢ 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

➢ i.LINK

® (IEEE 1394) Interface and USB Connectors 1

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Video Audio Integrated Operation

FEATURES

Pentium 4 processor

• Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor 1.50 GHz †

• 256 MB PC-133 SDRAM (expandable to 512 MB)

• 400 MHz Front Side Bus

• 60 GB †† Ultra ATA/100 hard drive

• 16X max. DVD-ROM/40X max. CD-ROM

• 16X10X40X max. CD-RW Drive

• High-speed Internet ready with

10 Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

• 4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

(nVIDIA ® TNT2 M64)

• 32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)

• i.LINK

® (IEEE 1394) chipset on motherboard 1

• Front accessible i.LINK (IEEE 1394) interface and USB connections 1

• Programmable VAIO Smart ™ Keyboard

• V.90 compatible data/fax modem

• Wheel mouse

• External stereo speakers

• Intel 845 chipset

Sony Electronics Inc.

Personal Network Solutions Company

16765 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA 92127

For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)

Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While

Sony representatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must determine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.

©2001 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, VAIO Smart, Visial Flow,

Sony Style Connect, DVgate, Media Bar, MovieShaker, PictureGear, and VAIO are trademarks of

Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star

Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 9/01

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model

PCV-RX550

Processor

Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor 1.50 GHz †

Cache Memory

256 KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

Front Side Bus Speed

400 MHz

Standard RAM

256 MB PC-133 SDRAM, expandable to 512 MB

Hard Drive

60 GB †† Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD-ROM Drive

16X max. DVD-ROM

40X max. CD-ROM

CD-RW Drive

16X10X40X max. CD-RW Drive

Floppy Disk Drive

3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

Video & Graphics

4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

(nVIDIA ® TNT2 M64)

32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)

Modem

V.90 Modem

Ethernet

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

Expansion Slots

One AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)

Three PCI (one occupied by Modem)

Expansion Bays

Two 5.25" Half-Height (two occupied)

One External 3.5" (occupied)

Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

Port Connectors

Four USB (two front/two rear)

One PS/2 ® Mouse

One PS/2 ® Keyboard

One VGA

One Serial

One Parallel

One 6pin i.LINK

One 4pin i.LINK

One Headphone Out

One Line In

One Microphone

Supplied Accessories

Speakers

VAIO Smart ™ Keyboard

PS/2 ® Wheel Mouse

RJ-11 Phone Cord

Power Cord

Power Requirements

100-120V -3A (50/60Hz)

Power Management

ACPI 1.0 Compliant

Dimensions (CPU)

8.0"(W) x 14.2"(H) x 14.6"(D)

Weight (CPU)

27.6 lbs.

Service

One Year Limited Express Repair Service (upon registration; 90 days without registration)*

Limited Warranty

One Year Parts and Labor (upon registration; 90 days without registration)*

Telephone Support

Hardware: One Year

Software and Operating System: 90 Days

Pre-Installed Software

Operating System

Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Home Edition

Sony Original Software

DVgate ™

Media Bar ®

MovieShaker ™

SonicStage for VAIO ®

PictureGear ™

Smart Capture

VisualFlow ™

Other Software Applications

Adobe ®

Adobe ®

Acrobat ® Reader ™

Photoshop ® Elements

Apple QuickTime ®

ArcSoft PhotoPrinter ®

Corel WordPerfect ®

2000 Pro

Quicken ® 2002

Microsoft ® Outlook ® Express

Online Center

America Online ® **

EarthLink TotalAccess ™ **

SonyStyle Connect SM

Tool Center

Trend Micro PC Cillin ®

Sony Application Recovery CD(s)

Sony System Recovery CD(s)

† GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance.

†† GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

Accessible capacity may vary.

* Certain restrictions apply.

** Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.

1 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony 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.