VGN-A17GP
VAIO A
Distinctive Curve of Elite Performance
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Smooth Performance
Comprised of a powerful Intel® Pentium®
M processor 1.60GHz, Intel® 855PM
chipset and Intel® PRO/Wireless Network
Connection, this advanced technology
delivers exceptional power and efficiency
that enable a genuine breakthrough in
mobile freedom.
Intel® Centrino™ Mobile
Technology
Elegant bronze
VAIO logo
Long battery life
Rounded form and
close fittings
The VAIO A17GP virtually does away with
the need for AC power. Its innovative
architecture delivers both high performance
and lower power consumption that extends
battery life considerably. With a battery fully
charged, you have approximately 2.5
hours* of mobile power.
* Estimated battery life when the power-saving mode is
on. Actual battery life may vary with different operating
conditions and settings.
Refined keyboard with
unobtrusive LEDs
Built-in Wireless LAN
802.11b/g
Flick the Wireless Switch on the front of
VAIO A17GP, connect instantly* with your
home or office 2.4GHz Wireless LAN Access
Point, and communicate freely without
cables. New VAIO A17GP is compatible with
both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g (Wi-Fi)
Wireless LAN standards.
Flush Touchpad and
handsome click
buttons
* A 2.4GHz Wireless LAN Access Point must be
within range.
Optional Port Replicator
New docking mechanism of Port
Replicator VGP-PRA1 lets you quickly
connect and disconnect VAIO A17GP from
AC power and peripherals, including
mouse and printer. Ample connectors on
this new Port Replicator include Optical
Digital Audio Out for Dolby 5.1ch surround
sound that can greatly enhance your
home theatre experience.
Rigid magnesium
side panels
Mobile creative studio
DVD videos in one click
Fluent DVD writing
VAIO A17GP enables fun and easy DVD
creation. Simply load the DVD±RW drive with
your choice of DVD media, connect your DV or
MICROMV Handycam*, and click the “Create
DVD!” button of Sony’s excellent Click to DVD
software. With one click you can create your
The versatile VAIO A17GP enables writing to
DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs. You can
make DVD videos or archive your favourite
movies with Click to DVD, and overwrite
DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs for everyday
uses such as storing data with Drag’n Drop
CD+DVD software. Buffer under-run error
protection assures consistently high quality
copies every time.
own Hollywood-style DVD masterpiece.
* Availability depends on region.
Professional video editing
Import videos with DVgate Plus, then add professional titles,
subtitles, and transitional effects to them with Adobe® Premiere®
Standard video editing software. To take editing even further, use
3D Particle Maker and Motion Tracker featured in new VAIO Edit
Components (ver. 4.1) for Premiere. After editing, Click to DVD
software enables easy recording of your masterpiece to DVD.
Shoot with Handycam*
Edit with
Record with Click to DVD
Your original DVD
Adobe® Premiere® Standard
* Availability depends on region.
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Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP.
VGN-A17GP
Always Ready
Front
Luminous sensor
Wherever you go with VAIO A17GP, its
screen automatically adjusts brightness to
suit the environment, thanks to ErgoBright™
technology. This is good news for both your
eyes and the battery. You’ll especially
appreciate this feature when making
presentations in dim conference rooms.
Adjustment is gradual, to help everyone’s
eyes adjust, and manual brightness control
is of course possible as well. The sensor
itself is located beneath the speaker grille,
near the one-touch buttons.
15˝ SXGA+ (1400 ×1050)
TFT colour display
Wireless LAN
indicator
Wireless LAN
switch
Memory Stick Standard/
Duo Size Compatible Slot
(Memory Stick PRO compatible)
Indicators
Plug & Display
No more twiddling with controls when
connecting a projector to a notebook PC!
Using Extended Display Identification Data
(EDID) from the projector*, VAIO A17GP
automatically chooses the maximum
projector resolution and displays your
presentation material on the presentation
screen and the LCD at that resolution.
Top
Volume buttons
Brightness button/indicator
Magnify button
Mute button/
indicator
Luminous sensor
Power button
Built-in stereo
speakers
* When using projector devices that don't feature EDID,
maximum resolution output may not be implemented.
Keyboard
S1 button
One-touch buttons
The Brightness button changes the screen
brightness setting to maximum (ideal for
DVD viewing), auto (ErgoBright™
Intelligent
Touchpad
technology) for email and web surfing, and
manual for fine-tuning. The Magnify button
lets you change screen resolution. The S1
button provides a shortcut to launch a
favourite application or put VAIO A17GP in
standby mode to save power when moving
from desk to conference room. Volume and
Mute buttons also come in handy.
Left/right button
Right
DVD±RW drive
Modular (RJ-11) connector
Disc drive eject button
Left
PC Card eject button
Combo —
Memory Stick slot*
This conventional looking card slot offers
new functionality. Located on the front of
VAIO for easy access, it handles not only
Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO, but
also Memory Stick Duo without an adapter.
PC Card Slot (Type I/II×1)
Microphone jack
(monaural mini)
USB 2.0 connector
Headphone jack
(stereo mini)
i.LINK (IEEE1394) S400 (4 pin) connector
* Memory Stick Standard/Duo Size Compatible Slot.
Supports high speed data transfer with parallel interface
on Memory Stick PRO. MagicGate copyright protection
technology cannot be applied.
Rear
Air exhaust vent
USB 2.0 connector (×2)
Monitor connector (VGA, Mini D-SUB 15 pin)
A/V Out connector (NTSC/PAL compatible)
DC-IN connector
Upgraded software
Network (RJ-45) connector
(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T)
Take your imagination to the limit! Click to DVD now allows one-click photo DVD
creation directly from Cyber-shot* and images from Memory Stick, in addition to
popular one-click video DVD creation. Adobe® Premiere® Standard with new
VAIO Edit Components lets you add flames or sparkles to moving subjects. And,
SonicStage has a convenient new interface for collecting, playing back, and
Port Replicator VGP-PRA1* (Optional)
Printer connector
Optical Digital Audio Out connector
checking out music.
* Availability depends on region.
USB 2.0
connector (×2)**
USB 2.0
connector** (×2)
DC-IN connector
S-Video Out connector
Composite output
Monitor connector
(VGA, Mini D-SUB 15 pin)
Monitor connector (DVI-D)
Network connector
Audio In/Out connectors (stereo)
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®
Click to DVD
Adobe Premiere Standard
SonicStage
*
Availability depends on region.
** When VAIO A17GP is attached to the Port Replicator,
becomes available.
a
total of
5
USB 2.0
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Powerful software for creative minds.
Almost anything you can imagine, you can create and communicate on VAIO. Powerful software
capabilities make professional level image editing and music production simple and fun for everyone.
One-click create
One-click automatic
DVD (movie and/or photo) recording
Edit create
Creative control over DVD
(movie and/or photo) production
Click to DVD
With Click to DVD software and a connected
Handycam* (DV / MICROMV), Cyber-shot*, or Memory
Stick, you’re only a click away from creating your own
Hollywood-style DVD masterpiece. Original photo
DVDs, movie+photo DVDs as well as video DVDs can
be easily made in Automatic Mode. By choosing “VAIO
Animated Menu”, a moving menu background can be
created from your original clip. Or select Edit Mode for
further editing along the way to making your own DVD.
With Click to DVD, everything is simple!
Just connect your DV or
MICROMV Handycam*,
Cyber-shot* and/or
insert Memory Stick in
your VAIO and click the
“Create DVD” button.
Then sit back, relax for
a while... and enjoy your
own DVD with video
and/or photos.
Type in chapter titles, choose movie and photo
settings, select a menu background, and add one
of the 5.1ch surround background music
templates provided. Trimming, rearranging
footage is also easy. Create your DVD (video and/
or photos) the way you like it!
Handycam* Cyber-shot * Memory
Stick
Connect to VAIO via cable
or insert into slot.
Handycam* Cyber-shot * Memory
Stick
One click
Connetct to VAIO via cable
or insert into slot.
1.Import Movie
1.Import Movie
2.Import Pictures
2.Import Pictures
Enjoy your DVD.
3.Create
3.Create
3.Create
DVD Menu
DVD Menu
DVD Menu
4.Preview
Create DVD
/
4.Preview
Create DVD
/
4.Preview
Create DVD
/
Drag’n Drop CD+DVD
Remarkable Drag’n Drop CD+DVD software lets you write on DVD±R/RW and
CD-R/RW media by simply dragging and dropping files with your mouse! The
software includes Music BOX for creating music CDs, Data BOX for recording
data to CDs and DVDs, and DISC Backup BOX for creating copies of data CD
and DVDs.
Enjoy your DVD.
DVD CREATION
DVD media
MOVIES
COMMUNICATION
MUSIC
PHOTOS
Visual
Communication
Camera*
Handycam*
Net MD Walkman*
Cyber-shot*
DVgate Plus
SonicStage
PictureGear Studio
Network Smart Capture
You can import movies from DV or MICROMV
Handycams* by simply connecting and using
the one click button. Then edit your movies
with Adobe® Premiere® Standard and export
them to DV or MICROMV Handycam*
equipment (MPEG1 and MPEG2 file export also
possible), or record them to DVD using Click to
DVD. DVgate Plus makes every step easy.
Save music from the Internet or CDs on your
hard disk and search, sort and play back music
conveniently. And when you want your music “to
go”, create original compilation CDs in MP3 or
ATRAC3 format as well as standard audio CDs
on your VAIO. You can also copy music into
MiniDisk (MD)**. A convenient new interface
makes all the operation easier than ever!
By connecting your VAIO with your digital
This handy tool for visual communication lets
you capture still and moving images from a
Digital Handycam* connected via i.LINK cable
or optional Visual Communication Camera
(PCGA-UVC11/A)*. You can even take images
automatically at intervals with a Web camera.
The images can be attached to email or
uploaded to your Web site.
camera via USB cable, or inserting Memory
Stick media, you can automatically import
photos to VAIO’s hard drive. Since photos are
displayed as thumbnails on the screen,
browsing is a breeze. You can also create
screensavers and slideshows, as well as photo
albums you can print or save as PDF files.
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®
Adobe® Premiere® Standard
Adobe Photoshop Elements
SonicStage Mastering Studio
This professional video editing software lets
you easily create and edit your own
This advanced music mastering software lets
you import analogue music — including old LP
records and cassette tapes — edit the music,
and write your own high-quality optimised CDs.
(EDIROL AUDIO capture UA-5 USB audio
interface device from Roland or Sony’s optional
Port Replicator VGP-PRA1*** is required for
analogue stereo music import.) Leading
features include Super Bit Mapping, four high-
performance third-party effector modules, and
support for recording in a 24bit/96KHz
sampling mode***.
Creating and editing your digital images has
never been easier, thanks to Adobe®
Hollywood-quality videos. Just place visual
materials along a timeline window, then drag
and drop to rearrange them. You can add
sophisticated titles, and transitions. Use 3D
Particle Maker and Motion Tracker to create
visual effects such as sparkles or flames that
move convincingly within your video via new
VAIO Edit Components (ver. 4.1) for Premiere.
Then export the results to Click to DVD and
create your own quality DVD video!
Photoshop® Elements. These state-of-the-art
image editing tools free you to explore your
creativity. After personalising your photos, you
can print them, email them or post them on the
Web. It’s the fun way to master the elements
of digital imaging.
* Availability depends on region. ** SonicStage supports the new-generation Hi-MD as well as standard MD. *** Sony’s optional Port Replicator VGP-PRA1 only allows recording at 16bit / 44.1KHz.
Note: Song titles, names of artists, and other information shown in the SonicStage screen capture are provided for illustrative purposes only.
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®
Sony recommends Microsoft Windows XP.
Specifications
Model
VGN-A17GP
®
™
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Microprocessor
Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
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1
*
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Intel Pentium M Processor 1.60GHz
- Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
®
®
Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (English version) Multilanguage User Interface
(pre-installed Traditional Chinese)
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Chipset
Intel 855PM Chipset
Processor System Bus
Memory Bus
400MHz
333MHz
Cache Memory
Main Memory
L1 Cache: 64KB L2 Cache: 1MB (on CPU)
2
*
512MB DDR SDRAM (upgradeable up to 2GB)
,
2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses one)
Hard Disk
60GB (C: 15GB, D: 45GB) Ultra ATA/100
Optical Drive
DVD±RW Drive
Maximum reading speed: DVD+R, DVD-R: 4× / DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 2× / DVD-ROM: 8× / CD-ROM: 24×
Maximum writing speed: DVD+R: 2.4× / DVD-R: 4× / DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 2× / CD-R: 16× / CD-RW: 8×
Graphics Accelerator
Video Memory
Display
• Dual display compatible • 3D graphics acceleration compatible • ATI Technologies Inc. MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 9200
64MB
15.0" SXGA+ (1400 × 1050) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD)
3
*
Interfaces
• USB 2.0 × 3 • i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 (4 pin) • A/V Out connector (NTSC/PAL compatible) • Network (RJ-45) connector
(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) • Headphone jack (stereo mini) • Microphone jack (monaural mini) • Monitor connector (VGA, Mini D-SUB 15 pin)
4
*
• Modular (RJ-11) connector • Port Replicator connector • Memory Stick Standard/Duo Size Compatible Slot (Memory Stick PRO
5
*
compatible
)
6
*
7
*
Wireless LAN
Modem
• Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/802.11g • Data rate: maximum 11Mbps (802.11b) 54Mbps (802.11g) • Frequency: 2.4GHz
V.92 and V.90 Compliant
PC Card Slot
Audio
Type I/II × 1, CardBus Support
Windows sound system compatible • AC97 compliant • Software MIDI sound generator • Stereo speakers
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Keyboard / Input Device
Battery
• ca 19mm Key pitch / ca 3mm Key stroke • 86 Keys • Intelligent Touchpad
8
*
PCGA-BP2EA Lithium-ion battery: Approx. 2.5 hours of use
Dimensions (W × H × D)
Weight
342.5 × 37.2-43.5 × 276.5mm
Approx. 3.2kg (including the supplied battery)
Software Applications
• Adobe Reader 6 • Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 • Adobe Premiere Standard • Easy Systems Drag’n Drop CD+DVD 3.0
• InterVideo WinDVD 5 for VAIO • Sony Click to DVD 2.0 • Sony DVgate Plus 1.2 • Sony Network Smart Capture 1.2
• Sony Notebook Setup 4.0 • Sony PictureGear Studio 2.0 • Sony SonicStage 2.0 • Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio 1.2
• Sony VAIO Edit Components 4.1 • Sony VAIO SLIT Screen Saver • Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004
Supplied Accessories
Warranty
• AC adapter (PCGA-AC19V3) • Lithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2EA)
9
*
One year
*1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. *2 By removing the pre-installed 512MB memory module and adding two 1GB memory modules.
*3 High-speed/Full-speed/Low speed compatible. *4 Does not support MagicGate copyright protection technology. *5 Supports high speed data transfer with parallel interface on
Memory Stick PRO. MagicGate copyright protection technology cannot be applied to Memory Stick PRO. *6 IEEE 802.11g products are capable of communicating with widely used
IEEE 802.11b products. When both products are deployed in the same environment, high-speed communications are disabled and the communication speed may be reduced.
*7 The communication speed varies depending on the distance between communication devices, existence of obstacles between such devices, the device configuration, the radio
conditions, and the software in use. In addition, communication may be cut off depending on the radio conditions. *8 Estimated battery life (under JEITA Battery Run Time
Measurement Method (ver.1.0).) When the power-saving mode is on. Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings. For further details, please visit vaio-
online.sony.com *9 Warranty conditions may vary by region.
The trademarks, including but not limited to “SONY”, “VAIO”, and “Memory Stick” are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.
Adobe, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Intel, Pentium, SpeedStep and Centrino are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
RealNetworks and RealOne Player are the trademark or registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.
All other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Whilst information given is true at time of printing, small production changes in the course of our company’s policy of improvement through research and design might not
necessarily be included in the specifications. E&OE. Actual models may differ slightly in appearance to illustrations provided.
Optional Accessories (availability depends on region)
VGP-PRA1 Port Replicator
● Monitor connector (DVI-D)
● Optical Digital Audio Out
connector
● S-VIDEO Out connector
● Printer connector
PCGA-WMS5/S
PCGA-UMS3/B USB Optical Mouse (Compact)
● Sophisticated, dynamic exterior
● Maintenance-free optical design
● Sensor resolution: 800 dots per inch
Wireless Mouse
● Stylish, user-friendly design
● Highly sensitive receiver
● Sensor resolution: 800 dots
per inch
PCGA-BP2EA
PCGA-AC19V3
VGP-CP1 Carrying Pouch
● Urethane lining prevents
scratches
● Embossed VAIO logo
● Mini pouch included
● Convenient double zipper
Lithium-ion Battery
AC Adapter
● Rechargeable battery
● Universal voltage compatible:
AC100 – 240V
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