Sony VAIO FXA63 Review

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May 8th, 2004


Summary

All-in-one convenience without all the weight. Bring the ultimate power, performance, CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive, and network connectivity of a VAIO into your day with Sony's new FXA series notebooks. The VAIO FXA notebooks provide everything you need in a notebook without any of those excess connections - which makes life easy and convenient whether you're on the road or at home. The amazingly fast AMD processors, large bright screens, generous RAM and hard drives, double battery capacity, and digital video editing capabilities add up to one great notebook. VAIO FXA notebooks give you high performance, plenty of power and true portability. VAIO FXA models include AMD PowerNow! technology which can extend system battery life by up to 30%. This means you can work and play for even longer! You have everything in one package with an integrated V.90 modem and simultaneous access to the hard drive, floppy drive and CD-RW/DVD combo drive.

Specs

Key Features     
  Notebook Type
  Notebook
  
    
  Recommended Use
  Small Business, Home Use
  
    
  Processor
  AMD Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
  
    
  Installed Memory
  256 MB (SDRAM)
  
    
  Display
  14.1 in. TFT Active Matrix
  
    
  Operating System
  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  
  Processor     
  Processor Manufacturer
  AMD
  
    
  Processor Type
  Athlon XP
  
    
  Processor Speed
  1.4 GHz
  
  Motherboard     
  Bus Speed
  200 MHz.
  
  Display     
  Display Size
  14.1 in.
  
    
  Display Tech
  TFT Active Matrix
  
    
  Display Max. Resolution
  1024 x 768
  
  Hard Drive     
  Hard Drive Capacity
  20 GB.
  
    
  Storage Controller Type ... 
  IDE
  
  Memory     
  Installed RAM
  256 MB
  
    
  RAM Technology
  SDRAM
  
    
  Max Supported RAM
  512 MB.
  
    
  Installed Cache Memory
  256 KB
  
  CD / DVD     
  CD / DVD Type
  CD-RW/DVD-ROM
  
    
  Optical Drive Read Speed
  8x (DVD), 24x (CD)
  
    
  Optical Drive Write Speed
  8x (DVD)
  
    
  Optical Drive ReWrite Sp... 
  8x (CD)
  
  Other Drives     
  Floppy Drive
  3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
  
  Video     
  Installed Video Memory
  8 MB.
  
  Audio     
  Audio Output Type
  Sound card
  
  Modem     
  Modem Type
  Fax / Modem
  
    
  Analog Modulation Protocol
  ITU V.90
  
  Networking     
  Networking Type
  Network Adapter
  
    
  Data Link Protocol
  Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet
  
  Battery     
  Battery Technology
  Lithium ion
  
    
  Battery Run Time
  3 Hour(s).
  
  Dimensions     
  Width
  12.81 in.
  
    
  Depth
  10.52 in.
  
    
  Height
  1.89 in.
  
    
  Weight
  7.06 lb.
  
  Warranty     
  Warranty
  1 Year
 


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