Sony is getting ready to make the AR series notebooks available for pre-order. The media center notebook with the 17 inch screen and integrated Blu-Ray drive is probably the unheralded part of the viral teaser campaign with the UX ultra-portable that has tech sites buzzing. The AR has a TV tuner coupled with a 200 GB hard drive for grabbing all that fine video. This notebook won’t be cheap with an expected price of $3,600 but hey, it’s a Sony. Full specs after the jump.
(via Notebook Review)
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Sony AR specs:
- Processor: 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor T2500
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
- Integrated Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/ Wireless 3915ABG
- Bluetooth
- 17.8" WUXGA display (1920×1200) with XBRITE High Color Technology
- Hard Drive: 200GB (100GB x 2) in RAID 0, (5400rpm) Serial ATA
- Memory: 1GB PC2-4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (512MB x 2) (maximum 2GB)
- Graphics: NVIDA GeForce Go 7600GT 256MB
- TV Tuner built-in, NTSC capable
- Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Disc/DVD+R Double Layer/DVD RW drive
- Integrated MOTION-EYE Camera with built-in microphone
- Audio: Sony Sound Reality Audio Enhancer sound system
- Ports
- 1 x 4pin i.LINK (IEEE 1394) interface
- 3 x USB 2.0
- 1 x HDMI output
- 1 x VGA output
- 1 x Port Replicator connector
- 1 x S-Video input
- 1 x S-Video output
- 1 x AV input
- 1 x RF Connection input
- 1 x Ethernet port
- 1 x Modem jack
- 1 x S/PDIF output
- PC Card Slots
- One PCMCIA – Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support
- One ExpressCard / 54 Slot
- Media card reader that supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick DUO media with MagicGate functionality and Secure Digital Media
- Pointing Device: Electro-Static touch pad
- Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch
- Estimated Battery Life: 1.5-2.0 hours
- Weight: 8.4 lbs. with standard battery12 (weight is approximate and may vary)
- Dimensions: 16.4"(W) X 1.32"(H) X 11.8"(D)
- Color: Black
- Supplied Accessories: Lithium-ion Battery (VGPBPS2C), AC Adapter, Power Cord Remote Control/IR Receiver, RF Cable, HDMI Cable, HDMI to DVI-D Adapter, House of Flying Daggers Blu-Ray Disc Movie

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