Sony Vaio VGN-FW37 Notebook PC

VGN-FW37GY
16.4 inch VAIO FW (Titanium Gray)

The Clear Bright LCD [Rich Colour] and Blu-ray™ Disc Drive let you enjoy high-quality AV entertainment anywhere, anytime. The newly-developed 16.4-inch, 16:9 Real Wide LCD offers extremely accurate colour reproduction. The titanium gray finish reflects an air of high-grade quality.

• Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology
• Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (64-bit)
• 16.4" wide (Full HD: 1920 x 1080)
• HD recording and playback: Blu-ray Disc™ drive
• Connect to TV: HDMI Output connector
• High-quality personal listening experience: Dolby® Sound Room™

Windows Vista® Ultimate
This most complete edition of Windows Vista® offers intuitive operation, responsive search functions, and speech recognition that enhances the user experience. Included Windows® Media Center heightens the pleasure of music, photos, and DVD movies.

Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology
Unrivaled performance, compactness, connectivity, energy efficiency, and security are provided by the advanced Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor, Mobile Intel® 45 Express Chipset, and built-in Intel® wireless LAN (a/b/g/Draft n) for faster multitasking.

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650
Mobile computing attains new heights with this leading-edge GPU, featuring DirectX 10.1 for next-generation gaming, Blu-ray Disc™ movie playback capability in full HD 1080, superior performance for photo/video editing and outstanding energy efficiency.

Built-in Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/Draft n
Wirelessly access network resources at home and elsewhere with up to 5 GHz performance, thanks to compatibility with fast and stable IEEE 802.11a, widely available IEEE 802.11b, downwardly compatible IEEE 802.11g, and advanced IEEE 802.11Draft n.

Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc™, the world’s standard next-generation HD format, offers phenomenal AV quality and a huge capacity of up to 50 GB. Blu-ray Disc™ drives are compatible with CDs and various DVD formats as well.

Bluetooth®
Built-in Bluetooth® unleashes the power of communication by enabling swift wireless data transfer with minimum power consumption. Compatible accessories for enhanced wireless enjoyment include a Bluetooth® mouse, keyboard, and headset.

i.LINK
The i.LINK connector provides a direct digital link between your video camcorder and VAIO, allowing fast and easy transfer of your original video data.

HDMI Output
A single HDMI cable lets you digitally output movies and music to your large-screen television. It’s the perfect way to enjoy original HD home movies and Hollywood Blu-ray Discs.

*Actual colour and dimension may differ from the screen image


Specifications :
 
Operating System :
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-bit (English Version) with Service Pack 1
Language Pack Hong Kong Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Thai
 
Architecture :
Processor Technology Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology
Processor Name Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66 GHz)*1*2
Network Connection Intel® WiFi Link 5100
Chipset Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
Processor System Bus 1066 MHz
Memory Bus 800 MHz
Cache Memory 6 MB
 
Main Memory :
Pre-installed/Max 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM*3*4
SO-DIMM Slots 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)
 
Hard Disk Drive :
Hard Disk Drive 500 GB*5 (Serial ATA, 4200 rpm)
 
Optical Disc Drive :
Drive Blu-ray Disc™ Drive
Maximum Reading Speed BD-ROM: 4x/BD-R: 4x (SL), 2x (DL)/BD-RE: 2x (SL), 2x (DL)/DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD+RW: 6x/ DVD-RW: 6x/DVD-ROM: 8x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-ROM: 24x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 24x
Maximum Writing Speed BD-R: 4x(SL), 2x (DL)/BD-RE: 2x(SL), 2x (DL)/DVD+R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) /DVD-R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL)/DVD+RW: 6x/DVD-RW: 6x/DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 16x
 
Graphics :
Graphics Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650
Dedicated Video Memory 512 MB
 
Display :
Type 16.4" wide (Full HD: 1920 x 1080) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD [Rich Colour])
 
Interface :
USB High Speed USB 2.0 x 3
i.LINK(IEEE 1394) 4 pin (S400) x 1
Network (RJ-45)Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX / 1000Base-T x 1
Display Output Connector Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin x 1
Headphone Stereo mini jack x 1
Microphone Stereo mini jack x 1
HDMI In/Out Connector Output x 1
Modem V.92 and V.90 Compliant x 1
Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible, Memory Stick PRO compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible)
SD Memory Card Slot SD Memory Card*7 (SDHC compatible, MMC compatible)
PC Card Slot ExpressCard™/34 x 1
DC IN x 1
 
Wireless Connection :
Wireless LAN Type Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft n*8
Wireless LAN Data Rate maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11a/g) 300 Mbps (Draft 802.11n)*9
Wireless LAN Frequency 5 GHz (802.11a/Draft n), 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n)
Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR
 
Camera :
Front Side Camera Effective pixels: 1280 x 1024
 
Audio :
Sound Chip Intel® High Definition Audio compatible , 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support)
Speaker Built-in stereo speakers
Microphone Built-in monaural microphone
 
Keyboard/Input Device :
Keyboard Approx. 19 mm key pitch/2 mm keystroke , 86keys
Touchpad Intelligent Touchpad
 
Battery Life :
Bundled Battery VGP-BPS13/S Lithium-ion battery: up to 2 hours of use
Optional Long Battery VGP-BPL13 Lithium-ion battery: up to 3.5 hours of use
 
Size :
Dimensions (WxHxD) 384 x 29.0 -37.0 x 261 mm
Weight 3.2 kg (including the supplied battery)
 
Included Software :
AV Entertainment Windows® Media center SP1
Video Edit/Playback VAIO Movie Story, Adobe® Premiere® Elements® 7, VAIO Edit Components, WinDVD BD for VAIO
BD/DVD Creation Click to Disc*11, Click to Disc Editor*11
Music VAIO MusicBox, SonicStage Mastering Studio
Still Image/Photo PMB (Picture Motion Browser), Windows® Photo Gallery, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 7
Home Network VAIO Media plus
Word Processor / Spreadsheet 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*12
Tool Roxio Easy Media Creator, Adobe® Reader® 9, McAfee PC SecurityCenter 90-day Free Trial*13
Utilities VAIO Control Center, VAIO Presentation Support, VAIO Launcher, WebCam Companion, Magic-i™ Visual Effects
Support VAIO Recovery Center, VAIO Update, VAIO Data Restore Tool
 
Supplied Accessories :
AC Adaptor AC Adaptor (VGP-AC19V24)
Battery Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS13/S)*14

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.  
*1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
*2 Intel® Virtualization Technology is not supported.
*3 If memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, the supported dual channel mode provides better performance.
*4 Sony does not guarantee compatibility with memories of other brands.
*5 GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of hard disk drive space is reserved as a recovery partition.
*6 Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded “Memory Stick” media only.
*7 The copyright protection of the SD Memory Card is not supported.
*8 The maximum communication distance can vary depending on the obstacles or the distance between the communication devices, the radio waves, the operating system or the software being used.
*9 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.
*10 Estimated battery life (under JEITA Battery Run Time Measurement Method ver.1.0,measurement method (a)). Actual battery life may vary with different operating conditions and settings. For further details, please visit http://www.sony-asia.com/support/vaio/jeita
*11 Depending on disc type, “Click to Disc” and “Click to Disc Editor” require a maximum of 50GB HDD capacity in addition to the space required for source content.
*12 This software is intended for evaluation purposes only. It must be activated before actual use, and the activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch.
 Activation requires Internet access, which enables certain functions included. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting options and operation
*13 Free use of 90 days. Further update will be charged.
*14 This product may only function with a genuine Sony battery designed for this model.
 
Important notice when playing back HD contents :
[Supporting Blu-ray Disc]
-The Blu-ray Disc Drive does not support BD-RE  1.0 discs and Blu-ray cartridge discs.
 
[Blu-ray Disc Playback]
- Requires compatible high-definition display for high definition playback.  Playback of AACS protected media may require an HDCP compliant output and HDCP compliant display.
- You may need to connect to the Internet when playing copyright protected Blu-ray discs.
- Region settings are required for Movies and BD-ROM contents. If the region setting and the region of the disc do not match, playback is not possible.
 
[AVC HD Playback]
- Depending on system environment, you may find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during AVC HD playback.
 
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Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Reader and Adobe Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Centrino, Centrino Inside, Centrino Logo, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Pentium and Pentium Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
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