Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional.

VGN-A59GP Specifications
Model VGN-A59GP
VGN-A59GP
Platform Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
• Intel® Pentium® M Processor 780 (2.26GHz)*1 • Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection • Intel® 915PM Express Chipset
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (English version) Multilanguage User Interface (pre-installed Traditional Chinese)
Processor System Bus 533MHz
Memory Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory L1 Cache: 64KB L2 Cache: 2MB (on CPU)
Main Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM*2 512MB × 2 (upgradeable up to 2GB)*3, 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)
Hard Disk 100GB (C: 20GB, D: 80GB*4) Serial ATA, 5400rpm
Optical Drive DVD±RW Drive (supporting DVD+R Double Layer disc)*5
Maximum reading speed: DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-ROM: 8× / DVD+RW, DVD-RW: 6× / DVD+R DL (Double Layer): 4× / CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM: 24×
Maximum writing speed: DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW: 8× / DVD-RW: 6× / DVD+R DL (Double Layer): 4× / CD-R, CD-RW: 24×
Graphics Accelerator • Dual display compatible • 3D graphics acceleration compatible
• ATI Technologies Inc. MOBILITY™ RADEON® X600 256MB HyperMemory™*6 (PCI Express ×16 connection)
Video Memory 256MB*6 (shared with main memory)
Display 17.0˝ Wide (WUXGA: 1920 × 1200) TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD: Dual Lamp, Wide View)
Interfaces • USB 2.0 × 3*7 • i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 (4pin) • AV Out connector (NTSC/PAL compatible) • Network (RJ-45) connector (1000BASE- 1 2 3 4 5 6
T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) • Headphone jack (stereo mini) • Microphone jack (stereo mini) • Monitor connector (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin)
• Modular (RJ-11) connector • Port Replicator connector • Memory Stick Slot*8 (Standard/Duo Size compatible, MagicGate compatible,
Memory Stick PRO compatible*9, High-speed data transfer compatible)
Wireless LAN • Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/802.11g*10 • Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection 7 8

AV Entertainment Mastery Modem

• Data rate: maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54Mbps (802.11g)*11 • Frequency: 2.4GHz
V.92 and V.90 Compliant
PC Card Slot Type I/II × 1, CardBus Support
Audio • Intel® High Definition Audio compatible • 3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support) • Built-in stereo speakers
9
Keyboard / Input Device • ca 19mm Key pitch / ca 3mm Key stroke • 86 Keys • Intelligent Touchpad
Battery PCGA-BP2EA*12 Lithium-ion battery: up to 2.0 hours of use*13
Dimensions (W × H × D) 405.5 × 42.2-45.2 × 280.1mm
Weight 3.96kg (including the supplied battery)
Software Applications • Adobe Reader 7 • Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 (Installer) • Adobe Premiere Standard • Click to DVD 2.4 • DVgate Plus 2.1 • Norton 10
Internet Security 2005 • Roxio DigitalMedia SE 7 • PictureGear Studio 2.0 • SonicStage 3.2 • SonicStage Mastering Studio 1.4 • SonicStage
Mastering Studio Audio Filter 1.4 • VAIO Control Center 1.1 • VAIO Edit Components 5.0 • VAIO Media 4.1 • VAIO Original Screen Saver 11
• VAIO Recovery Utility 2.5 • VAIO Update 2.1 • VAIO Zone 1.4 • VAIO Zone Remote Commander 1.3 • WinDVD 5 for VAIO
Supplied Accessories • AC adapter (PCGA-AC19V7) • Lithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2EA) • Remote Commander • Audio Port Replicator
• Memory Card Adapter*8*14 • External Speakers
12 13 14 15 16
Port Replicator Audio Port Replicator
• DC IN connector • USB 2.0 × 4*7 • Network (RJ-45) connector (1000BASE-T/100 BASE-TX/10BASE-T) • Monitor connector
(VGA, D-SUB 15 pin) • Printer port (D-SUB 25 pin) • DVI-D connector • Optical Out • Volume Control IN connector
• Speaker Out connector • Audio IN connector • Audio Out connector • S-Video Out connector • Video Out connector
External Speakers • S-Master Digital Amplifier maximum operational output 10W + 10W (6Ω) • 2 way bass reflex design stereo speakers (57mm cone 17 18 1920 21
woofer + 2mm balanced dome tweeter) • maximum input 15W/ch • operational frequency range 65-20kHz • volume control function
• Infrared sensor for remote commander
Warranty One year*15

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

*1 CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions. *2 If memory modules of the same capacity are installed to both of the two memory module slots, computer will run in dual 22 23 24 25 26
channel mode and provide better performance. *3 By removing two pre-installed 512MB memory modules and adding two 1GB memory modules. *4 Includes necessary data for recovery
(setting back to initial shipment settings) in the hard disk drive consuming approximately 5GB in size. *5 This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc Digital
Audio standard specifications (CD Standard). A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. Please be 30 31 35
aware that the audio side (non-DVD side) of a DualDisc may not play on this product because it does not conform to the CD Standard. *6 HyperMemory™ is calculated as the cumulative
total of local and system memory used by the Visual Processing Unit (VPU) intended for use in the processing and creation of 3D and other images. The amount of HyperMemory™ available
is determined by the amount of local graphics memory and installed system memory. *7 High-speed/Full-speed/Low speed compatible. *8 Compatibility confirmed with Sony branded
“Memory Stick” media only. *9 MagicGate copyright protection technology cannot be applied to Memory Stick PRO. *10 Deploying IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products on the same
wireless network may reduce the communication speed due to radio interference. Taking this into consideration, the IEEE 802.11g products are designed to reduce the communication
speed to ensure communication with IEEE 802.11b products. When the communication speed is not as fast as expected, changing the wireless channel on the access point may increase
the communication speed. *11 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. *12 This product may only function with a 27 28 29 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40
genuine Sony battery designed for this model. *13 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 *14 The adapter does not support 5.0V SmartMedia media or the ID
function of SmartMedia media with IDs. The adapter does not support the SD Memory Card media copyright protection function. The adapter does not support memory cards with capacity
of 2GB and over. As for “Memory Stick PRO” media, only Sony branded media is recommended to use with the adapter. *15 Warranty conditions may vary by region. 11. Microphone jack 22. DC-IN connector
(stereo mini) 23. USB 2.0 connector (×2)
The trademarks, including but not limited to “SONY”, “VAIO”, “Memory Stick” and “SonicStage” are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. 12. Headphone jack 24. Network (RJ-45) connector
Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Reader and Adobe Premiere are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside, Intel
Inside logo, Intel Centrino, Intel Centrino logo, Intel SpeedStep, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other (stereo mini) (1000BASE-T/100BASE-
countries. Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other product and brand names may be 13. i.LINK (IEEE1394) S400 TX/10BASE-T)
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Whilst information given is true at time of printing, small production changes in the course of our company’s policy of (4 pin) connector 25. AV Out connector
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. 14. USB 2.0 connector (NTSC/PAL compatible)
15. PC Card Slot (Type I/II × 1) 26. Monitor connector
16. PC Card eject button (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin)
17. Memory Stick Slot 27. USB 2.0 connector (×2)*

VAIO A
(Standard/Duo Size, 28. Monitor connector
Optional Accessories (availability depends on region) MagicGate, Memory Stick (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin)
PRO, high-speed data transfer 29. DVI-D connector
compatible) 30. Volume Control IN
VGP-WMS50 VGP-UMS50 18. Wireless LAN switch
19. Built-in stereo speakers
connector
31. Speaker Out connector
Wireless Presentation Mouse USB Optical Mouse 10. Power button 32. Optical Out
11. Luminous sensor 33. Network connector
● Wireless versatile mouse ● Stylish, easy-to-use sloping design 12. Mute button/indicator 34. Audio Out connector
and presentation controller ● Innovative PTFE sole for precise 13. Volume buttons 35. Audio In connector
● Horizontal and vertical scrolling operation 14. Brightness button/indicator 36. Video Out connector
● Sensor resolution: 800 dots per inch ● Sensor resolution: 800 dots per inch 15. Magnify button 37. S-Video Out connector
16. S1 button 38. Printer port
17. Disc eject button 39. USB 2.0 connector (×2)*
18. DVD±RW drive (supporting 40. DC IN connector
DVD+R Double Layer disc)
PCGA-BP2EA PCGA-AC19V7 19. DVD±RW drive indicator * When VAIO A59GP is attached
lamp to the Port Replicator, a total of 5
Lithium-ion Battery AC Adapter 20. Manual eject hole USB 2.0 connectors becomes
available.
● Rechargeable battery ● Universal voltage compatible: 21. Modular (RJ-11) connector
AC100 – 240V

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 Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional. Powerful software for creative minds.
Discover unparalleled AV excitement in an entertaining
notebook PC. DVD CREATION
Wouldn’t you love to enjoy DVD movies and digital sound at their finest through unrivalled notebook PC

VGN-A59GP
With Click to DVD, you’re only a
click away from creating your own
technology? Finally, you can! Experience AV excitement as never before with the entertaining VAIO A59GP.
photo, movie + photo, or video DVD
Including a fully digital amplifier in the Audio Port Replicator, a pair of supplied external speakers with exclusive on DVD±R/RW or DVD+R Double
audio preset, and a 17˝ wide Clear Bright LCD screen with WUXGA resolution. Dazzling sound and picture Layer disc. You can also create 5.1 Click to DVD
surround sound DVDs. Moreover,
quality at your command with AV-style ease, thanks to VAIO Zone in a remote controller. Imagine a personal Roxio DigitalMedia SE lets you back
home theatre and concert hall that fits on a coffee table, and enhances your home decor with its striking up audio, image, and data files on
CDs and DVDs.
combination of mobile PC, docking unit, and speakers in a handsome harmonised design. VAIO A59GP.
Discover audio-visual excitement anew! Roxio DigitalMedia SE

CONTENT BROWSER
VAIO Zone lets you seamlessly enjoy
CDs, DVDs, music, photos, videos
and other AV files through a single
interface. And VAIO Media software
enables AV files on your VAIO to be VAIO Zone
accessed and played by other VAIO
Media-installed VAIO notebooks and
PCs on your home network.

VAIO Media

MOVIES
With DVgate Plus, you can import
videos from a Handycam*, trim and
edit them, or export them to a
Handycam*. You can also add
transitions using Adobe® Premiere® DVgate Plus
Standard with VAIO Edit Components,
which includes effects like sparkles.
Multiple channel (4ch DV-AVI capture,
Note: Actual products may differ in appearance from photos shown. 4ch/5.1ch DV-AVI output, etc.)
surround sound is supported. ® ®
Adobe Premiere Standard
Premium AV enjoyment Advanced architecture
For the first time ever, DVD movie and music lovers can experience the unparalleled VAIO A59GP for premium-quality The flagship VAIO A59GP notebook contains the latest progressive architecture for unrivalled PHOTOS
sound components and capabilities. The VAIO A59GP comes with an Audio Port Replicator that employs Sony’s excitement in sight and sound. Featuring the latest Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology with Intel®
advanced fully digital S-master amplifier for outstanding sonics. As an ideal complement to this combination, Sony Pentium® M Processor 780 (2.26GHz), Intel® 915PM Express Chipset, 533MHz processor system Import images from your digital
supplies a premium pair of external two-way multimedia entertainment speakers. Each speaker unit contains a woofer bus, and Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection for powerful mobile performance. camera via USB cable or Memory
and a tweeter for clear, pure wide-range high-fidelity sound, with independent volume control for optimum Incorporating 100GB HDD (5400rpm) Serial ATA, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz) main memory, and Stick, then edit the files with Adobe®
Photoshop® Elements. Use
enjoyment. Additionally, SonicStage Mastering Studio Audio Filter offers special presets to make the most of Gigabit Ethernet high-speed LAN standard. Equipped with a stunning 17˝ wide Clear Bright LCD (Dual
PictureGear Studio to place them in Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
speaker sound and also bring out the best in Sony’s recommended headphones. Moreover, you have seamless Lamp, Wide View) with WUXGA screen resolution (16:10 / WUXGA: 1920 × 1200) for extraordinary chronological order with Calendar
AV access at your fingertips in a convenient remote controller equipped with VAIO Zone. It all adds up to clarity and contrast in image display. And also including the ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X600 256MB View, create a slideshow, or create a
exceptional home theatre and music listening HyperMemory™* advanced graphics chip supported by PCI Express ×16 connection and 128MB of photo album and print it or attach it
pleasure for maximum AV entertainment! video memory. ATI’s HyperMemory™ technology can use up to 128MB from system memory to to email.
virtually raise memory capacity to 256MB during image processing and editing. Whether enjoying 3D PictureGear Studio
games or video streaming, the high-definition drawing capability ensures extremely smooth results.
Amazing DVD entertainment and all-round capability are now yours in a notebook PC.
* HyperMemory™ is calculated as the cumulative total of local and system memory used by the Visual Processing Unit (VPU) intended for use in the
processing and creation of 3D and other images. The amount of HyperMemory™ available is determined by the amount of local graphics memory
MUSIC
and installed system memory.

Import music from the Net or CDs

DVD videos in one click with SonicStage. Then transfer it to a
Network Walkman* or burn your own
It’s easy and enjoyable! Just load your choice of DVD media on the original CDs. SonicStage Mastering
DVD±RW drive (supporting DVD+R Double Layer disc), connect SonicStage
Studio lets you import analogue
✚ Main features your DV or MICROMV Handycam*, and click the “Create DVD!” music (Roland EDIROL AUDIO
Advanced HD Beautiful viewing: Supplied Audio DVD video recording: Faster network: Auto brightness button of the Click to DVD software. You can even combine VAIO capture UA-5* USB audio interface
Handy presentation:
(high-definition) Clear Bright LCD Port Replicator & One-Click DVD Gigabit Ethernet / adjustment: device required) and edit it with high-
Plug & Display A59GP and one of Sony’s HDV Handycams*, the HDR-HC1 or
video editing (Dual Lamp, Wide View) / Wide 16:10 External Speakers Video Creation 1000BASE-T ErgoBright™ Technology quality effector modules before
HDR-FX1, to enable high-quality HD (high definition) video SonicStage Mastering Studio
recording on a CD. SonicStage
Compatible with Content sharing: Network freedom: Theatre sound quality: editing. Enjoy your own DVD masterpiece the way you like!
AV operator: Mastering Studio Audio Filter can
various memory cards: Memory Stick Slot Wireless LAN Dolby Virtual Speaker /
Remote Controller *Availability depends on region.
enhance any sound played on VAIO
Memory Card Adapter (Standard/Duo/PRO/MagicGate compatible)
802.11 b/g Dolby Headphone HDR-HC1

Sony’s recommended headphones* for VAIO and provides excellent headphone

✚ Basic specifications
presets.
Intel® Pentium® M SonicStage Mastering Studio
Microsoft® ATI MOBILITY™
100GB Hard Disk Drive Inner, Open-air MDR-E931LP Overhead, Open-air MDR-Q22LP Audio Filter
17.0˝ WUXGA DVD±RW Drive 1GB (DDR2)
Windows® XP
®
Processor 780 RADEON X600 256MB
1920 × 1200 LCD (supporting +R DL) Main Memory (Serial ATA, 5400rpm)
MDR-EX51LP MDR-V700DJ
(2.26GHz) Professional HyperMemory™* Inner, Closed Overhead, Closed
* Availability depends on region.
* HyperMemory™ is calculated as the cumulative total of local and system memory used by the Visual Processing Unit (VPU) intended for use in the processing and creation of 3D and other images. VAIO provides an audio filter adjusted exclusively for the recommended headphones. Created at a professional music studio, this filter Note: Any copying or reproduction of copyrighted material may amount to copyright
infringement. Song titles, names of artists and other information shown in the
The amount of HyperMemory™ available is determined by the amount of local graphics memory and installed system memory. ensures superlative quality sound reproduction. * Availability depends on region.
SonicStage screen capture are provided for illustrative purposes only.