Sony Vaio 800 series

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The Sony Vaio 800 series was a range of Vaio laptops launched in 1998. It was produced until early 1999.

VAIO Corporation, which is headquartered in Azumino, Nagano in Japan, is a manufacturer that makes personal computers and smartphones. VAIO was originally a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996. Sony sold its PC business to the investment firm Japan Industrial Partners in February 2014 as part of a restructuring effort to focus on mobile devices. Sony maintains a minority stake in the new, independent company, which currently sells computers in the United States, Japan, and Brazil as well as an exclusive marketing agreement. Sony still holds the copyright trademarks for the VAIO brand and logo. Currently in the US, VAIO products are sold by Trans Cosmos America, Inc.

Technical specifications

The lineup featured a 13.3" 1024x768 LCD screen that fit into the same weight and thickness as the company's 700 series, which had a smaller 12.1" screen (2.4 kg without optical drive or floppy drive, 2.7 kg with optical drive). Like the 700 series, the 800 series featured removable 3.5" floppy disk and CD-ROM drive and optional docking station. The internal modem was a 56 kbit device.

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The launch model, the PCG-808, was equipped with a Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz CPU, a 4 GB hard drive, 64 MB of RAM and was priced at $3699.^[1] A lower-end 803 model, with a 233 MHz Pentium II, was also sold in Japan. The GPU for all models was the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.

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NeoMagic Corporation OTC Pink: NMGC is a fabless semiconductor company and supplier of low-power audio and video integrated circuits for mobile use (MagicMedia).

Models

Model	CPU	RAM	Hard drive	GPU
PCG-803 (Japan)	Mobile Pentium II 233 MHz	64 MB	4 GB	NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.
PCG-808	Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz	64 MB	4 GB	NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.
PCG-812	Mobile Pentium II 233 MHz		4 GB	NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.
PCG-818	Mobile Pentium II 300 MHz		6.4 GB	NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.
PCG-838	Mobile Pentium II 366 MHz			NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.

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References

↑ Miles, Stephanie (May 11, 1998). "Sony Notebook Down to 3 Pounds". CNet . Retrieved 2011-04-02.

External links

VAIO – PCG-808, 803, 737/A4G, 733A. Sony Official Website. Retrieved April 2, 2011. (in Japanese)
Sony VAIO PCG-818 Pentium II 300 Notebook. AnandTech. January 19, 1999. Retrieved April 2, 2011.

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[cnet-1] Miles, Stephanie (May 11, 1998). "Sony Notebook Down to 3 Pounds". CNet . Retrieved 2011-04-02.