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.

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Technical specifications

The line-up featured a 13.3" 1024×768 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 a removable 3.5" floppy disk and CD-ROM drive and optional docking station. The internal modem was a 56 KB device.

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.

Models

ModelScreenCPUGPUMemory (RAM)StorageAudioOperating System
PCG-803 (Japan) Intel Mobile Pentium II 233 MHz NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.64 MB4 GB
PCG-80813.3" XGA TFT Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.64 MB SDRAM16-bit CD-quality stereo sound with built-in 3D stereo speakers and microphoneWindows 98 / Windows 2000 / Windows ME
PCG-812 Mobile Pentium II 233 MHz NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.Windows 98 / Windows 2000
PCG-818 Mobile Pentium II 300 MHz NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.6.4 GB
PCG-838 Mobile Pentium II 366 MHz NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.Windows 98 / Windows 2000 / Windows ME

References

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