Sony Vaio PCV series

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Sony Vaio PCV Series
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Developer Sony Corporation
ManufacturerSony Corporation
Type Desktop Computer
Release date1996;29 years ago (1996)
Discontinued2005;20 years ago (2005)
Operating system Microsoft Windows
CPU AMD Athlon, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium II, Intel Pentium III, Intel Pentium 4
Graphics ATI Rage series, NVIDIA GeForce, RIVA TNT
Successor Sony Vaio VGC Series
Related Sony Vaio SVL Series, Sony Vaio VGC Series, Sony Vaio VGX Series

Sony Vaio PCV Series is the first line of products of desktop computers introduced by Sony under their VAIO brand in 1996. [1] The series would be introduced to the Japanese market the following year, with the introduction of the mini-tower computer, PCV-T700MR on July 15, 1997. [2]

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History

After a long hiatus from building consumer PCs, Sony announced the re-entering into computer manufacturing market with the introduction of the VAIO brand in 1996 while in Japan the following year. Sony's first line-up of VAIO desktop computers, the PCV-70 and PCV-90, would be introduced at the 1996 PC Expo Trade Show in New York. [1] [3] While in Japan, Sony introduced PCV-T700MR mini-tower computer, and two notebook computers for the Japanese market.

PCV Line-up

The PCV series are broken into various sub-series variants, each focusing on specific consumers that fits their needs. Despite the variants introduced, the PCV series introduced 10 numbered models before adding a suffix to differentiate its future line-up. The letter(s)/suffix that starts before or after the model number indicates which subseries it belongs to. The list below describes each suffix.

Subseries Line-up

The subseries consists of 18 variants:

Model NumberProcessorMemoryGraphicsOptical DriveFloppy DriveStorage DriveAudioOperating SystemRelease date
PCV-70 [4] Intel Pentium (166 MHz, 256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM )32 MB EDO RAM (standard), expandable to 128 MBATI RAGE 3D (2 MB EDO RAM)8X CD-ROM3.5-inch Micro Floppy Disk Drive (1.44 MB)2.1 GB HDYamaha YMF701 with 3-D SRS surround sound, 16-bit audio EM & wavetable synthesis and MPC-3 compliant Microsoft Windows 95 1996
PCV-90 [5] Intel Pentium (200 MHz, 256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)2.5 GB HD
PCV-100 [6] Intel Pentium MMX (166 MHz, 256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)ATI Rage II (2 MB EDO RAM)16X CD-ROM1997
PCV-120 [7] Intel Pentium MMX (200 MHz, 256 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)3.8 GB HD
PCV-130 [8] Intel Pentium MMX (200 MHz, 512 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)32 MB SDRAM (standard), Expandable to 256 MBATi Rage II+ (4 MB EBO RAM)24X CD-ROM3.5-inch drive (1.44 MB)4.3 GB HDJuly 1997
PCV-150 [9] Intel Pentium MMX (233 MHz, 512 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)
PCV-210 [10] Intel Pentium II MMX (266 MHz, 512 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)32 MB SDRAM (standard), Expandable to 384 MBATi 3D Rage Pro (4 MB SGRAM) Microsoft Windows 98 1998
PCV-230 [11] Intel Pentium II MMX (300 MHz, 512 KB Pipeline Burst SRAM)64 MB SDRAM (standard), Expandable to 384 MB6.4 GB HD

References

  1. 1 2 "A Look Back at the Golden Age of Sony VAIO PCs". PCMAG.
  2. ↑ "Sony Global - Press Release - Sony Introduces VAIO Series PCs Leading-edge multimedia desktop and notebook PCs for the home". www.sony.net.
  3. ↑ Warren, Tom (February 6, 2014). "Sony VAIO: a visual history". The Verge.
  4. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-70". May 3, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-90". May 3, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-100". July 4, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-120". July 4, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-07-04.
  8. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-130". July 4, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-150". July 4, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-210". June 26, 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-06-26.
  11. ↑ "Sony Computing Products: PCV-230". June 26, 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-06-26.
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