Sony VAIO VGC-RC310G Digital Studio Desktop PC (Intel Pentium D Processor 940, 2 GB RAM, 300 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive)
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List Price: $2,250.00
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Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Sony
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 3.2
CPU Type: Pentium D
EAN: 0027242696235
Feature: Professional-grade multimedia desktop with Blu-ray Disc capability, integrated TV tuner, and Windows XP Media Center
Hard Disk Size: 300
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: VGC-RC310G
Processor Count: 2
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
System Memory Size: 2000
System Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
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Features
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Professional-grade multimedia desktop with Blu-ray Disc capability, integrated TV tuner, and Windows XP Media Center
Dual-core 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium D 940 processor, 300 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (max capacity)
Seven USB 2.0, two FireWire, one parallel, one VGA, one 9-in-1 memory card reader, two DVI outputs, S-Video/composite video inputs
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT video/graphics card with 256 MB GDDR3 SDRAM (shared); 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Includes wireless keyboard/mouse, 5.1-channel surround sound speakers, remote control
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Returned
Comment: It didnt work as it promise, wasnt compatible with my monitor either, called Sony and they werent helpful, had to eturned it
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony Vaio Desktop
Comment: Lousy Customer service - I'll never buy a Sony again ... the machine was built for Vista - and then when installed it killed the machine and then it wasn't supported by Sony. - Nice eh?
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Summary: ****************WARNING*************************
Comment: System or Application Recovery Disks are not provided with this PC.
What this means is that you are placing you data (your life's work) in the hands of SONY's Recovery software that is hardware dependent.
Sony has a habit of not providing Operating Sytems disks. Which is stupid beyond belief. It saves them money, and allows them to force a bunch of useless garbage software down your throat if you are successful in using their Recovery Software.
But you may not be successful. Their "Recovery Center" is your only means of recovery when things turn sour. But, say for example you want a bigger hard drive. Install it and, even if you carefully clone your software from one drive to the other, the Recovery Center WILL NOT WORK. This is unlike installing any other software which is not hardware dependent.
What this means is you will have to purchase the operating system all over again. If you purchase an OEM copy, you will have to install on a bare "empty" drive, and lose all the other software SONY provided. Otherwise you will have to purchase the full version of windows. Factor that cost--an extra $300+ into your purchase decision.
Any other software that SONY provided that you might use like DVD burning software will have to be re-purchased. You can't pick and chose what you want to reinstall off the recovery disk. It is set up so that it is all or nothing, and if it's nothing, as it was in my case, you basically bought SONY hardware, and everything software will have to be replaced and paid for again.
My advice is to buy an iMac. It is the same amount of money and you get a reliable computer. And you won't find yourself furious at SONY when you realize the recovery software was a time-bomb waiting to blow up after your warantee has expired.
I'll never buy another SONY computer. I'm in the market for a laptop. I would not even consider SONY. I'll look at HP and Apple.
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Summary: Not able to play Blue-Ray movies smoothly.
Comment: I have worked and tested this product the past nine months. It was bought in May 2007. The computer, at that time, was offered in a very good price. It came with a blue-ray drive that, alone, still worths more than 400 dollars. It has a pretty good number of USB ports, firewire input, RCA inputs for AV, S-video input, a multicard reader and a bunch of interesting softwares. The major problem I had was the BD-DVD player software provided by Sony. It is made actually by Intervideo (WinDVD), but an special edition for VAIO desktops. In spite of a dual core processor, the 3.2 GHz clock and 2 GB of RAM, this desktop is not able to play BD smoothly without hardware decoding. I bought a new graphic board featured with a H.264 hardware decoder, a GeForce 8500GT. However, BD-WinDVD was not able to use its decoding feature. Just last month, January 2008, Intervideo released an update for its software (available at Sony/Vaio website). Now, I can play the movies nicely. I didn`t try with the original graphic board (GeForce 7600).
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Summary: Correction to specifications above
Comment: Um, there is no VGA input. Sorry, but it's DVI all the way. At the moment I'm pulling my hair out trying to discover if there's any way to connect a VGA display. Bought a DVI-VGA adapter but no luck - there seems to be something about DVI-I and DVI-D and I'm confused as heck. I'm going to keep trying but this just goes to show that you're probably best sticking with a DVI monitor/display if you pick up one of these up used.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Sony VGC-RC310G VAIO(R) Digital Studio Desktop PC - With this desktop computer, Sony gives you the latest in computer technology that's geared towards digital entertainment and multimedia creation. Powered by an Intel Pentium D dual-core processor 940 (3.2GHz), and 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM, you have the power to tackle the latest in PC gaming, professional-grade photo manipulation, and high-definition video capture and editing. A built-in Blu-Ray drive puts this desktop on the bleeding edge providing you with the ability to enjoy true HD movie content, as well as recording up to 25GB of data per (optional) blank Blu-Ray disc. The drive also has the ability to write to, and read from, multiple DVD and CD media formats. 300GB 7200RPM SATA HDD (RAID Ready) Blu-Ray Drive - (write speeds) up to 2x BD-R DL, 2x BD-R/-RE, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD+R/-R/+RW/-RW, 24x CD-R, & 16x CD-RW Blu-Ray Drive - (read speeds) up to 2x BD-ROM, 2x BD-RE, 2x BD-R DL, 2x BD-ROM DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD-ROM, & 32x CD-ROM 2nd Drive - DVD-ROM Expansion Bays - 2x 5.25 (0 open) / 1x 3.5 Ext. (0 open) / 4x 3.5 Int. (3 open) Expansion Slots - 1 x16 PCI Express (0 open) / 1 x1 PCI Express (open) / 2 PCI (1 open) Multimedia Card Reader - supports Memory Stick/PRO/Duo, Compact Flash Type I/II, Smart Media, SD/MMC, & xD Picture Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT Graphics with 256MB of shared GDDR3 SDRAM (memory is taken from the main system's RAM) Giga Pocket MPEG2 Realtime Encoder board w/ TV Tuner Ports - 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 2 DVI Out (1 with HDCP), 7 USB 2.0 (3 front), 2 Firewire (6-pin rear/4-pin front), 1 Audio In, 1 S/PDIF Out, 1 Subwoofer/Center Out, 1 Analog Audio Out, 1 VGA Out, 2 S-Video In (1 front), 2 Composite In (1 front), 1 Headphone Jack, 1 Microphone In, 1 Parallel, & 2 PS/2 Unit Weight - 30.9 lbs Monitor is not included
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