Product Description: The GRT Series Notebook is an all-in-one premier notebook packed with productivity and multimedia capabilities. It packs the strength and speed of a desktop system with the flexibility and connectivity of an executive notebook. The GRT Series will dazzle you and your audience with its incredible high-resolution large screen. Elegant and professional, the GRT Series offers a full-sized keyboard, DVDRW drive options, and entertainment/digital editing capabilities, plus integrated wireless capabilities for mobile networking. Talk about power!
Amazon.com Product Description: Equal parts productivity monster and multimedia powerhouse, the Sony PCG-GRT250 notebook PC is packed with exclusive Sony digital creativity software and features a large 15-inch active matrix display. It also offers Windows XP Professional, a fast, battery-saving 2.2 GHz Mobile Pentium 4 processor, 40 GB hard drive, 256 MB of installed RAM, a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, and a 32 MB Nvidia GeForce4 420 Go video/graphics card.
The Basics
Hard Drive: The 40 GB IDE hard drive is on the small side compared to other notebooks. However, it does offer a decent enough capacity for storing documents and productivity software for road warriors--but not enough for much multimedia storage.
Processor: The 2.2 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor offers enough speed for your work today, though it is approaching the middle range of speeds for this processor. Thanks to its Mobile features, the processor can save power when its not needed, thus conserving battery life. It has a front-side bus (FSB) of 400 MHz and a 512 KB L2 cache.
Memory: This notebook has 256 MB of pre-installed memory (266 MHz DDR SDRAM), which is calling out for more power right out of the gate. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 1 GB (2 x 512 MB).
CD/DVD Drive: It comes equipped with a combo DVD/CD-RW drive, which enables you to play DVD-ROM discs and DVD movies as well as burn data and record music to CD discs. The CD-RW drive has 24x write, 10x rewrite, and 24x read speeds. The DVD-ROM has an 8x playback speed.
Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 85-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad.
Sound and Graphics The installed Nvidia GeForce4 420 Go video/graphics card offers decent, but not overly strong, 3-D graphics rendering, and it has 32 MB of allocated video memory (which will help take the load off the processor when watching DVD movies). The 15-inch XGA TFT active matrix LCD has a native 1024 x 768 pixel display. It also has an sound card that's integrated into the main board, and offers built-in stereo speakers.
Connectivity and Expansion Slots This PCG-GRT250 model does not include built-in wireless connectivity. You get a decent--but not overpowering--offering of connectivity options, including both high-speed USB 2.0 and FireWire:
3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) ports for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
1 VGA monitor port
1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II)
1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
1 Memory Stick slot (Memory Stick Pro compatible)
It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). It also has a hot-swappable bay for adding an optional optical drive or second battery.
Preloaded System and Software This PCG-GRT250 notebook comes with the Windows XP Professional operating system (which adds Microsoft's IIS Web server, back-up and recovery utilities, Remote Desktop, and other enhanced business features), and it features Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents). It also is loaded with a bevy of Sony multimedia software: PictureGear Studio (digital photo), SonicStage (digital music), Vaio Media (network file sharing, and DVgate Plus (digital video). Other preloaded software includes Microsoft Money and Encarta, InterVideo WinDVD, and Norton Internet Security Center (with 90-day subscription).
Dimensions and Weight Measuring 2.0 x 12.9 x 10.7 inches (H x W x D) and weighing just 8.6 pounds (with standard battery; 9.1 pounds with optical drive), the PCG-GRT250 is bit larger than other notebooks in its range. It's best used as a desktop replacement while offering portability when you need it.
Power The included rechargeable lithium-ion battery offers an average battery life range of 1.5 hours (depending on usage).
What's in the Box This package contains the Sony Vaio PCG-GRT250 notebook PC (model PCGGRT250P1), rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It's backed by a 1-year warranty for parts and labor, and 90 days of phone support.
