Sony VAIO A500

Sony VAIO A500 Infosync World has a look at the VAIO A500 laptop from Sony. With an abundant amount of features and a tiny amount of battery life, the A500 is a desktop replacement.

Ranging in processor choices from Intel’s Pentium M 740 up to the M 760, the A500 series offers speeds of up to 2 GHz in combination with up to 2 GB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. Hard drive sizes range from 80 to 120 GB in the shape of SATA disks spinning at 5,400 RPM, with the A500 series also offering a DVD±RW Dual Layer drive.

A 17-inch display is standard across all models, sporting a WXGA+ resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels and Sony’s X-Black technology and being powered by a 256 MB ATI Radeon X600 graphics card.

A range of connectivity options are available including 10/100/1000 Ethernet and a V.92 56K modem; three USB 2.0 ports; FireWire; VGA and combo AV out ports; and a Memory Stick expansion slot supporting both standard Memory Stick and the newer Duo format. Furthermore, the A500 series also integrates Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.