Sony VAIO RA820G Desktop Computer

Sony VAIO RA820G Desktop Computer
alaScore 78

7 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 1 expert reviews and 6 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 100/100. The average review date is Dec 25, 2004. We have compared these reviews to 153492 reviews from other Desktops. The alaScore™ for this product is 78/100 = Good. Last update: May 21, 2013.

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(Based on 7 reviews)

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Sony VAIO VGC-RA820G

 

The RA820G shares the same case design as the RA810G: a quiet, sleek, black and silver monolith that looks as good as a PC tower can be in an A/V application. We would recommend a horizontal chassis (like models from Alienware, HP, and iBuyPower) if...

Liquid cooling means no fan noise. Space and cabling for extra hard drives. Reasonably priced

Large tower case still looks more like a PC than a piece of home-entertainment equipment. Wired mouse and keyboard

An evolution of the quiet Sony VAIO R-series tower, the VGC-RA820G has the goods to be an excellent office Media Center PC, as well as a good living-room multimedia base station.

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The best desktop for the money

 

The best desktop for the money

Just helped a friend buy this machine at J&R. It's just incredible. Not only is it well equipped -- just check the specs! -- but it runs very fast and very quiet. While in store we ran a few of the included applications. I specifically tried out...

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The best desktop for the money

 

The best desktop for the money

Just helped a friend buy this machine at J&R. It's just incredible. Not only is it well equipped -- just check the specs! -- but it runs very fast and very quiet. While in store we ran a few of the included applications. I specifically tried out the...

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This is the machine!

 

This is the machine!

I bought this system replacing a monster Dell I sent off to college with my son. I thought leaving the comfort of DELL would be uncomfortable, but that lasted as long as it took to set this system up and let it fly! This machine is amazing! I was given...

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This is the machine!

 

This is the machine!

I bought this system replacing a monster Dell I sent off to college with my son. I thought leaving the comfort of DELL would be uncomfortable, but that lasted as long as it took to set this system up and let it fly! This machine is amazing! I was...

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Liquid-cooled speed monster! Great for VIDEO and Multimedia!

 

Liquid-cooled speed monster! Great for VIDEO and Multimedia!

I have owned one since 11/15/04 and I am very happy with the performance. Although the price is not the most affordable, I think you get your money's worth and then some. Just be sure to take advantage of all the rebates. Now for why I gave this a 5...

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Liquid-cooled speed monster! Great for VIDEO and Multimedia!

 

Liquid-cooled speed monster! Great for VIDEO and Multimedia!

I have owned one since 11/15/04 and I am very happy with the performance. Although the price is not the most affordable, I think you get your money's worth and then some. Just be sure to take advantage of all the rebates. Now for why I gave this a 5...

Product Specifications

Ready for entertainment. The Sony VAIO R Series exemplifies cutting edge design and superior performance. A sleek black chassis with a revolutionary liquid heat pipe cooling system handles heat with ease while minimizing noise. The VAIO R Series delivers professional quality video, music, and digital imaging solutions you demand. The bundled 19" XBRITE LCD display will let you see your movies, images and multimedia with clarity. Loaded with software and hardware to help you create professional quality DVDs and CDs with up to 8.5GB recording capacity using advanced DVD+R Double Layer technology and Click to DVD software. Topped off with loads of expansion headroom to take your VAIO PC experience wherever your passion leads you.

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Tower
Manufacturer Form Factor:Tower

Cache Memory

Installed Size:1MB
Per Processor Size:1MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:15.3in
Height:15.6in
Weight:34.2lbs
Width:7.4in

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size:19in
Diagonal Size (metric):48.3cm
Max Resolution:1280 x 1024
Type:LCD display/None.
Widescreen Display: No

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Sony
Model:VGC-RA820G
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Sony VAIO

Mainboard

Chipset Type:Intel 915P Express
Data Bus Speed:800MHz

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps
Type:Fax / modem

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type:Analog TV

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet
Type:Network adapter

Optical Storage

Rewrite Speed:24x (CD) / 4x (DVD
Type:DVD
Write Speed:32x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)/40x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

Optical Storage (2nd)

Read Speed:40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Processor

Clock Speed:3.2GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:Intel
Max Supported Qty:1
Processor Number:540
Type:Pentium 4

RAM

Installed Size:1GB
Max Supported Size:2GB
Technology:DDR SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Storage Controller (2nd)

Type:IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type:3.5" 1.44 MB floppy / 3.5 1.44 MB floppy

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-150

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type: None

Storage Removable

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:200GB
Type:Media center

Video Memory

Installed Size:128MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:ATI Radeon X300/ATI Radeon X300 LE
Interface Type:PCI Express x16
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