Sony VAIO RA826G

Sony VAIO RA826G
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8 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Sony VAIO RA826G from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

75% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Best PC I've ever owned. Lots of software. Extremely quiet

 

Best PC I've ever owned. Lots of software. Extremely quiet

I purchased this PC about two months ago with a 19 inch Sony X-brite LCD so I've had time to play around with it and I'll tell you that this PC is awesome. Having had a Dell and Gateway computer beforehand...I'd rank this particular Sony better than...

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Best PC I've ever owned. Lots of software. Extremely quiet

 

Best PC I've ever owned. Lots of software. Extremely quiet

I purchased this PC about two months ago with a 19 inch Sony X-brite LCD so I've had time to play around with it and I'll tell you that this PC is awesome. Having had a Dell and Gateway computer beforehand...I'd rank this particular Sony better than...

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Lots to like, but disappointing overall

 

Lots to like, but disappointing overall

I've had a fully loaded version of this computer since November 15, 2004. I use it all day every day at work and stress it out pretty heavily. The biggest plus is that the machine is whisper quiet. The only sounds you hear are spinning media and CD/DVD...

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Lots to like, but disappointing overall

 

Lots to like, but disappointing overall

I've had a fully loaded version of this computer since November 15, 2004. I use it all day every day at work and stress it out pretty heavily. The biggest plus is that the machine is whisper quiet. The only sounds you hear are spinning media and...

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Quiet as a mouse!

 

Quiet as a mouse!

Gamers, digital photo enthusiasts and home video/TV series fans will love this computer. This comes with lots of pre-installed programs to satisfy almost every taste. Power users will appreciate the expandable ram, SATA hard drives and multitude of...

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Quiet as a mouse!

 

Quiet as a mouse!

Gamers, digital photo enthusiasts and home video/TV series fans will love this computer. This comes with lots of pre-installed programs to satisfy almost every taste. Power users will appreciate the expandable ram, SATA hard drives and multitude of...

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Way-cool system

 

Way-cool system

This Vaio is VERY nice. Not the absolute top-of-the-line, but close. Very fast and powerful, as you would expect; and I love being able to watch and/or record my cable shows that my better half doesn't care for. :) The Vaio has better capabilities...

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Way-cool system

 

Way-cool system

This Vaio is VERY nice. Not the absolute top-of-the-line, but close. Very fast and powerful, as you would expect; and I love being able to watch and/or record my cable shows that my better half doesn't care for. :) The Vaio has better capabilities than...

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 while minimizing noise. The VAIO R Series delivers professional quality video, music, and digital imaging solutions you demand. The bundled 19" LCD display with XBRITE Technology will allow you to use your R Series desktop as a full multi-media center. 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:17in/19in
Diagonal Size (metric):43.2cm/48.3cm
Max Resolution:1280 x 1024
Type:LCD display/None.
Widescreen Display: No

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Sony
Model:VGC-RA826G
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:40x (CD) / 8x (DVD-R) / 16x (DVD+R) / 2.4x (DVD+R DL)

Optical Storage (2nd)

Read Speed:32x (CD) / 16x (DVD)/40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Processor

Clock Speed:3.4GHz
Installed Qty:1
Manufacturer:Intel
Max Supported Qty:1
Processor Number:550
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:250GB
Type:Media center

Video Memory

Installed Size:256MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:ATI Radeon X600 XT
Interface Type:PCI Express x16
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