New Sony Vaio RS600-Series desktop pc's: Far More Than Just A PC

The latest Sony VAIO consumer desktop pc's - Watch & record TV, create DVDs & much more

Brussels, 23 July 2004 – Sony continues to push the boundaries of desktop computing with today’s launch of the Vaio RS600-Series.

Two new desktop pc's, the PCV-RS602 and PCV-RS604, bring home users right up to date with a potent blend of the latest hardware and Sony’s exclusive software collection, including the Adobe Companion Pack for VAIO. These latest VAIO desktop pc's come with TV capability as standard, instantly transforming them from desktop pc's to entertainment systems. Better still, the Sony VAIO RS660-Series desktop pc's can act as sophisticated digital video recorders thanks to Sony’s Giga Pocket application, which is also included as part of the package.

RS600 Series desktop pc's function as a Personal Video Recorder

With the latest Sony Vaio desktop pc's favourite recordings can easily be copied to DVD for sharing and safe-keeping. Creating top quality DVDs is simplicity itself thanks to Sony’s pre-installed Click to DVD software. The Sony PCV-RS602 and PCV-RS604 desktop pc's both feature high-speed dual-format DVD burners, providing fast results and the best possible range of compatibility with other PCs and dedicated DVD players. When it comes to watching DVDs or gaming, the Sony Vaio RS600-Series is designed to deliver a compelling experience. Digital outputs for graphics and audio mean flawless results with LCD flat panel displays(1) and top quality surround sound reproduction(2).

Sony Vaio R600 Series - Sony's fastest desktop pc's yet

High design values and an assured sense of style are reflected in the overall look of the new Sony desktop PCs. Sony Vaio RS600-Series desktop pc's are not just beige boxes. On a technical level, the Sony Vaio RS600-Series is engineered to the highest standards. The range uses some of Intel’s fastest Pentium 4 processors, optimised for the next generation of software with Hyper Threading technology. Super-fast memory and hard disks plus ATI’s acclaimed Radeon 9600XT graphics means that the Sony Vaio RS600-Series delivers outstanding performance, whatever the challenge.

“Forget about conventional PCs,” says Jun Koyama, Director of Sales and Marketing for IT Products at Sony Information Technology Europe. “The point of the Sony Vaio RS600-Series is that it does more and it does it better because it was designed that way right from the outset. Not just the hardware – the software too. Everything works together to present the user with a coherent whole.”

(1) - Monitor sold separately
(2) - Requires external 5.1 speaker array

NOTES TO EDITORS

Sony Vaio PCVRS602 and PCVRS604 Desktop PC's in detail

The Sony Vaio PCVRS602 and PCVRS604 desktop pc's are distinguished by different processors and hard disks.
The PCV-RS602 has a 3.2GHz Pentium 4 CPU and a 160GB hard disk, whereas the PCV-RS604 has a 3.4GHz Pentium 4 and a 200GB hard disk.
In both cases, the processor is performance-enhanced by Intel’s Hyper-Threading technology, allowing HT-aware software to treat the CPU more like two discrete processors. This increased parallelism means faster overall performance, which can be especially advantageous with intensive tasks like video editing and image manipulation.

More performance enhancements

Both Sony VAIO R600 series desktop pc's feature 512MB of extremely fast double data rate (DDR) memory operating at 400MHz rather than the conventional 333MHz. In conjunction with the 800MHz front-side bus (FSB) – fully supported by the Intel 865PE motherboard chipset – this means consistently superior performance, ideal for multimedia applications. The hard disks have high 7,200 rpm spindle speeds to help keep the data flowing smoothly regardless of the task. Potent AGP 8x ATI Radeon 9600 graphics with a full 128MB of dedicated VRAM complete the picture.

Dual RW advantage

Sony Vaio RS600 Series desktop pc's are distinguished by having a DVD burner capable of reading and writing in both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW formats. This can be an advantage when creating DVDs intended for playback on domestic DVD players, since the DVD-R format offers the widest and best compatibility with DVD decks. When it comes to archiving data or building a photo library, the DVD+RW format comes into its own, allowing true multi-session recording, where the same disk is written to again and again, almost as if it were a hard drive. Better still, the drive offers high-speed DVD burning up to 8x, not to mention 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW write speeds. Four into one – multi-format flash memory support The integrated flash memory card reader supports Memory Stick/MS Pro format cards, as well as both Type I and II Compact Flash cards and SmartMedia cards. As with DVD disc formats, the more supported, the better.

Companion Pack for VAIO

The new Sony VAIO desktop pc's gain an additional dimension from a specially extended software bundle. In addition to the latest versions of Sony’s exclusive VAIO applications like PictureGear Studio, SonicStage and DVGate, users also get the Adobe Companion Pack, only available with VAIO systems. This features the new Premiere Standard edition video editor, Photoshop Elements 2.0 for still image editing, Photoshop Album 2.0 SE for image management, version 6 of the widely-used Adobe Acrobat document reader, and Acrobat Elements 1.0. Elements enhances the Acrobat document reader by enabling productivity applications (ie. Microsoft Office etc..) to save files in Adobe’s PDF format for effortless sharing.

You make it a Sony

Sony products bring digital technology to life, offering a world of applications in entertainment and networking. Whether you are a novice or an enthusiast, you can shoot your own movies on DV, edit them with a Sony VAIO and share them with friends and family with a DVD player/recorder. You can take perfect still shots every time with easy to use Sony digital cameras such as Cyber-shot, then make quality prints, enjoy them cable free on your Sony WEGA television or simply store your albums on your Sony VAIO. With a Sony network audio device, you can create your own Internet-sourced music compilations and enjoy them at great quality at home or on the move. These are just some of the ways in which Sony gives you complete control over your digital environment, enabling you to enjoy whatever you want, wherever and whenever.

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