Sony Desktop - VAIO RZ44G
December 01, 2005
Sony VAIO Digital Studio RZ44G Reviews.
Overview
The good:
Sony VAIO Digital Studio RZ44G has Good video apps; excellent monitor; thorough documentation, Includes media-server software.
The bad:
Sony VAIO Digital Studio RZ44G has Traditional tower not living-room friendly; lacks customization options; limited room for expansion; skimpy warranty.
The bottom line:
Sony VAIO Digital Studio RZ44G, Media Center PC, an excellent PC for the networked home because adds useful server software to the mix.
Review
We were somewhat surprised to see the $1,649 (without monitor) VAIO Digital Studio RZ44G using Microsoft's Media Center Edition (MCE) 2004 OS, since Sony has raised its successful line of multimedia-friendly VAIO desktops on its own Giga Pocket DVR software for recording and pausing TV. Not only because of its clean, easy-to-navigate interface, but also because it gives you control of all your media--not just TV--including pictures, music, and video are the reason we prefer MCE 2004 to Giga Pocket. The RZ44G's traditional tower design isn't living-room friendly, but the RZ44G more than makes up for it by including server software that allows you to hide the PC in a back room and push its stored media content to other networked PCs in your home. Sony's subpar warranty is the only thing that detracts from an otherwise fully featured Media Center PC.
Specifications
Processor
- Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz
RAM
- DDR SDRAM 512 MB,
specs: speed 333MHz, DIMM 184-pin, PC2700. Max Supported 2GB
Video Output
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
specs: AGP 8x
Service & Support
- 1 year warranty
Optical Storage
- CD/DVD Read/Write
specs: CD/DVD read speeds 32x, DVD write speed 4x, CD write speed 16x
Storage Hard Drive
- 160GB
specs: ATA-100, 7200 rpm
Optical Storage (2nd)
- CD-ROM
specs: Read Speed 40x
Modem
- V.90
specs: 56K technology, Fax/Modem with ITU V.90 specification
Audio Output
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Cabinet(Chassis)
- Tower
Mainboard
- 512KB L2 Cache
Networking
- Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabyte Ethernet
Video Input
- Video capture adapter MPEG-2
Storage Floppy Drive
- 3.5" 1.44MB
Input Device
- Mouse, Keyboard, Remote Control
Power Device
- Power Supply 295 Watt 50/60Hz
Video Memory
- Video Adapter Memory 128MB DDR SDRAM
System
- Home Use for Personal Computer
Slot Provided
- 1 AGP
- 3 PCI (1 free)
- 2 Memory DIMM 184-pin (1 free)
- 1 Memory Stick (1 free)
- 1 CompactFlash Card Type I/II (1 free)
- 1 Smart Media Card (1 free)
Storage Controller
- 1 IDE Integrated ATA-100
Software
- VAIO Media
- MoodLogic 2.5
- RealOne Player
- Apple QuickTime
- Sony SonicStage
- Sony Click to DVD
- Netscape Navigator
- VAIO Support Agent
- Drivers & Utilities
- Microsoft Works 7.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Money 2004
- EarthLink TotalAccess
- Sony PictureGear Studio
- Microsoft Encarta Online
- Microsoft Age of Empires II
- Norton Internet Security (Trial)
Interface Provided
- 7 Hi-Speed USB
- 1 Keyboard Generic
- 1 Mouse Generic
- 1 Audio
- 1 Parallel IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP)
- 1 Audio Line-in
- 1 Microphone Input
- 1 Headphones Output
- 2 Display / video
- 1 TV antenna Input
- 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
- 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
- 1 Display / video
- 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
- 2 Audio / video
- 1 Display / video DVI-Analog/Digital
Connector Type
- 4 pin USB Type A
- 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
- 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
- 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
- Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
- Mini-phone 3.5 mm
- Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
- RJ-45
- RCA
posted by Aimspro @ 2:55 AM
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