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dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying
software packages and add-on hardware options. This
personal computer is not manufactured to any specific
software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war-
ranty or representation with respect to the performance
of this product with any particular software packages
and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those
mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any
representations or warranty that this product is compat-
ible with any combination of non-Sony products you
may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or
Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and
may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to
vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter-
mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of
the hardware and software in each and every particular
instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not
include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed
on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change
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©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without 
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
Picture Gear Studio, VAIO Media,  Click to DVD,  and
VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are reg-
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respective owners. This product meets the standards of
the International Energy Star Program for energy effi-
ciency. Features and specifications are subject to
change without notice. Weights and measurements are
approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 5/04

Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:  

1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)

Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

Model

PCV-V300G

HARDWARE

Display

15” LCD XGA Resolution

TM

with

XBRITE Technology

Processor

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 2.80GHz

1

Cache Memory

512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

Front Side Bus Speed

533MHz

Standard RAM

512MB

3

PC-2700 DDR (expandable to

1GB

10

)

Hard Drive

2

200GB

2

Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive

5

DVD±RW

5

-RW

(4X max. -R write / 2X max. -RW rewrite /

5X max. -R read /2X max. -RW read)

+RW

(4X max. +R write / 2X max. +RW rewrite /

5X max. +R read / 2X max. +RW max. read)

CD-RW

(16X max. -R write / 8X max. rewrite /

24X max. -R read / 10X max. -RW read)

Video & Graphics

SIS 651 Integrated Graphics
32MB Shared Graphics Memory

3

Giga Pocket

TM

MPEG2 Realtime

Encoder board with TV Tuner

Ethernet

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

Modem

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

Expansion Slots

One PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot
Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

Port Connectors

4 USB 2.0 (2 on side / 2 on back)
One 4pin i.LINK™ 

6

One Headphone
One Microphone In
Line In
VHF/UHF In
S-Video In 
Composite V/A In

Supplied Accessories

IR Remote Control
Speakers (Stereo) (Built-in) 
VAIO Wireless RF Keyboard

11

VAIO Wireless RF Optical Mouse

11

Power Requirements

100-120V 2.7A (50/60Hz)

Power Management

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

Dimensions (Unit)

15”W x 13”H x 7”D

Weight (Unit)

16.80 lb

Pre-Installed Software:

Sony Original Software

Giga Pocket

- Personal Video

Recorder

Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation
SonicStage™ Mastering Studio - Audio

Mastering & Remastering

Picture Gear Studio™ - Digital Photo
DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage

®

- Digital Music

VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

Operating System

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

Home Edition

VAIO

®

recommends Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

Other Software Applications

Adobe

®

Photoshop Elements

®

2.0

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 -

Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Office

®

2003 60-Day

Student/Teacher Edition Trial

Intuit Quicken

®

2004 

New User Edition

InterVideo

®

WinDVD

®

MoodLogic

®

2.7 Trial

4

Anti-Virus & Recovery Software

Norton

®

Internet Security™ 90 Day

Subscription

VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard

VAIO

®

Support Agent

Online Center

America Online

®

90 Day Trial

7

SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION

Limited Warranty

One Year Parts and Labor

8

Service

One Year Limited Express Repair

Service

9

Telephone Support

Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90

Days

On-line and Email Support

Free support available from 

http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

1.  GHz denotes microprocessor inter-

nal clock speed; other factors may 

affect application performance. CPU 

speed will be reduced under certain 

operating conditions.

2.  GB means one billion bytes when 

referring to hard drive capacity. 

Accessible capacity may vary. A por-

tion of hard disk space is reserved as

a recovery partition.

3.  A Portion of Memory is allocated to 

Video memory.

4.  Limited duration trial edition.

5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-

versally compatible.

6.  i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used 

only to designate that a product con-

tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All 

products with an i.LINK connector 

may not communicate with each 

other.

7. New users only. Terms and condi-

tions apply.

8.  Certain restrictions apply. For a copy

of Sony’s warranty, please visit 

www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-

free 888-476-6972 (888-

4SONYPC),or write to Sony 

Electronics, 12451 Gateway 

Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913.

9. Type of repair service provided is 

solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all 

types of repair service offered on all 

models.

10. It is recommended to use an 

authorized VAIO service center 

for upgrade memory installation.

11. To prevent Radio Frequency 

interference, range of wireless 

keyboard and mouse are limited 

to ~1 meter.

Sony recommends
Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP 

Sony VAIO

®

Technology 

Delivers

The V series features an
extraordinarily bright and
crisp LCD with Sony
XBRITE

TM 

technology, wire-

less keyboard and mouse, a
Sony VAIO

®

TV tuner, and

DVD creation capabilities in a
sleek and slim package.

DVD Creation at Your
Finger Tips

Create professional quality
DVDs with just one click
using VAIO’s original Click
to DVD

creation software

and DVD±RW drive

5

.   Burn

digital home movies to per-
sonalized DVDs as well as
create slide shows from
your digital photos. 

Watch or Record Your
Favorite TV Shows

VAIO’s

®

Giga Pocket

Per-

sonal Video Recorder enables
you to watch and record your
favorite television shows.
With VAIO’s

®

Click to DVD

creation software you can
record the shows to DVD for
later playback on a home
DVD player

5

or while on the

road with a Notebook PC.

5

Perfect Combination of
what you Demand

The VAIO

®

V300G All-In-

One PC blends the wealth
of a television, a stereo, and
a high end personal com-
puter delivering a complete
entertainment center in one. 
Utilizing advanced Sony
VAIO

®

technologies and

deign,  the V series will chal-
lenge your perception of
what a PC is all about.

Ready for you.
The Sony

®

VAIO

®

V Series

comes loaded with soft-
ware  to help you discov-
er how easy it is to create,
manage, and share your
digital photos, videos,
and music. Versatile.
Empow-ering. Ready for
your digital lifestyle.

TV, Stereo, PC - Cutting Edge All-In-One Sony Design 

All-In-One

PCV-V300G

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Sony VAIO

®

V Series

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