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PCG-VX in Japanese Presentation PDF

Overview

The Sony VAIO PCG-VX Series is a range of mid-end laptops released by Sony between March and June 2002. It's one of the evolutions of the PCG-XR, released the previous year.

While the XR was offered in many different variants, one of the weak points of the VX was that it wasn't offered with different setups, and the optional were just limited to the RAM, the dual battery, and software.

Very acclaimed for its modern and thin design, its specs were considered the weak point of this laptop series.

In fact, while the competitors (e.g. IBM and Compaq) offered in their laptops one of the best GPUs in the market, the ATI Mobility Radeon, the VX had as only available GPU the Intel 815EM, low-end for 2002, making it "lose" the competition between the high-end laptops.

Analogously, this series was offered just with one CPU, the Intel Pentium, not powerful but very well developed in terms of energy management, making the VX Series one of the best in terms of battery life.

On the other hand, it was very appreciated that it was equipped with many ports (for example: firewire, USB, memory stick) and an external CD/DVD drive was included in the price. It supported Wi/Fi but didn't have Bluetooth, not even as an optional. It was already equipped with productivity software (Office) and also for video, photo, and audio editing (e.g. Photoshop, SonicStage).

For all those reasons, it can be considered a well-made but mid-range laptop.

Detailed Specs

Processor: Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor 850MHz-M

Graphics: Intel 815EM

Display: 14.1-inch, XGA (1024×768) TFT color LCD

Memory: SDRAM micro-DIMM (PC100)

Storage: Ultra ATA/100

Weight: 2 kg

Original OS: Windows XP Professional (models with "P" suffix), Windows XP Home Edition

Daily Usage Today

PCG-VX Series cannot handle modern programs, especially if resource-intensive. However, because they were equipped with Windows XP, some basic web browsing may still be feasible thanks to some modern browsers but still supporting XP.

Thanks also to the big community related to Windows XP, many modern programs still have a "light" version supporting XP.

Preinstalled programs can still be used today for text writing and basic photo, video, or audio editing.

Resources

Sony JP VAIO PCG-VX Series Presentation Page

Sony JP VAIO PCG-VX Series Presentation PDF

PCG-VX Specifications Sheet

PCG-VX Series first User's Guide

PCG-VX Series second User's Guide

PCG-VX Series Warranty Information

Downloads

Follow our guides to download and install drivers.

Sources

CNET, Sony

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+[[File:PCG-VX.png|thumb|PCG-VX in Japanese Presentation PDF]]
 ==Overview==
-[[File:VGN-CS LEDs.jpg|thumb|Black VGN-CS with its LEDs]]The Sony VAIO PCG-VX Series is a range of mid-end laptops released by Sony between March and June 2002. It's one of the evolutions of the PCG-XR, released the previous year, which was offered in many different variants.
+The Sony VAIO PCG-VX Series is a range of mid-end laptops released by Sony between March and June 2002. It's one of the evolutions of the PCG-XR, released the previous year.
-On the contrary, one of the weak points of the VX was that it wasn't offered with different setups and the optional were just limited to the RAM and software.
+While the XR was offered in many different variants, one of the weak points of the VX was that it wasn't offered with different setups, and the optional were just limited to the RAM, the dual battery, and software.
 Very acclaimed for its modern and thin design, its specs were considered the weak point of this laptop series.
-In fact, while the competitors (like IBM and Compaq) offered one of the best GPUs in the market equipped in their laptops (ATI Mobility Radeon), the VX had as only available GPU the Intel 815EM, low end for 2002, making it "lose" the competition between the high-end laptops.
+In fact, while the competitors (e.g. IBM and Compaq) offered in their laptops one of the best GPUs in the market, the ATI Mobility Radeon, the VX had as only available GPU the Intel 815EM, low-end for 2002, making it "lose" the competition between the high-end laptops.
-Analogously, this series was offered just with one CPU, the Intel Pentium, not powerful but very well developed in terms of energy saving, making the VX Series ones of the best laptops in terms of battery life.
+Analogously, this series was offered just with one CPU, the Intel Pentium, not powerful but very well developed in terms of energy management, making the VX Series one of the best in terms of battery life.
-On the other hand, it was very appreciated that it was equipped with many ports (like firewire) and an external CD/DVD drive was included in the price. It supported Wi/Fi but didn't have Bluetooth, not even as an optional.
+On the other hand, it was very appreciated that it was equipped with many ports (for example: firewire, USB, memory stick) and an external CD/DVD drive was included in the price. It supported Wi/Fi but didn't have Bluetooth, not even as an optional. It was already equipped with productivity software (Office) and also for video, photo, and audio editing (e.g. Photoshop, SonicStage).
 For all those reasons, it can be considered a well-made but mid-range laptop.
-HERE
 ==Detailed Specs==
-'''Processor:''' Intel Core 2 Duo T3400 2.16 GHz, T6400 2.0GHz, P8600 2.40GHz, P8700 2.53GHz, T9550 2.66GHz
+'''Processor:''' Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor 850MHz-M
-'''Graphics:''' Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS (optional and rarely available)
+'''Graphics:''' Intel 815EM
-'''Display:''' 14,1“ 1280x800 XBRITE-ECO
+'''Display:''' 14.1-inch, XGA (1024×768) TFT color LCD
-'''Memory:''' DDR2-SDRAM (2 slots, not soldered)
+'''Memory:'''  SDRAM micro-DIMM (PC100)
-'''Storage:''' 2.5" SATA
+'''Storage:''' Ultra ATA/100
-'''Weight:''' 2.6 kg
+'''Weight:''' 2 kg
-'''Original OS:''' Windows Vista
+'''Original OS:''' Windows XP Professional (models with "P" suffix), Windows XP Home Edition
 ==Daily Usage Today==
-VGN-CS Series laptops can still be used today, as they are equipped with 2008/2009 top of the range CPUs.
+PCG-VX Series cannot handle modern programs, especially if resource-intensive. However, because they were equipped with Windows XP, some basic web browsing may still be feasible thanks to some modern browsers but still supporting XP.
-It can be used for web browsing and simple programs like text writing and creative apps from around 2010, with better performance in the models with the NVIDIA GPU.
+Thanks also to the big community related to Windows XP, many modern programs still have a "light" version supporting XP.
-Games from 00s years can be played, but it may not handle modern videogames, still playable with cloud gaming apps.
+Preinstalled programs can still be used today for text writing and basic photo, video, or audio editing.
 ==Resources==
-[http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/CS1/ Sony JP VAIO VGN-CS (2008) Series Presentation Page]
+[https://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/PCOM/PCG-VX9/ Sony JP VAIO PCG-VX Series Presentation Page]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-csseries_startupguide.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Startup Guide]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-csseries_usersguide.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series User Guide]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-cs_operationguide.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Operation Guide]
+[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/pcg-vx/pcg-vx_presentation.pdf Sony JP VAIO PCG-VX Series Presentation PDF]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-cs_warranty.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Warranty Summary]
+[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/pcg-vx/pcg-vx_specs.pdf PCG-VX Specifications Sheet]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-cs_safetyinformation.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Safety Information]
+[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/pcg-vx/pcg-vx_usersguide.pdf PCG-VX Series first User's Guide]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-cs_opticaldiskdriverreplacement.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Optical Disk Replacement Guide]
+[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/pcg-vx/pcg-vx_usersguide2.pdf PCG-VX Series second User's Guide]
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/vgn-cs/vgn-cs_harddiskreplacement.pdf Sony VAIO VGN-CS Series Hard Drive Replacement Guide]
+[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/manuals/pcg-vx/pcg-vx_warranty.pdf PCG-VX Series Warranty Information]
 ==Downloads==
 Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides|guides]] to download and install drivers.
 ==Sources==
-[https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-CS-Series.12409.0.html NotebookCheck], [https://sony.com/ Sony]
+[https://www.cnet.com/reviews/sony-vaio-vx-series-review/ CNET], [https://sony.com/ Sony]