PCV-S

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Overview

PCV-S500TV7
PCV-S500TV7

The Sony VAIO PCV-S was a PC component system released by Sony in 1998. It came in various different configurations, including some with an inbuilt TV tuner, popular on VAIOs of the time. It came with a 15 or 17 inch CRT monitor or a 13.3 inch TFT LCD. They all came bundled with Floppy and CD-ROM drives, a keyboard and a mouse.

Detailed specs

PCV-S PC only

Processor: Pentium II Processor 266MHz (400MHz on later models)

Graphics: ATI 3D RAGETM PRO TURBO AGP 2MB

Chipset: 440EX AGPSet

Memory: 64MB (Standard), 128MB (Maximum), 2 Slots DIMM SDRAM

Display: 15" / 17" Trinitron CRT Monitor

Storage: 4.3GB IDE HDD

Weight: 8.2kg

MSRP: Unknown

Daily usage today

The PCV-S is a novelty item. It will be okay for some old games (depends on graphics card) and word processing.

They can be found every once in a while on Yahoo! Auctions Japan or Mercari Japan. You will need a Japanese proxy service such as Buyee for this though.

Resources

Recovery Disks unknown.

Drivers unknown.

Disassembly guide unknown.

Interesting PCV-S510 page

Credits

Sony