A notebook, also known as laptop, is a portable computer. When you are looking for the right notebook, it is important to know where you are going to work with it. Do you want to use it on the road? Choose a model with a special energy saving 'mobile' processor, a good battery and a reasonably small display. This will allow you to work longer with the same battery and saves you the trouble of carrying around a large display that consumes a lot of precious battery power. Or will you be using you notebook mainly in places where you will have access to a power outlet? Then choose a desktop processor (more processing power for less money) and an ordinary battery, this will save you a lot of money, which you could spend on a bigger screen, you'll work faster because you can view more information at once and it's great for multimedia!
If you require a computer for email, internet surfing and basic computing, then this VAIO is the perfect combination of function and value. Designed specifically for the home user, the FS315E features Intel Celeron processing, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and a vivid 15.4" X-black widescreen LCD - an ideal notebook for meeting your basic computing needs.
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Processor
Processor clock speed
Processor speed in Mhz. Often the clock speed is expressed by a manufacturer in GHz (1 GHz = 1000 MHz). The clock rate is the fundamental rate in cycles per second (measured in hertz) at which a computer performs its most basic operations such as adding two numbers. There are more factors, like internal memory size, that influence a computer's actual response time.
1600 MHz
Processor family
The processor serie to which the processor belongs.
Intel Celeron Mobile
Processor
Processor is the central unit in a computer containing the logic circuitry that performs the instructions of a computer's programs.
Intel Celeron M 380
Processor front side bus
Speed of the processor's Front Side Bus (FSB) in megahertz (1 million Herz). The FSB is the bus that transfers data between the CPU and the northbridge of the Motherboard. The maximum theoretical bandwidth of the FSB is determined by the product of its width, its clock frequency and the number of data transfers it performs per clock tick.
400 MHz
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Disk drive
Total storage capacity
Total storage capacity in Gigabyte (1 billion bytes).
80 GB
Hard disk rotational speed
The rotational speed of a hard disk expressed in rotations per minute. The faster the better.
4200 RPM
Hard disk drive type
ATA/100
Display
Display diagonal
Size of the display for this product; expressed in inches diagonal
15.4 "
Display
The display technology. Flat screen technologies like Liquid Cristal Display (LCD) and Thin Film Transistor (TFT) active matrix technology are the trend.
In TV technologies one can notice FST (Flat Screen Tube) technology, and ARASC (Anti Reflexion, Anti Static Coating) or AGARAS (Anti-Glare ARASC) or simply AGC (anti-glare coating). The old tv and screen technology CRT means Cathodic Ray Tube. MLA = Micro Lens Array. p-Si=Polycrystalline Silicon. a-Si=Amorphous Silicon.
WXGA TFT LCD
Display resolution
Resolution of the display for the system
1280 x 800 pixels
Memory
Internal memory
The amount of memory measured in megabytes installed in the system's hardware
512 MB
Internal memory type
DDR SDRAM
Storage media
Compatible memory cards
MS Pro & Duo
Video
Graphic adapter
Intel GMA 900
Maximum graphic adapter memory
Graphics memory is determining with the (graphic) processor, the graphics/video performance of your computer. Graphics memory is often shared with system memory so that it varies depending on the amount of system memory installed and system load.
128 MB
Optical drive
Optical drive type
Type of the optical drive
DVD±RW Double Layer
Audio
Number of built-in speakers
2
Networking
Internal modem
Networking features
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g
Wake-on-Ring ready
Modem speed
56 Kbit/s
Wake-on-LAN ready
Operating system/software
Operating system provided
Windows XP Home Edition
Energy management
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery life
Maximum battery life in hours. Mobile Mark™ (2002) is the standard often used to benchmark battery life time. In some cases battery life can be extended by adding extra batteries.
2.5 h
Connectivity
Infrared data port
A data port that uses infra-red data association (irDA) as the standard for wireless communications between computer and mobile phone devices. For example, to update the phone list on your irDA-enabled PC, you would line up the infra-red ports on each device and then transfer the phone information to your PC. This is a wireless transfer, so you don't need a cable or extra software.
USB 2.0 ports quantity
USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
3
IEEE 1394/Firewire ports quantity
1
Modem (RJ-11) ports
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity
1
Speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack
Microphone, line-in jack
S/PDIF out port
DC-in jack
TV out port
Description of TV Out port
TV in port
DVI port
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity
1
CardBus PCMCIA slot type
Type II
SmartCard slot
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
1
Port replicator
I/O ports
An interface on a device to which you can connect another device.
1 x Port replicator
Weight & dimensions
Weight
Weight of the product without packaging (nett weight). If possible, the nett weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please, note that sometimes the manufacturer is giving a too commercial interpretation of product weight, by leaving out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.
2850 g
Dimensions W x D x H
Dimensions of the produkt (Width x Depth x Height) in millimeter.
364 x 264.5 x 36 mm
Technical details
Form factor
Description of characteristics; and/or size of the product; included by type.
