Sony PCG-K45 Specification Guide

PCG-K45

Mobile Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 

538 (3.20GHz

1

, 1MB L2 Cache)

533MHz

ATI Radeon™ IGP 345M

IEEE 802.11b/g

3

15.4” WXGA (

1280x800

) with 

XBRITE™ technology 

80GB

2

4200rpm Ultra ATA

512MB PC-2100 266MHz DDR

(256MB x 2)
(Expandable up to 1GB)

ATI Radeon™ IGP 345M

64MB Video RAM

VGA out 

A/V mini jack 

DVD-ROM

DVD Read (8x MAX)
CD Read (24x MAX)

CD-RW

CD-R Write (24x MAX); CD-RW Write 

(24x MAX)

Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 
interface

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet
with RJ-45 interface

Windows

®

sound system compatible,

Built-in stereo speakers

Monaural mini microphone jack, 
Headphone jack (stereo mini)

Supports optional Memory Stick, 
Memory Stick PRO™ media

5

One PCMCIA Type II/Type I 
card slot with CardBus support 

i.LINK

®

connector(IEEE 1394)

6

,

3 USB 2.0 ports, DC in, parallel port

Electro-Static touch pad

QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.7mm stroke 

and 19.19mm pitch

168W+10%

Lithium-ion battery (PCGA-BP2NY)

0.5 - 1.0 hours

7

8.2 lbs. with standard battery

(weight is approximate and may vary)

14.1” x 1.6” - 2.2” x 10.9”

Standard Lithium-ion battery

Power cord & AC adapter 

Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2NY)
AC Adapter (PCGA-AC19V9)
Visual Communication Camera 

(PCGA-UVC11A)

Notebook Backpack 

(PCGA-CCP3/H/L/R/G Series)

Sport Backpack (VGP-AMB2)
Universal Carrying Case 

(VGP-AMB1)

Neoprene notebook and AC adapter 

cases (VGP-AMC3)

Notebook Roller Case (PCGA-CCQ1)
Cleaning Kit (PCGA-CG10)
Wireless optical mouse

(PCGA-WMS5/S)

USB Mobile Mouse- Black

(PCGA-UMS3/B)

USB Mobile Mouse- Silver

(PCGA-UMS3/S)

Memory Card Adapter (VGP-MCA10)
512MB memory expansion module 

(VGP-MM512G)

60GB External Hard Drive

(PCGA-HDM06)

2

External Floppy Disk Drive

(VGP-UFD1)

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home

Edition with Service Pack 2

VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD™
DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage

®

- Digital Music

PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo 
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

Intuit

®

Quicken

®

2005 New User 

Edition

10

InterVideo

®

WinDVD

®

Microsoft

®

Works 8.0 - Word 

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

Microsoft

®

Office 2003 60-Day Trial 

(Student/Teacher Edition)

Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day 

Subscription - Norton AntiVirus

®

, 

Norton Personal Firewall, Norton 

Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam

®

,

Norton Parental Control

Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day 

Trial

VAIO

®

Update software

VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard software

VAIO

®

Help and Support software

AOL Online™ 90-Day Trial - New 

Users only

1 Year Limited Warranty

8

1 year toll-free technical telephone 
assistance, available 24/7

9

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. Requires compatible wireless LAN 

access point, sold separately. Internet
connection may require fees.

4. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-

versally compatible.

5. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-

capacity media tested up to 1GB. Does 
not support MagicGate™ functionality.

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. Estimated battery life. Actual battery 

life may vary on usage.

8. See actual Limited Warranty for 

details.

9. For certain third party software 

applications, Sony provides first level
Phone Support. Additional
telephone support may be available 

from the applicable 3rd party vendor.

Availability and schedule for any such

support is determined by the applica
ble software vendor.

10. Previous Quicken users may require

additional upgrade.

Computer Interface: The computer industry
lacks standards, and therefore, there are a mul-
titude of varying software packages and add-
on hardware options. This personal computer
is not manufactured to operate any specific
software, and Sony does not and cannot make
any warranty or representation with respect to
the performance of this product with any par-
ticular software packages and/or non-Sony
add-on hardware options except those men-
tioned in this document. Sony hereby dis-
claims any representations or warranty that
this product is compatible with any combina-
tion of 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 author-
ized to vary or waive this disclaimer.
Purchasers must determine for themselves the
suitability and compatibility of the hardware
and software in each and every particular
instance. Software titles pre-installed on the
Sony Notebook Computer are subject to
change without notice. Simulated graphic
shown on display. Preinstalled software may
not be identical to retail versions or have all
documentation. This product meets the stan-
dards of the International Energy Star Program
for energy efficiency. Features and specifica-
tions are subject to change without notice.

Non-metric weights and measurements are
approximate.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights
reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part
without written permission is prohibited. Sony,
i.LINK, SonicStage, Memory Stick, XBRITE,
Memory Stick PRO, MagicGate, DVgate Plus,
VAIO Media, VAIO Zone, PictureGear Studio,
Like No Other and VAIO are trademarks of Sony.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their
respective owners.

Printed in U.S.A. 12/04

Enhanced 15.4” wide screen
format and XBRlTE™ tech-
nology provide crisp images,
sharp contrasts and vivid
colors. Exceptional features
let you take advantage of
DVD movies

4

or viewing side-

by-side page layouts,
spreadsheets and toolbars.

Integrated wireless capabili-
ties let you connect to thou-
sands of Hotspots across
the country to check email,
surf the web and stay con-
nected.

3

Connect to work

and play - wire-free!

Integrated CD-RW/DVD-
ROM drive

4

and Sony

®

exclusive software let you
burn music and photo CDs,
or enjoy watching DVD
movies.  You can enjoy
music, movies and photos
anywhere your notebook
can go with you.

The VAIO

®

PCG-K45 is a

full-sized, portable notebook
that comes loaded with fea-
tures essential for everyday
computing. Featuring Sony

®

exclusive entertainment soft-
ware like PictureGear
Studio™ for your digital pho-
tos and SonicStage

®  

for your

digital music. 

Sony

®

VAIO

®

PCG-K45

Notebook is beautifully
designed and equipped
with a 15.4” widescreen,
XBRITE

™

technology, inte-

grated wireless capabilities

3

and CD burning features

4

.

It’s a totally versatile note-
book that combines the
technology you need for
workday survival, plus the
essential features to keep
you entertained.

Feature-packed portability. Exceptional good looks. 

Notebook

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:  
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio