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SONY VAIO AW Series (VGN-AW110J/H)Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26G
Screen: 18.4"
Memory Size: 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk: 320GB
Optical Drive: Blu-ray Disc / Super Multi
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Video Memory: 256MB
Communication: Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot: 1 x ExpressCard /34 media slot
Dimensions: 17.2" x 11.4" x 1.45-1.56"
Weight: 8.4 lbs.
$1,399.99 (Newegg)