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Sony Vaio VGN-AR18GP

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Sony Vaio VGN-AR18GP4.50Explain star rating
RRP
$5499.00

Review Date

Monday, 10th of July, 2006

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo T2600
Supported Media : BD-RE

What's Hot

Blu-ray playback, Blu-ray burning, Great games performance, Big screen

What's Not

Not much Blu-ray content, No TV-Tuner

The Final Word

An awesome all purpose notebook which has great gaming performance, and Blu-ray support complete with HDMI. For the early adopter, it doesn't get much better than this.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

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