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The Sony Vaio 800 series was a range of Vaio laptops launched in 1998. It was produced until early 1999.

Technical specifications

The lineup featured a 13.3" 1024x768 LCD screen that fit into the same weight and thickness as the company's 700 series, which had a smaller 12.1" screen (2.4 kg without optical drive or floppy drive, 2.7 kg with optical drive). Like the 700 series, the 800 series featured removable 3.5" floppy disk and CD-ROM drive and optional docking station. The internal modem was a 56 kbit device.

The launch model, the PCG-808, was equipped with a Mobile Pentium II 266 MHz CPU, a 4 GB hard drive, 64 MB of RAM and was priced at $3699. A lower-end 803 model, with a 233 MHz Pentium II, was also sold in Japan. The GPU for all models was the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 AV with 2.5 MB of RAM.

Models

References

1. Miles, Stephanie (May 11, 1998). "Sony Notebook Down to 3 Pounds". CNet. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

External links

• VAIO – PCG-808, 803, 737/A4G, 733A. Sony Official Website. Retrieved April 2, 2011. (in Japanese)
• Sony VAIO PCG-818 Pentium II 300 Notebook. AnandTech. January 19, 1999. Retrieved April 2, 2011.

v t e Vaio product lines
Desktops	PCV series SVL series VGC series VGX series W series L series M series MX series TP series
Notebooks	700 series 800 series A series AR series AX series AW series C series E series F series FE series FJ series FS series FW series FZ series SR series SVT series SZ series
Ultraportables	8–12" 505 series C1 series G series M series P series TT series TX series U series UX series W series X series 13" S series T series Y series Z series Vaio A series S series SX series PRO P series U series
Category Comparison

• Vaio laptops
• Computer-related introductions in 1998