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A Holy Grail for VAIO collectors - ***the only other one on (itself the only listed here in over 5 years) - is $3000 - and that one is not even working, is missing the keyboard - and is being sold for parts***!
This is an extremely rare top of the line Sony Vol rt-150, release at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and as such barely any or purchased, as a retailed for about $6,000 of the time of release. It was the flagship VAIO; its highest end PC ever; and also the largest display of any ever VAIO product.
I bought this in 2013 directly from a Sony of Canada employee.I'm the second owner and it's still in full working condition.The Blu-rayAll people drive works perfectly fine, and it does include the original mouse and keyboard. Also includes the original HDD.
Please note the following imperfections:
- The keyboard has started developing some connectivity/response-on-keypress issues as seems to be endemic to all VAIO AIOS. Of course, you can use any other BT/USB keyboard.
- There are some discoloration towards the bottom left part of the screen; you can someone discern this in the relevant photo.When dealing with full size applications such as video or games - I haven't noticed it whatsoever. But when the screen is fully white like when browsing you can notice a slight discoloration.
- The grille on the back that is pulled off to access the hard drive bay and inouts slightly bent, per the relevant photo.
- One of the kickstands on the keyboard is missing.
- The mouse is missing its battery cover.
Specs and History:
The Sony VAIO VGC-RT series is a series of All-in-one desktop released by Sony in 2008. Announced alongside with theVGN-AWlaptop, it was the highest-end VAIO desktop at the time, replacing the tower-styleVGC-RMseries as the new VAIO flagship. The model is targeted at media professioanls, with the ease-of-use for such applications being the main design goal.
VGC-RT "Photo Edition", with bundled monitor hood
Equipped with a 25.5" 1200p display, the model is the largest all-in-one desktop Sony ever released, and it is the largest display to ever put in any VAIO-branded product. Next to the display are a pair of 5.5W speakers with a 11W subwoofer at the back, while all frequently used ports, card reader and disc drives are placed at the side of the machine. The machine is also capable of being a monitor as it is equipped with an HDMI input port. The model was sold in Japan in 3 packages: "Photo Edition", "Video Edition" and Custom-configured on Sony Style web store. An interesting addition to the machine is a monitor hood, which was bundled with the "Photo Edition" bundle and optional for other configurations, while the "Video Edition" bundle includes the USB Jog Dial, same as the previous VGC-RM series. Both are the same machine differing only in bundled software and minor specifications. Notably, this model is the last Sony VAIO computer without the option of a built-in web camera.
VGC-RT "Video Edition", with bundled TV remote and USB Jog Dial
The machine is powered by the Intel Core 2 series processors, which can be configured up to a Core 2 Quad Q9550S for the best performance. The machine also has 4 DDR2 RAM slots, which accepts up to 12GB of RAM. In terms of graphics, the machine uses the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chip with 512MB dedicated memory, which was located on a MXM-II style daughterboard. Unfortunately, according to the engineer from Sony, it was mentioned that this machine does not comply to the MXM standard, so there is no way to upgrade the graphics of this machine. The machine has 2 3.5" SATA drive bays, accessible from the top and the back of the machine respectively, which is quite rare for an AIO to have 2 drive bays. Being the final iteration of the VAIO R series, it continued the series' tradition of running disks in RAID mode from the factory for the maximum disk performance. A tray-loading Blu-ray drive is also built in and located at the right of the machine.
Detailed Specs
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400/E8500/E8600 or Core 2 Quad Q8200S/Q9400S/Q9550S
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB decdicated video memory
Chipset:Intel P43 Express
Memory:DDR2-800 DIMM (4 slots, 2 user accessible, 2 pre-installed with 2GB DIMMs), up to 12GB
Display:25.5" WUXGA (1920x1200), matte, 96% Adobe RGB coverage
Storage:2x 3.5" SATA hard drive bay; BD-RE/BD-ROM or DVD-RW depending on configuration
Weight:~18.8kg
Operating System:Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate (SP1, 64-bit) depending on configuration
MSRP:Around 400,000 yen (in 2008) or US$4000 (in 2010)
About me:
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I am in the process of selling off the rest of my collection and take extreme care in: detailed photos, fast ship time, and accurate descriptions.
Please contactme anytime with any questions you may have. Thanks for looking!
Shipping:(from Oakville, Canada: ) with an extreme amount of high grade bubble packing (not bubble wrap), foam and air pillows:
WITH TRACKING:
Canada/ USA : $300 Canada Post Express
Europe/ UK : $700 Canada Post Express
Australia/NZ: $700 Canada Post Tracked Packet
Asia: $700 Canada Post Tracked
