Bought this laptop brand brand-new in 2008 for 2K, used it predominately for enjoying movies on deployment.
Model number on back states "PCG-8Y2L", but according to Sony's internet site, the real model is on the label under the hinge and that label states "VGNAR520E".
Sony's model page for it:.
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/mod...GNAR520E&LOC=3.
Manual on Sony's page is here (its a large PDF):.
/release/VGNAR500series.pdf.
Specifications brochure:.
/release/spe...R520E_mksp.pdf.
Specifications:.
Intel Core 2 DUO T7100 (1.8 GHz).
4Gb RAM.
200Gb HDD.
17" LCD Monitor (approximately 1440 x 900).
DVDRW drive.
3x USB ports.
1x SD Card slot.
1x Sony Memory Stick Pro slot.
1x 10/ Ethernet port.
1x built-in Modem.
1x PCMCIA slot.
1x Pro Card slot.
WiFi as much as N.