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Sony VAIO and HP Compaq: Two Office Notebooks in Our Lab (page 7)

Category: Mobile

by Galina Sudareva

[ 06/17/2005 | 11:34 AM ]

Preinstalled Software

Both these notebooks come with numerous programs already preinstalled. I think some applications do require a closer look, others I just name.

So, the following applications are already installed on the Sony VAIO:

• Adobe Reader 6.0;
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0;
• Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition;
• Adobe Acrobat Elements 6.0;
• Adobe Premiere Standard;
• Adobe Acrobat Professional Try&Buy 6.0;
• WinDVD äëÿ VAIO 5.0;
• Microsoft Works 8.0;
• Norton Internet Security 2004;
• Norton Password Manager 2004;
• Yahoo! Messenger;
• Memory Stick Formatter 2.1;
• RecordNow! 7.3.

The exclusive utilities from Sony deserve a closer inspection:

• DVgate Plus 2.0 is a multi-purpose solution for importing and exporting digital video recordings to/from the notebook. This program is an easy-to-use tool for processing video data.
• PictureGear Studio 2.0 is a user-friendly interface consisting of several modules (Photos, Binder, PhotoCollection, PhotoAlbum, PrintStudio). Using it, you can manage and control data from your digital camera, performing such tasks as importing, compressing and printing photos, creating photo collections and albums.
  
  
  
• SonicStage 2.1 allows recording and importing audio clips from various locations such as your hard disk, audio discs or the Internet; you can also create a collection of musical compositions with an easy-to-use interface;
  
  
  
• SonicStorage Mastering Studio 1.4 is an application for processing high-quality digital audio recordings, taking them not only from digital media, but also from analog devices like the tape recorder.
• VAIO Zone 1.2 is an effective integrated tool for listening to music, reproducing videos and viewing photos. You can select one of the following categories: Music (for playing audio files), Pictures (for viewing digital photos from the hard disk or removable media – sequentially, as a slideshow, or one by one), Videos and CD/DVD for playing videos from the hard disk or from CD/DVD discs, respectively. The interface of this program offers the standard controls like play, stop, return to menu, next/previous section, normal or fast forward.