Sony Vaio MX Series

The Sony Vaio MX series was a series of multimedia-rich desktop PCs part of

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

Vaio is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer headquartered in Azumino, Nagano, Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. It is owned by Nojima Corporation. Vaio began as a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996, until it offloaded it into an independent company ...

line, first launched in 2000. Sony combined a desktop PC with high-end

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features for an entertainment system. The MX series PCs had a built-in

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player, and an

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. It also came with a strong

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amplifier speakers and a remote control. MX {{Compu-stub