Sony Vaio PCV Series is the first line of products of desktop computers introduced by

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 ...

under their

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 ...

brand in 1996. The series would be introduced to the Japanese market the following year, with the introduction of the mini-tower computer, PCV-T700MR on July 15, 1997.

History

After a long hiatus from building consumer PCs, Sony announced the re-entering into computer manufacturing market with the introduction the VAIO brand in 1996 while in Japan the following year. Sony's first lineup of VAIO desktop computers, the PCV-70 and PCV-90 would be introduced at the 1996 PC Expo Trade Show in New York. While in Japan, Sony introduced PCV-T700MR mini-tower computer, and two notebook computers for the Japanese market.

PCV Lineup

The PCV series are broken into various sub-series variants, each focusing on specific consumers that fits their needs. Despite the variants introduced, the PCV series introduced 10 numbered models before adding a suffix to differentiate its future lineup. The letter(s)/suffix that starts before or after the model number indicates which sub-series it belongs to. The list below describes each suffix.

Sub-series Lineup

The sub-series consists of 18 variants: * DS series (Digital Studio Series) * E series (MicroTower series) * HS series * HX series * J series * JX series * L series * LX series * M series * MX series * P series * R series * RX series * RZ series * S series * T series * V series * W series

References

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