<s>
Sony	B-Device
VAIO	I-Device
AR	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
high-end	O
multimedia	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
Sony	O
introduced	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
integrated	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
(	O
top	O
model	O
,	O
costing	O
$	O
3,499	O
at	O
launch	O
-	O
double	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
the	O
AX	B-Device
Series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
AW	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
computers	O
have	O
a	O
17-inch	O
widescreen	O
LCD	O
display	O
and	O
weigh	O
8.8	O
pounds	O
(	O
4kg	O
)	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
VAIO	O
computers	O
and	O
are	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
desktop	B-Application
replacement	I-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
somewhere	O
between	O
a	O
notebook	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
it	O
has	O
exceptional	O
functionality	O
,	O
considering	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
specifications	O
equivalent	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
large	O
size	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
battery	O
life	O
between	O
1.5	O
hours	O
and	O
three	O
hours	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
considered	O
low	O
for	O
a	O
notebook	B-Device
computer	I-Device
but	O
sufficient	O
for	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
replacement	I-Application
computer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	B-Device
VAIO	I-Device
AR	I-Device
has	O
an	O
optional	O
ATI	O
TV	O
Wonder	O
Digital	O
Cable	O
Tuner	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
extended	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
