On the front are an SD Card slot and a Memory Stick Pro slot, which features Sony's proprietary MagicGate encryption technology. On the left side are VGA, HDMI, and FireWire ports, along with an ExpressCard/34 slot. The two mouse buttons, separated by a fingerprint reader, provide strong tactile feedback, but are a bit noisy. It, too, was very comfortable and had low friction. Although the pattern looks textured, it's actually as smooth as the rest of the chassis. The large touchpad has a gray-and-white spotted pattern that distinguished it from the rest of the deck. The keyboard, in a recessed area of the deck, provided good feedback and no flex, and was comfortable to type on for extended periods. While other notebook makers have just begun to adopt the island-style keyboard, Sony has been doing it for years-and at this point, the company has it down pat. All of these buttons can be mapped for different applications using the Setting button on the right. Home mode has icons for VAIO MusicBox, Movie Story, ArcSoft Webcam Companion, Burn Disc, and Internet Explorer. In Office mode, for example, the icons are Mute, Lock Computer, Computer, Presentation Support, and Windows Meeting Space. Depending on which environment is selected, the five buttons in the center activate various applications, which appear as icons in the lower center of the screen. The switch mode button (furthest to the left), lets you switch among three desktop environments (Home, Office, or On The Go). The seven buttons on the circular hinge area above the keyboard are unique to the SR's design.
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