In Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi we've found Pentium M740 1.73GHz cpu and in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 we have a pleasure to find Centrino 753 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz processor.
Chipset used in Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi is Intel 915GM and Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 uses Intel 915GMS.
We like more Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi 15.4" inch screen than Panasonic Toughbook CG-18's 10.3" size.
We've got both laptops with 0.5GB of RAM memory.
Travellers should note that Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is only 2.1kg in weight, but Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi is much heavier with 2.75kg.
Video card in use in Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi is Intel 915GM and in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is Intel 915GMS.
Up to 64MB of memory is substracted from mainboard for video card .
More storage for multimedia (mpeg, avi) were available at Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi (more conforable space on hard drive).
These laptops have disadvantage in lack of built-in bluetooth device which is quite useful for communication with digital cameras, mobile phones and some other devices.
Infrared isn't built in any laptop.
Keep in mind that these models don't have firewire which you might need by some video and storage devices (although rarely).
Only Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has PCMCIA.
Floppy drive is embedded in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18, but we see this as disadvantage since floppy disks are unreliable and obsolete.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern monitors.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless .
These laptops aren't very good for video conferencing because they haven't web camera inside.
TravelMate 4072NWLMi drives Linux and Toughbook CG-18 drives XP Pro operating system.
It is worthy to note that Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has touch pad and touch screen. Also Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi has some important speciality - .
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