Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI went with Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz central processor unit built in, and Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B with Centrino Duo T2300 1.66Ghz.
Both models have the same 15.4" screen size.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI notebook has better maximum screen resolution - 1680x1050, in contrast to 1280x800 at Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B.
For customers whose need more RAM we've found Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI with its 2GB better than 1 GB on Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B.
The RAM memory in use on both laptops is DDR2.
There are no empty RAM slots on both models.
Both of these models are allowing 3.3 running without power supply (on internall accumulator).
If you have to move laptop around frequently, Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B have weight only 2.95kg, but Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is heavier - 3.6kg.
Graphic card in use in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is X1600 and in Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B is Nvidia Go 7400.
Gamers might prefer Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI since it seems it has quite better graphic card with 256MB of its memory.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI had more hard drive space (120 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will like.
Both laptops have same rotating speed (5400rpm) of their hard disks.
Bluetooth, which is low powered wireless connection, isn't available on both laptops, and that might be quite disadvantage.
Lack of infrared in any case.
Buying any lack of firewire (IEEE 1394)
Both laptops have PCMCIA which allows to connect some TV cards .
On 1Gbit/s networks notebooks will work with speed of 100Mbit/s since they don't suport fast network .
Cardreader in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI can read 5 different card types and in Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B can read 1 different card types.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Only TravelMate 8204WLMI has TV output.
These laptops aren't very suitable for Internet telephony since they haven't web camera.
TravelMate 8204WLMI drives XP Pro and Vaio VGN-FE28B drives XP Media Center operating system.
There are additional software only on Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B and it is Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0.
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