Laptop Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI uses Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz CPU, and laptop Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI uses Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz central processor unit.
Monitor in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is 15.4" size, better than 15" screen in Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
With its declared 1680x1050 maximum screen resolution Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI notebook beats Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 with its 1024x768.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI came with more RAM memory - 2GB comparing to 0.5GB on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
Both Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI and Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
There are 1 free RAM slots on Satellite L100-1200 rather than 0.
If you have to move your laptop around frequently, Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 have weight only 2.6kg, but Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is quite heavier - 3.6kg.
Graphic card in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is X1600 and in laptop Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 is Intel 945GM.
We like that graphic card on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI have own video memory (256MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI laptop is more suitable with its 120GB hard disk for storing large amounts of media information like music and movies.
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 available on both models and therefore they cannot communicate with some small devices.
You might need firewire for attaching some devices (rarely) and these don't have it.
PCMCIA on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 unable them to connect to some TV cards .
Modem is built in both laptops.
Small advantage of Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is built-in cardreader which reads 5 card types.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new LCD monitors since they don't have DVI.
Both have TV output.
The number of USB ports is 4 on both.
Operating system on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is XP Pro and on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 is XP Home.
Only Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 has special software pack : Microsoft Office OneNote 2003.
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