Laptop Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 has Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz CPU inside and laptop Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has Centrino 753 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz CPU.
We think that Amilo Xi 1546 has better screen with its 17" inch size than Toughbook CG-18 with its 10.3" large screen.
With its declared 1440x900 maximum screen resolution Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 laptop beats Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 with its 1024x768.
If you think you will need more memory then you'll known than 2GB on Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 is better than 0.5GB on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
Both Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 and Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 on our test had same amount of maximum RAM memory they can support - -1GB.
Both Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 and Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Graphic card inside Amilo Xi 1546 is ATI Mobility X1800 and other laptop uses Intel 915GMS.
We like that video card on Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 have its own video memory (256MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 had more capacity of hard disk (80GB, comparing to 60GB).
Don't forget that you might not be able easily to upload/download pictures on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 from your camera during the lack of bluetooth connection.
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 doesn't have infrared .
Firewire is available only on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
PCMCIA on Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 unable them to connect to some TV cards .
Note that only Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 is able to take advantage of fast internet (1Gbit/s).
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546 has cardreader which reads 1 different card types.
Although if you still have floppy disks you should definetly move them to new technologies, Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has floppy drive inside.
None has DVI output so you cannot connect them to some new LCD monitors.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless .
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Notable advantages of these laptops are : touch pad and touch screen for Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 and for Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi 1546.
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