CPU in Gateway MP8708 is Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz, and in laptop Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
Screen size at Gateway MP8708 is quite larger with its 17" than Acer Aspire 5672WLMi with its 15.4".
Although memory could easily be expanded, 2GB on MP8708 versus 1GB on Aspire 5672WLMi might be significant difference.
Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is lighter with its weight of 2.95kg, comparing to 3.45kg at other laptop.
Graphic card in Gateway MP8708 is Intel 950 and in laptop Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is ATI Radeon X1600.
Gamers might prefer Acer Aspire 5672WLMi since it seems it has quite better graphic card with 128MB of its memory.
More storage for multimedia were available at Gateway MP8708 (greater space on hard disk).
We do not have preference on their hard drive speed - 5400 rpm have both.
Lack of bluetooth on Gateway MP8708 might mean that you will have to buy externall bluetooth dongle for downloading and uploading pictures from your mobile phone or camera.
Gateway MP8708 doesn't have infrared device.
Both laptops have firewire which some camcorders use.
Only Gateway MP8708 has PCMCIA.
Cardreader in Acer Aspire 5672WLMi can read 5 different card types and in Gateway MP8708 can read 4 different card types.
Since screen size on laptops is always smaller than desktop monitors, DVI output which has Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is advantage.
Advantage of Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is existance of TV output.
Advantage of Acer Aspire 5672WLMi is existance of TV input.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless connection.
Existance of web camera in Acer Aspire 5672WLMi with its 1.3mpix makes this model suitable for Internet telephony. The another notebook hasn't any.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MP8708 and XP Home on Acer Aspire 5672WLMi.
There are additional software only on Gateway MP8708 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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