Gateway MP8708 went with Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz CPU built in, and Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi with Pentium M740 1.73GHz.
Monitor in Gateway MP8708 is 17" size, better than 15.4" screen in Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi.
For customers whose need more RAM we've found Gateway MP8708 with its 2GB better than 0.5 GB on Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi.
Both notebooks use same RAM memory (DDR2).
For people who travells more, Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi might be better choise because of 2.75kg in weight, comparing to 3.45kg weight with Gateway MP8708.
Video card inside MP8708 is Intel 950 and other laptop has Intel 915GM inside.
Laptops aren't suitable for gamers since they don't have dedicated memory on video cards.
Gateway MP8708 had more storage for files (like mp3, avi) on its hard disk.
There are no bluetooth on Gateway MP8708 and that might be disadvantage.
Only Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi is able to communicate with some small devices using infrared connection.
Firewire is available only on Gateway MP8708.
Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi doesn't have PCMCIA.
Only model MP8708 have cardreader inside.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see its screen on bigger modern monitors.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MP8708 and Linux on Acer TravelMate 4072NWLMi.
Only Gateway MP8708 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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