Gateway MX3414 went with Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz processor built in, and Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI with Pentium M740 1.73GHz.
We like more Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI 15.4" inch screen than Gateway MX3414's 14.1" size.
Gateway MX3414 came with more RAM memory - 1GB comparing to 0.5GB on Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI.
Both Gateway MX3414 and Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI notebooks have same amount of maximum supportable RAM memory - 2GB.
If you think to move laptop around frequently, Gateway MX3414 have weight only 2.4kg, but Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI is much heavier - 3kg.
Graphic card inside MX3414 is Nvidia Go 6100 and other laptop uses X700.
Graphic card is better on Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI with embedded 64MB of memory.
Gateway MX3414 laptop is more suitable with its 100GB hard drive for storing large amounts of media information like music and movies.
Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI laptop have faster hard disk rotating on 5400rpm.
Bluetooth connection, useful for sharing multimedia data with cameras , is available only on Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI.
Infrared is built-in just in Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI.
No firewire (IEEE 1394).
Internal modem is available in both and you will need it at some location without proper Internet .
Fast internet speed (1Gbit/s) is supportable only by Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI.
Both laptops have cardreader.
Only Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI has DVI output which allows you to connect it to monitors.
Acer TravelMate 4602WLMI only has TV output.
Each has 3 USB ports.
Both laptops are equipped with 54Mbit/s wireless.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which needs Internet telephony.
MX3414 drives XP Media Center and TravelMate 4602WLMI drives XP Home operating system.
There are additional software only on Gateway MX3414 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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