In Gateway MX6446 we've found Turion64 2.0GHz cpu and in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI we have a pleasure to find Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz processor.
The same 15.4" screen size is on both Gateway MX6446 and Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI.
To runs many programs at once we've found Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI better with its 2GB of RAM than Gateway MX6446 with 1GB. More memory means less swapping.
Travellers might find Gateway MX6446 more suitable with its weight of 2.86kg comparing to Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI with its 3.6kg.
Video card inside MX6446 is ATI XPRESS 1150 and other laptop has X1600 inside.
Graphic card is better on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI with embedded 256MB of memory.
More storage for multimedia (mpeg, avi) were available at Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI (greater space on hard drive).
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI laptop have faster hard drive rotating on 5400rpm.
Bluetooth exists only on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI model and you might need it for managing pictures on camera or mobile phone.
If you have infrared enabled devices if you buy Gateway MX6446 you won't be able to communicate with them.
No firewire on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI unable them to connect to some camcorders.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband internet connection, you don't have to worry since laptops have internal modems.
Cardreader in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI can read 5 different card types and in Gateway MX6446 can read 4 different card types.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI only has TV output.
Each laptop has 4 USB ports.
Both notebooks are equipped with stardard 54Mbit/s internal wireless.
Internet telephony is better with web camera but these laptops hasn't one .
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MX6446 and XP Pro on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI.
Only Gateway MX6446 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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