Laptop Gateway MX6931 uses Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz central processor unit, and notebook Gateway MX6931 uses Celeron M410 1.46GHz processor.
Chipset used in Gateway MX6931 is Intel 945GM and Acer Aspire 3681WXMI uses Intel 945GM/PM Express.
We've found 15.4" monitor size on MX6931 quite better than 14.1" at Aspire 3681WXMI.
Gateway MX6931 model we've tested had more RAM (2GB) than Acer Aspire 3681WXMI (0.5GB).
Both Gateway MX6931 and Acer Aspire 3681WXMI laptops have same amount of maximum supportable RAM memory - 2GB.
There are 1 free RAM slots on Aspire 3681WXMI rather than 0.
Travellers should keep in mind that Acer Aspire 3681WXMI is only 2.35kg in weight, but Gateway MX6931 is much heavier with 2.86kg.
Video card inside MX6931 is Intel 950 and other laptop has Intel GMA900 inside.
These laptops don't contain dedicated RAM for graphic cards, they use part of main memory for their graphic cards.
More hard drive space were at Gateway MX6931 (160GB is contast to 40GB).
Both laptops have same rotating speed (5400rpm) of their hard disks.
Lack of bluetooth on Gateway MX6931 might mean that you will have to buy externall bluetooth dongle for manipulating pictures from handy or camera.
Infrared connection has only Acer Aspire 3681WXMI.
There are firewire built-in only on Gateway MX6931.
Note that no one could take advantage of fast internet connections (1Gbit/s).
Cardreaders are inside both of these notebooks.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on some bigger modern TFT monitors.
Advantage of Gateway MX6931 is existance of TV input.
Internet telephony is better with web camera but any of these notebooks hasn't one .
Operating system on MX6931 is XP Media Center and on Aspire 3681WXMI is XP Home.
Only Gateway MX6931 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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