Gateway MX6931 went with Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz central processor unit built in, and Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI with Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
On both models screen size is 15.4".
If you think you will need more memory then you'll known than 2GB on Gateway MX6931 is better than 0.5GB on Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI.
Both Gateway MX6931 and Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI notebooks have same amount of maximum supportable RAM memory - 2GB.
Gateway MX6931 is less heavier with its 2.86kg, comparing to 3kg.
Both laptops use Intel 950 video card.
Gateway MX6931 laptop uses up to 128MB of main memory for graphic and other up to 256MB.
Gateway MX6931 had more hard disk space (160 GB) - definetly something which users who plan to hold movies on it will like.
Lack of bluetooth on Gateway MX6931 might mean that you need to buy externall bluetooth device for manipulating pictures from handy or camera.
Infrared is missing on Gateway MX6931.
No firewire connection on model Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI.
These laptops have PCMCIA.
Note that Gateway MX6931 cannot perform 1Gbit/s connection on fast networks, it will work on those, but with speed of 100Mbit/s.
Cardreader in Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI can read 5 different card types and in Gateway MX6931 can read 4 different card types.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new monitors since they don't have DVI.
Advantage of Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI is existance of TV output.
Advantage of Gateway MX6931 is existance of TV input.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless .
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which needs Internet telephony.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MX6931 and XP Pro on Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI.
Only Gateway MX6931 has special software pack : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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