Laptop Gateway MX6931 uses Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz central processor unit, and notebook Gateway MX6931 uses Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz processor.
On both models screen size is 15.4".
RAM memory was on both laptops 2GB.
2GB is maximum supportable RAM memory on both laptops
No empty RAM slots on both laptops.
Gateway MX6931 weights 2.86kg, but Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is less suitable for travellers with 3.6kg.
Graphic card in use in Gateway MX6931 is Intel 950 and in laptop Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is X1600.
We like that video card on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI have own video memory (256MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Gateway MX6931 had more storage for multimedia files (like mp3, avi) on its hard disk.
Mobile phones and cameras tends to use bluetooth for manipulating its multimedia data and they can connect only with Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI using built in bluetooth connection.
Infrared is built-in only in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI doesn't support firewire connections.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband internet connection, you don't have to worry since laptops have internal modems.
None of these laptops suports 1Gbit/s network speed.
Cardreaders are inside both of these notebooks.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Advantage of Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is existance of TV output.
Only MX6931 has TV input.
The number of USB ports is 4 on both.
These laptops aren't really good for Internet telephony because they haven't web camera.
MX6931 drives XP Media Center and TravelMate 8204WLMI drives XP Pro operating system.
Only Gateway MX6931 has special software pack : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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