Laptop Gateway MP8708 uses Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz processor, and notebook Gateway MP8708 uses Pentium M745 1.8GHz central processor unit.
Screen size at Gateway MP8708 is quite larger with its 17" than Asus Z 9274 VM with its 15.4".
Gateway MP8708 came with more RAM memory - 2GB comparing to 1GB on Asus Z 9274 VM.
Both models doesn't have any free RAM slot.
Z 9274 VM is quite lighter with its 2.9kg weight, than MP8708 with 3.45kg.
Video card in use in Gateway MP8708 is Intel 950 and in Asus Z 9274 VM is Nvidia Geforce 7300.
Asus Z 9274 VM seems to be better for gamers with 64MB of dedicated video memory.
More storage for multimedia were available at Gateway MP8708 (more space on hard drive).
Both laptops have same rotating speed (5400rpm) of their hard disks.
If you need bluetooth don't forget the fact that it is available only at Asus Z 9274 VM laptop.
Gateway MP8708 doesn't have infrared device.
These laptops have firewire.
Cardreader is inside only Gateway MP8708.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new monitors since they don't have DVI.
Advantage of Asus Z 9274 VM is existance of TV output.
The number of USB ports is 4 on both.
Each laptop has 54Mbit/s wireless
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MP8708 and XP Home on Asus Z 9274 VM.
There are additional software only on Gateway MP8708 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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