CPU in Gateway MP8708 is Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz, and in laptop Asus Z5303JC is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
We prefere more 17" monitor on Gateway MP8708 than 15.4" monitor on Asus Z5303JC.
More RAM memory we've got in Gateway MP8708 - 2GB. Asus Z5303JC came with 1GB.
We must say that Asus Z5303JC is less in weight with its 2.95kg, comparing to 3.45kg which other laptop has.
Graphic card inside MP8708 is Intel 950 and other laptop uses Nvidia Go 7300.
Asus Z5303JC seems to be better for gamers with 256MB of dedicated video memory.
Gateway MP8708 had more hard disk space (160 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will like.
Infrared is built-in just in Asus Z5303JC.
Firewire useful for some video equipment communication is built-in both laptops.
Asus Z5303JC doesn't have PCMCIA.
These notebooks have cardreaders inside them.
It is bad that these laptops cannot be connected to some new TFT monitors since they don't have DVI.
Asus Z5303JC has advantage in web camera which is useful for Internet telephony .
Operating system on Gateway MP8708 is XP Media Center and on Asus Z5303JC is XP Home.
There are additional software only on Gateway MP8708 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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