CPU in Gateway MX3414 is Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz and in BenQ R55.G24 is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
We've found 15.4" monitor size on R55.G24 quite better than 14.1" at MX3414.
Inside both Gateway MX3414 and BenQ R55.G24 we've found 1GB of memory.
Gateway MX3414 supports more maximum amount of RAM (2) than BenQ R55.G24 (-1GB).
Gateway MX3414 is lighter with its weight of 2.4kg, comparing to 2.8kg at other laptop.
Graphic is built around Nvidia Go 6100 on MX3414, but graphic on other laptop is Nvidia Go 7400.
We like that video card on BenQ R55.G24 have own video memory (128MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Gateway MX3414 had more capacity of hard drive (100GB, comparing to 80GB).
There are no bluetooth on Gateway MX3414 and that might be disadvantage.
If you have infrared enabled devices if you buy Gateway MX3414 you won't be able to communicate with them.
Only BenQ R55.G24 have firewire.
These laptops have PCMCIA.
Both laptops have cardreader.
They don't have DVI for new LCD monitors.
These notebooks aren't very suitable for video conferencing since they haven't web camera inside.
Operating system on MX3414 is XP Media Center and on R55.G24 is XP Home.
There are additional software only on Gateway MX3414 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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