Gateway MX6912 went with Core Duo T2300E 1.66GHz central processor unit built in, and BenQ S53W.G01 with Pentium M750 1.86GHz.
Screen size at Gateway MX6912 is quite larger with its 15.4" than BenQ S53W.G01 with its 13".
More RAM means less swapping when you run many programs at once and therefore Gateway MX6912 with 1GB RAM is better choise than BenQ S53W.G01 with 0.5GB.
MX6912 allows maximum 2GB RAM - higher than S53W.G01 (-1GB RAM).
BenQ S53W.G01 weights 2.15kg, but Gateway MX6912 isn't really suitable for travellers with 2.86kg.
Gateway MX6912 had more storage for files (like mp3, avi) on its hard drive.
There are no bluetooth devices on Gateway MX6912 and that might be disadvantage.
Gateway MX6912 doesn't have infrared .
Firewire useful for some video equipment communication is built-in both laptops.
Only Gateway MX6912 has PCMCIA.
Cardreader is inside both notebooks.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern monitors.
Each laptop has 54Mbit/s wireless
There are no web camera in notebooks which is bad for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
XP Home is operating system on both.
There are additional software only on Gateway MX6912 and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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