Gateway MX3414 went with Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz processor built in, and HP Pavilion dv6108nr with Pentium M750 1.86GHz.
We've found 15.4" monitor size on Pavilion dv6108nr quite better than 14.1" at MX3414.
More RAM means less swapping when you run many programs at once and therefore Gateway MX3414 with 1GB RAM is better choise than HP Pavilion dv6108nr with 0.5GB.
If you plan to move your laptop around frequently, Gateway MX3414 have weight only 2.4kg, but HP Pavilion dv6108nr is heavier - 3kg.
Video card in use in Gateway MX3414 is Nvidia Go 6100 and in HP Pavilion dv6108nr is Intel 950.
Up to 128MB of memory is substracted from mainboard for video card .
Gateway MX3414 had more storage for files (like mp3, avi) on its hard disk.
HP Pavilion dv6108nr laptop have faster hard drive rotating on 5400rpm.
No firewire on Gateway MX3414 unable them to connect to some camcorders.
PCMCIA useful for some TV card for laptops is built in both laptops.
Both laptops have built-in internal modem which you need somewhere where broadband internet isn't available.
Note that no one could take advantage of fast internet connections (1Gbit/s).
Cardreaders are available in both notebooks.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new TFT monitors since they don't have DVI.
Both notebooks have 3 USB ports each.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless .
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which is needed for Internet telephony.
Both of these laptops came with XP Media Center operating system.
There are some special software suits and software packs with both : Microsoft Works, Microsoft Money with HP Pavilion dv6108nr and Works 8.5, Money 2006 with Gateway MX3414.
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