Laptop Gateway MP8708 has Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz processor inside and laptop Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 has Pentium M778 Ultra Low Voltage CPU.
Screen size on Gateway MP8708 is larger, 17 comparing to 13.3 on Panasonic Toughbook CF-29.
More RAM means less swapping when you run many programs at once and therefore Gateway MP8708 with 2GB RAM is better choise than Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 with 0.5GB.
Both models doesn't have any free RAM slot.
Graphic card in Gateway MP8708 is Intel 950 and in Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 is Intel 915GMS.
Both notebooks suits more for business users than for gamers since they use mainboard memory for its video cards.
Gateway MP8708 had more storage for files (like mp3, avi) on hard drive.
Bluetooth dongle available only at Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 is usefull if one have other bluetooth devices like cameras, mobile phones, etc.
If you have infrared enabled devices if you buy Gateway MP8708 you won't be able to communicate with them.
No firewire connection on model Panasonic Toughbook CF-29.
Only Gateway MP8708 has PCMCIA.
Small advantage of Gateway MP8708 is built-in cardreader which reads 4 card types.
Floppy drive is embedded in Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, but we see this as disadvantage since floppy disks are unreliable and obsolete.
These laptops don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on bigger modern monitors.
There are no web camera in both laptops which makes them bad for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
Operating system on MP8708 is XP Media Center and on Toughbook CF-29 is XP Pro.
Only Gateway MP8708 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
Notable advantages of these laptops are : protection on vibrATIon, water, high temperatures and dust, touchpad and touchscreen for Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 and for Gateway MP8708.
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