In Gateway MX3414 we've found Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz cpu and in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 we have a pleasure to find Centrino 753 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz CPU.
MX3414 monitor screen with its 14.1 inch we like more than 10.3 inch screen at Toughbook CG-18.
If you think you will need more memory then you'll known than 1GB on Gateway MX3414 is better than 0.5GB on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
MX3414 allows maximum 2GB RAM - higher than Toughbook CG-18 (-1GB RAM).
Both Gateway MX3414 and Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Toughbook CG-18 weigths less with its 2.1kg than the another one.
Video card inside MX3414 is Nvidia Go 6100 and other laptop has Intel 915GMS inside.
Both laptops suits more for business users since they use mainboard memory for its video cards.
More hard disk space were available at Gateway MX3414 (100GB is contast to 60GB).
Bluetooth exists only on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 model and you might need it for pictures on your camera or mobile phone.
Infrared isn't built in Gateway MX3414, which is slightly disadvantage.
Firewire isn't built in any laptop.
PCMCIA isn't built in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
For some rare location without proper Internet connection, you might need modem which is available in both laptops in this rating.
Only model MX3414 have cardreader inside.
If someone still uses old floppy disks (which we don't recommend since they are quite obsolete), Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has floppy drive.
They don't have DVI for new LCD monitors.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system on MX3414 is XP Media Center and on Toughbook CG-18 is XP Pro.
Only Gateway MX3414 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
Special adventages of these notebooks are : touch pad and touch screen for Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 and for Gateway MX3414.
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