Central processor unit in Gateway MX6931 is Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz, and in laptop Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is Centrino 753 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz.
Gateway MX6931 notebook is built using Intel 945GM chipset, and its competitor , Panasonic Toughbook CG-18, is built using Intel 915GMS.
Monitor in Gateway MX6931 is 15.4" size, better than 10.3" screen in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
Although memory could easily be expanded, 2GB on MX6931 versus 0.5GB on Toughbook CG-18 might be significant difference.
The RAM memory in use on both laptops is DDR2.
Both models doesn't have any free RAM slot.
Weight of Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is only 2.1kg, but Gateway MX6931 is heavier with 2.86kg.
Graphic card in Gateway MX6931 is Intel 950 and in laptop Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is Intel 915GMS.
Laptops probably aren't much suitable for gamers since they don't have dedicated memory on video cards.
Gateway MX6931 had more hard disk space (160 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will like.
Mobile phones and cameras tends to use bluetooth for sharing its multimedia data and they can connect only with Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 using built in bluetooth connection.
Gateway MX6931 have lack of infrared communication device.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) isn't built in Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
Only Gateway MX6931 has PCMCIA.
Cardreader is inside only Gateway MX6931.
Although if you still have floppy disks you should definetly move them to new technologies, Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 has floppy drive inside.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Gateway MX6931 only has TV input.
Both notebooks are equipped with 54Mbit/s internal wireless.
Internet telephony is better with web camera but these laptops hasn't one inside.
MX6931 drives XP Media Center and Toughbook CG-18 drives XP Pro operating system.
Only Gateway MX6931 has some additional software : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
Notable advantages of these notebooks are : touch pad and touch screen for Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 and for Gateway MX6931.
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