Gateway MP8708 came to us with Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz CPU inside and Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso came to us with Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz CPU inside.
MP8708 monitor screen with its 17 inch we like more than 15.4 inch screen at R40-T500 Cinoso.
Although memory could easily be expanded, 2GB on MP8708 versus 1GB on R40-T500 Cinoso might be significant difference.
If you have to move notebook around frequently, Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso have weight only 2.1kg, but Gateway MP8708 is quite heavier - 3.45kg.
Video card inside MP8708 is Intel 950 and other laptop has ATI Mobility 200M inside.
Up to 128MB of memory is substracted from mainboard for video card in use.
Gateway MP8708 had more storage for multimedia files on its hard disk.
Bluetooth exists only on Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso model and you might need it for pictures on your camera or mobile phone.
Infrared isn't built in Gateway MP8708, which is slightly disadvantage.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso doesn't support firewire connections.
These notebooks have cardreaders inside them.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Both notebooks are equipped with stardard 54Mbit/s wireless.
These laptops aren't really good for video conferencing because they haven't web camera embedded.
Operating system on MP8708 is XP Media Center and on R40-T500 Cinoso is XP Home.
There are some special software suits and software packs with both : Works 8.5, Money 2006 with Gateway MP8708 and Power DVD XP with Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso.
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