Processor in Gateway MX6446 is Turion64 2.0GHz and in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
We've found 17" monitor size on Vaio VGN-AR230G quite better than 15.4" at MX6446.
We've got both laptops with 1GB of RAM memory.
Travellers might find Gateway MX6446 more suitable with its weight of 2.86kg comparing to Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with 3.81kg.
Graphic card inside MX6446 is ATI XPRESS 1150 and other laptop uses Nvidia Go 7400.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G seems to be better for gamers with 64MB of dedicated video memory.
More hard disk space were at Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (200GB is contast to 100GB).
Mobile phones and cameras nowadays use bluetooth for manipulating its multimedia data and they can connect only with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G using built in bluetooth connection.
Infrared, which is useful for communication with some mobile phones is available only on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
These models have firewire (IEEE 1394) communication device embedded.
There are internal modem in these models.
These notebooks have cardreaders inside them.
They don't have DVI for new TFT monitors.
Only Vaio VGN-AR230G has TV output.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
XP Media Center is operating system .
There are some special software suits and software packs with both : Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and Works 8.5, Money 2006 with Gateway MX6446.
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