Gateway MX6453 went with Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz CPU built in, and Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B with Centrino Duo T2300 1.66Ghz.
The same 15.4" screen size is on both Gateway MX6453 and Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B.
To runs many programs at once we've found Gateway MX6453 better with its 2GB of RAM than Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B with 1GB. More memory means less swapping.
Gateway MX6453 is something lighter with its weight of 2.86kg, comparing to 2.95kg at other laptop.
Graphic is built around ATI XPRESS 1150 on MX6453, but graphic on other laptop is built using Nvidia Go 7400.
More hard drive space were at Gateway MX6453 (160GB is contast to 100GB).
Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast drive.
Lack of bluetooth on Gateway MX6453 might mean that you will have to buy externall bluetooth device for manipulating pictures from your mobile phone or camera.
Infrared isn't built in Gateway MX6453, which is slightly disadvantage.
Only Gateway MX6453 have firewire.
Both notebooks have cardreader. At Gateway MX6453 it reads 4 different card types and cardreader in Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B supports 1 different card types.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which is needed for Internet telephony.
Both of these came with XP Media Center .
Additional software is Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0 on Sony Vaio VGN-FE28B and Works 8.5, Money 2006 on Gateway MX6453.
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