Processor in Gateway MX6931 is Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz and in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
Chipset inside Gateway MX6931 is Intel 945GM but in Gateway MX6931 is Intel 945PM.
We prefere more 17" monitor on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G than 15.4" monitor on Gateway MX6931.
We got more memory (2GB) in Gateway MX6931 than in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (1GB).
Both Gateway MX6931 and Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G laptops have same amount of maximum supportable RAM memory - 2GB.
Both Gateway MX6931 and Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Weight of Gateway MX6931 is only 2.86kg, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is heavier with its 3.81kg.
Video card in use in Gateway MX6931 is Intel 950 and in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400.
Graphic cards on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G have its own memory (64MB) and therefore mainboard's memory controller works faster.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G had more hard drive space (200 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will certainly like.
Gateway MX6931 should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast disk.
There are no bluetooth devices on Gateway MX6931 and that might be disadvantage.
If you have infrared enabled devices if you buy Gateway MX6931 you won't be enabled to communicate with them.
Both laptops have PCMCIA which allows to connect some TV cards for laptops.
Note that no one is able to take advantage of fast internet connections (1Gbit/s).
Both laptops have cardreaders.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is existance of TV output.
Gateway MX6931 only has TV input.
Both notebooks are equipped with stardard 54Mbit/s internal wireless.
There are no web camera in laptops which is bad for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
Operating system is XP Media Center on both.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G came with Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 as additional software, and Gateway MX6931 came with Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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