CPU in Gateway MP8708 is Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz and in Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
We prefere more 17" monitor on Gateway MP8708 than 15" monitor on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
If you want to run many programs at once 2GB of RAM on this Gateway MP8708 is better than Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 with 0.5GB.
Travellers might find Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 more suitable with weight of 2.6kg comparing to Gateway MP8708 with 3.45kg.
Graphic card inside MP8708 is Intel 950 and other laptop uses Intel 945GM.
Video cards on both laptops uses 128MB of shared RAM from mainboard.
More hard disk space were available at Gateway MP8708 (160GB is contast to 60GB).
Bluetooth exists only on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 model and you might need it for managing pictures on camera or mobile phone.
Infrared connection has only Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) isn't built in Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
PCMCIA is available only on Gateway MP8708 and it is needed by some TV cards and external modems.
There are internal modem in these models.
Cardreader is inside only Gateway MP8708.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new TFT monitors since they don't have DVI.
Only Satellite L100-1200 has TV output.
Both laptops have 4 USB ports each.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Gateway MP8708 and XP Home on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200.
Additional software is Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 on Toshiba Satellite L100-1200 and Works 8.5, Money 2006 on Gateway MP8708.
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