Laptop Gateway MP8708 has Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz CPU inside and notebook Gateway MX6448 has Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz CPU.
We prefere 17 inch wide screen size at model MP8708 than 15.4 built at model MX6448.
More RAM means less swapping when you run many programs at once and therefore Gateway MP8708 with 2GB RAM is better choise than Gateway MX6448 with 1GB.
Travellers might find Gateway MX6448 more suitable with weight of 2.86kg comparing to Gateway MP8708 with 3.45kg.
Video card in use in Gateway MP8708 is Intel 950 and in Gateway MX6448 is ATI XPRESS 1150.
Both products uses maximum 128MB of RAM as shared for their video cards.
More hard drive space were at Gateway MP8708 (160GB is contast to 120GB).
Gateway MP8708 should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast disk.
PCMCIA useful for some TV card for laptops is built in both laptops.
Internal modem is available in both models and you will need it on some location without proper Internet connection.
Both laptops have cardreader.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on some bigger modern TFT monitors.
Both laptops have 4 USB ports each.
Both laptops are equipped with 54Mbit/s wireless.
These laptops aren't very suitable for video conferencing because they haven't web camera inside.
Operating system is XP Media Center on both.
These laptops have the following software on them : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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