CPU in HP dv9008nr is Turion64 X2 1.6GHz, and in notebook Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz.
We think that dv9008nr has better screen with its 17" inch size than TravelMate 8204WLMI with its 15.4" large screen.
Maximum screen resulution on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is 1680x1050, which might prefer graphic experts rather than 1440x900 on HP dv9008nr.
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI came with more RAM memory - 2GB comparing to 1GB on HP dv9008nr.
dv9008nr weigths less with its 3.54kg than the another one.
Video card in use in HP dv9008nr is Nvidia Go 6150 and in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is X1600.
We like that video card on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI have own video memory (256MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
More storage for multimedia (mpeg, avi) were available at Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI (more space on hard drive).
Same rotating speed (5400) is declared for their hard drives.
Bluetooth dongle available only at Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is usefull if one have bluetooth devices like some cameras, mobile phones, etc.
Infrared isn't built in HP dv9008nr, which is slightly disadvantage.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) isn't built in Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI.
Modem is built in both laptops.
Both notebooks have cardreader which supports 5 different card types.
They don't have DVI for new LCD monitors.
Both notebooks have TV output.
The number of USB ports is 4 on both.
These laptops aren't very suitable for video conferencing because they haven't web camera built-in.
Operating system on HP dv9008nr is XP Media Center and on Acer TravelMate 8204WLMI is XP Pro.
Only HP dv9008nr has special software pack : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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