Laptop HP dv8301nr uses Turion64 1.8GHz processor, and notebook HP dv8301nr uses Pentium M745 1.8GHz central processor unit.
We think that dv8301nr has better screen with its 17" inch size than Z 9274 VM with its 15.4" large screen.
HP dv8301nr laptop has better maximum screen resolution - 1440x900, in contrast to 1280x800 at Asus Z 9274 VM.
If you think you will need more memory then you'll known than 1GB on Asus Z 9274 VM is better than 0.5GB on HP dv8301nr.
If you have to move laptop around frequently, Asus Z 9274 VM have weight only 2.9kg, but HP dv8301nr is quite heavier - 3.63kg.
Video card in use in HP dv8301nr is ATI Mobility 200M and in Asus Z 9274 VM is Nvidia Geforce 7300.
Graphic cards contains more memory 128MB at dv8301nr and less at Z 9274 VM.
Asus Z 9274 VM had more capacity of hard disk (100GB, comparing to 80GB).
Rotating speed of hard drives are the same - 5400 rpm.
Bluetooth dongle available only at Asus Z 9274 VM is usefull if one have bluetooth devices like some cameras, mobile phones, etc.
Infrared is built-in just in Asus Z 9274 VM.
Both models have firewire built-in needed by some video devices.
Only model dv8301nr have cardreader inside.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see its screen on some bigger modern TFT monitors.
Only Z 9274 VM has TV output.
Each notebook has 4 USB ports.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which is needed for Internet telephony.
Operating system is XP Media Center on HP dv8301nr and XP Home on Asus Z 9274 VM.
There are additional software only on HP dv8301nr and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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