HP dv9008nr went with Turion64 X2 1.6GHz processor built in, and Asus Z 9266 VA with Pentium M760 2.0GHz.
Monitor in HP dv9008nr is 17" size, better than 15.4" screen in Asus Z 9266 VA.
Maximum screen resulution on HP dv9008nr is 1440x900, which might prefer graphic experts rather than 1280x800 on Asus Z 9266 VA.
In both notebooks we've found 1GB of RAM.
Video card inside dv9008nr is Nvidia Go 6150 and other laptop has ATI Mobility Radeon X700 inside.
Gamers might prefer Asus Z 9266 VA since it seems it has better graphic card with 128MB of its memory.
HP dv9008nr had more storage for multimedia files (like mp3, avi) on its hard disk.
Both laptops have same rotating speed (5400rpm) of their hard disks.
Bluetooth connection, useful for sharing multimedia data with cameras , is available only on Asus Z 9266 VA.
Infrared is missing on HP dv9008nr.
Only HP dv9008nr have firewire needed for some camcorders.
HP dv9008nr has cardreader which reads 5 different card types.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Only dv9008nr has TV output.
Each laptop has 4 USB ports.
Internet telephony is better with web camera but these laptops hasn't one inside.
Operating system on HP dv9008nr is XP Media Center and on Asus Z 9266 VA is XP Home.
Only HP dv9008nr has special software pack : Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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