Processor in HP dv8301nr is Turion64 1.8GHz, and in laptop BenQ R55.G24 is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
We think that dv8301nr has better screen with its 17" inch size than R55.G24 with its 15.4" large screen.
Maximum declared screen resolution on dv8301nr (1440x900) beats R55.G24 (1280x800).
BenQ R55.G24 came with more RAM memory - 1GB comparing to 0.5GB on HP dv8301nr.
HP dv8301nr supports more maximum amount of RAM (2) than BenQ R55.G24 (-1GB).
Weight of BenQ R55.G24 is only 2.8kg, but HP dv8301nr is heavier with 3.63kg.
Video card in use in HP dv8301nr is ATI Mobility 200M and in BenQ R55.G24 is Nvidia Go 7400.
Graphic cards on both products owns 128MB of video memory.
Bluetooth exists only on BenQ R55.G24 model and you might need it for pictures on your camera or mobile phone.
Infrared is built-in just in BenQ R55.G24.
These laptops can communicate using firewire with camcorders and some other video devices.
Cardreaders are available in both laptops.
These laptops don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on some bigger modern TFT monitors.
Each notebook has 4 USB ports.
Operating system is XP Media Center on HP dv8301nr and XP Home on BenQ R55.G24.
There are additional software only on HP dv8301nr and it is Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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