Laptop HP dv8301nr uses Turion64 1.8GHz central processor unit, and notebook HP dv8301nr uses Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz processor.
dv8301nr monitor screen with its 17 inch we like more than 15.4 inch screen at MX6453.
If you want to run many programs at once 2GB of RAM on this Gateway MX6453 is better than HP dv8301nr with 0.5GB.
Both HP dv8301nr and Gateway MX6453 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Travellers might find Gateway MX6453 more suitable with weight of 2.86kg comparing to HP dv8301nr with its 3.63kg.
Video card in use in HP dv8301nr is ATI Mobility 200M and in Gateway MX6453 is ATI XPRESS 1150.
Graphic card is better on HP dv8301nr with embedded 128MB of memory.
Gateway MX6453 had more hard drive space (160 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will certainly like.
HP dv8301nr laptop have faster hard drive rotating on 5400rpm.
These models have firewire (IEEE 1394) communication device embedded.
Cardreader in HP dv8301nr can read 6 different card types and in Gateway MX6453 can read 4 different card types.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Both laptops have 4 USB ports each.
There are no web camera in both notebooks which is bad for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
XP Media Center is operating system on both.
Software which came with both laptops are Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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