Central processor unit on our HP Pavilion dv6108nr we've tested was Pentium M750 1.86GHz, and on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G was Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
We like more Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G 17" inch screen than HP Pavilion dv6108nr's 15.4" size.
Maximum declared screen resolution on Vaio VGN-AR230G (1440x900) beats Pavilion dv6108nr (1280x800).
More RAM means less swapping when you run many programs at once and therefore Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with 1GB RAM is better choise than HP Pavilion dv6108nr with 0.5GB.
If you plan to move your notebook around frequently, HP Pavilion dv6108nr have weight only 3kg, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is quite heavier - 3.81kg.
Graphic is built around Intel 950 on Pavilion dv6108nr, but graphic on other is Nvidia Go 7400.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G seems to be better for gamers with 64MB of dedicated video memory.
More storage for multimedia were available at Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (more conforable space on hard drive).
Fast hard disk (5400 rpm) on HP Pavilion dv6108nr beats another model.
There are no bluetooth on HP Pavilion dv6108nr and that might be disadvantage.
Infrared connection has only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
Both models have firewire built-in needed by some video devices.
For some rare location without proper Internet connection, you might need modem which is available in both laptops in this rating.
These notebooks are unable to achieve fast internet connection, so maximum LAN speed they can run is 100Mbit/s.
These notebooks have cardreader inside (1 different card types can read).
These laptops don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on some bigger modern monitors.
Only Vaio VGN-AR230G has TV output.
Both laptops have 3 USB ports each.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which is needed for Internet telephony.
Operating system is XP Media Center on both.
Software which came with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 and with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Microsoft Works, Microsoft Money.
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