HP Pavilion dv9056ea went with Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz CPU built in, and Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z with Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
We prefere 17 inch wide screen size at model Pavilion dv9056ea than 15.4 built at model Vaio VGN-FE31Z.
With its declared 1440x900 maximum screen resolution HP Pavilion dv9056ea notebook beats Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z with its 1280x800.
In both laptops we've found 2GB of RAM.
With maximum 2GB of RAM it can support Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z can feel a bit more proud than HP Pavilion dv9056ea.
On both laptops in use is DDR2 memory.
The same Nvidia Go 7600 graphic card is in both laptops.
More hard drive space were available at Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z (200GB is contast to 120GB).
Bluetooth embedded in both notebook models allows them to communicate with other bluetooth devices like cameras, mobile phones and some computers.
Infrared, which is needed for communication with some mobile phones is available only on HP Pavilion dv9056ea.
Firewire is embedded in both allows them to communicate with IEEE 1394 devices like some camcorders.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z has PCMCIA.
For some rare location without proper Internet connection, you might need modem which is available in both laptops in this comparison.
Both notebooks have cardreader.
They don't have DVI for new TFT monitors.
HP Pavilion dv9056ea only has TV output.
Existance of web camera in Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z makes this notebook excellent for using in Internet telephony. Other notebook hasn't one.
Operating system on Pavilion dv9056ea is XP Home and on Vaio VGN-FE31Z is XP Media Center.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z has special software pack : Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0, Works, Photshop Elements, DV Gate Plus, WinDVD, Roxio Digital Media SE7, Norton Internet Security 2006, Skype 2,0.
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