Laptop HP dv8301nr has Turion64 1.8GHz CPU inside and notebook Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz CPU.
We prefere 17 inch wide screen size at model dv8301nr than 15.4 built at model Satellite A105-S4384.
HP dv8301nr laptop has better maximum screen resolution - 1440x900, in contrast to 1280x800 at Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384.
We got more memory (1GB) in Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 than in HP dv8301nr (0.5GB).
Weight of Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 is only 2.72kg, but HP dv8301nr is heavier with 3.63kg.
Graphic card in use in HP dv8301nr is ATI Mobility 200M and in Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 is Intel 950.
We like that video card on HP dv8301nr have own video memory (128MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 had more hard disk space (160 GB) - definetly something which users who plan to hold movies on it will like.
HP dv8301nr has faster hard disk (with 5400rpm).
If you have bluetooth devices if you buy HP dv8301nr you will need external bluetooth which is not excellent idea.
Infrared is missing on HP dv8301nr.
These laptops have firewire.
Small advantage of HP dv8301nr is built-in cardreader which reads 6 card types.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Both notebooks have 4 USB ports each.
Both came with XP Media Center operating system .
Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 came with Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5 as additional software, and HP dv8301nr came with Works 8.5, Money 2006.
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