In HP dv9008nr we've found Turion64 X2 1.6GHz cpu and in Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 we have a pleasure to find Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz processor.
On both models screen size is 17".
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 notebook have finer maximum screen resolution(1920x1200) than other (1440x900).
You should expirience less swapping on Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 than on HP dv9008nr when you run many programs, since Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 has 2GB of RAM, comparing to 1GB on other model.
Qosmio G35-AV660 allows maximum 4GB RAM - higher than dv9008nr (2GB RAM).
If you think to move laptop around frequently, HP dv9008nr have weight only 3.54kg, but Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 is quite heavier - 4.58kg.
Graphic is built around Nvidia Go 6150 on dv9008nr, but graphic on other is built using Nvidia Go 7600.
Graphic cards on Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 have its own memory (256MB) and because of that mainboard's memory controller works faster.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 had more capacity of hard disk (240GB, comparing to 100GB).
Bluetooth connection, useful for sharing multimedia data with cameras and mobile phones, is available only on Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660.
HP dv9008nr doesn't have infrared .
Both laptops have firewire which some camcorders use.
For some rare location without proper Internet connection, you might need modem which is available in both laptops in this rating.
On 1Gbit/s HP dv9008nr will work with speed of 100Mbit/s since it doesn't suport fast networks.
Cardreaders in both laptops are able to read 5 card types.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Both have TV output.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 only has TV input.
Both notebooks have 4 USB ports each.
There are no web camera in laptops which is bad for video conferencing .
Both came with XP Media Center operating system .
Additional software is Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5 on Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 and Works 8.5, Money 2006 on HP dv9008nr.
Notable advantages of these notebooks are : Fingerprint reader for Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 and for HP dv9008nr.
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