Processor in Microstar 262B is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz, and in laptop Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is Centrino 753 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2GHz.
Chipset inside Microstar 262B is Intel 945GM but in Microstar 262B is Intel 915GMS.
Screen size at Microstar 262B is quite larger with its 12.1" than Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 with its 10.3".
Graphic professionals might find Microstar 262B model with its 1280x800 maximum screen resulution more preferable.
We've got both notebooks with 0.5GB of RAM memory.
Both Microstar 262B and Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Graphic card inside 262B is Intel 945GM and other laptop uses Intel 915GMS.
Bluetooth isn't available on both models and therefore they cannot communicate with some small devices.
No built-in infrared communication device in any laptops.
No firewire connection on model Panasonic Toughbook CG-18.
PCMCIA is available only on Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 and it is needed by some TV cards, external hard drives and external modems.
Cardreader is inside only Microstar 262B.
Floppy drive built-in into Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 is quite disadvantage as old and burden technology.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new LCD monitors since they don't have DVI.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless connection.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system on 262B is XP Home and on Toughbook CG-18 is XP Pro.
Special adventages of these notebooks are : touch pad and touch screen for Panasonic Toughbook CG-18 and for Microstar 262B.
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