Processor on our Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 we've tested was Pentium M778 Ultra Low Voltage, and on Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z was Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz.
Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 notebook is built using Intel 915GMS chipset, and its competitor in this comparison, Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z, is built using Intel 945PM Express.
Vaio VGN-FE31Z monitor screen with its 15.4 inch we like more than 13.3 inch screen at Toughbook CF-29.
Graphic professionals might find Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z model with its 1280x800 maximum screen resulution more preferable.
Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z came with more RAM memory - 2GB comparing to 0.5GB on Panasonic Toughbook CF-29.
Both Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 and Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
No empty RAM slots on both laptops.
Accumulator on both notebook models should endure for about 3 hours without power supply.
Graphic card in use in Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 is Intel 915GMS and in laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z is Nvidia Go 7600.
More hard drive space were at Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z (200GB is contast to 80GB).
Bluetooth exists only on Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z model and you might need it for pictures on camera or mobile phone.
Unfortunatly, any of these doesn't have infrared communication embedded which might be significant disadvantage.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z have firewire needed for some camcorders.
PCMCIA is available only on Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z and it is needed by some TV cards, external hard drives and external modems.
Cardreader is inside only Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z.
Floppy drive is embedded in Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, but we see this as disadvantage since floppy disks are unreliable and obsolete.
It is bad that these laptops cannot be connected to some new TFT monitors since they don't have DVI.
Web camera is built in Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z (the another notebook hasn't one) and it is useful for video conferencing.
Operating system is XP Pro on Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 and XP Media Center on Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z.
There are additional software only on Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z and it is Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0, Works, Photshop Elements, DV Gate Plus, WinDVD, Roxio Digital Media SE7, Norton Internet Security 2006, Skype 2,0.
Notable advantages of these notebooks are : protection on vibrATIon, water, high temperatures and dust, touchpad and touchscreen for Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 and for Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z.
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