Laptop Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 has Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz CPU inside and laptop Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz CPU.
Satellite A105-S4384 monitor screen with its 15.4 inch we like more than 13.3 inch screen at Toughbook CF-74.
With its declared 1280x800 maximum screen resolution Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 laptop beats Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 with its 1024x768.
You should expirience less swapping on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 than on Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 when you run many programs, since Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has 1GB of RAM, comparing to 0.5GB on other model.
Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 supports more maximum amount of RAM (4) than Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 (2GB).
Graphic card inside Toughbook CF-74 is Intel 915GM and other laptop uses Intel 950.
Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 laptop uses up to 64MB of main memory for graphic and other up to 128MB.
Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 had more storage for files on its hard drive.
These laptops have disadvantage in lack of built-in bluetooth device which is quite useful for communication with digital cameras, mobile phones and some other devices.
Keep in mind that these models don't have infrared device built-in.
There are firewire built-in only on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384.
Only Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has PCMCIA.
We look to existence of floppy drive in Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 as a disadvantage since that technology is obsolete and unreliable and you shouldn't use it any longer.
None has DVI output so you cannot connect them to some new TFT monitors.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system on Toughbook CF-74 is XP Pro and on Satellite A105-S4384 is XP Media Center.
There are additional software only on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 and it is Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5.
It is worthy to note that Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 has protection on temperatures, touchpad and touchscreen. Also Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has some important speciality - .
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