Central processor unit in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and in laptop Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer is Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer have same 17" screen size.
The same on both notebooks is maximum screen resolution - 1440x900.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer on our test had same amount of RAM memory - 1GB.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is a bit less heavier with its 3.81kg, comparing to 3.95kg.
Video card inside Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and other laptop has Nvidia Go7900GS inside.
Laptops use dedicated video memory (512MB uses Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer, 64MB uses Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G).
More hard disk space were available at Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer (240GB is contast to 200GB).
Bluetooth exists only on Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer model and you might need it for managing pictures on camera or mobile phone.
There are no infrared embedded in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
These laptops have firewire.
Both notebooks have cardreader which supports 1 different card types.
Only Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer has DVI output which allows you to connect it to LCD monitors.
Both have TV output.
Both laptops are equipped with stardard 54Mbit/s internal wireless.
Only Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer has web camera useful for video conferencing.
Vaio VGN-AR230G drives XP Media Center and Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer drives XP Home operating system.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has special software pack : Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0.
It is worthy to note that Acer Aspire 9512WSMi Gamer has two hard disks of 120 in RAID. Also Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has some important speciality - .
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