Processor in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and in notebook Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
We've found 17" monitor size on Vaio VGN-AR230G quite better than 15.4" at TravelMate 4202WLMI.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G laptop have finer maximum screen resolution(1440x900) than other laptop(1280x800).
For users who likes more memory Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with 1GB is better than Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI with 0.5GB of memory.
Both notebooks use same RAM memory (DDR2).
For people who travells more, Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI might be better choise because of its 3kg in weight, comparing to 3.81kg weight with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
Video card inside Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and other laptop has Intel 950 inside.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G seems to be better for gamers with 64MB of dedicated video memory.
More hard drive space were available at Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (200GB is contast to 80GB).
Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast drive.
Bluetooth isn't available on both models and therefore they cannot easily communicate with some small devices.
Infrared isn't built in any laptop.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G have firewire needed for some camcorders.
Both laptops have PCMCIA which allows to connect some TV cards .
Modem is built in both laptops.
Only Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI supports fast internet connection (1Gbit/s).
Both notebooks have cardreaders.
They don't have DVI for new TFT monitors.
TV output exists on both.
The number of USB ports is 3 on both.
There are no web camera in notebooks which is bad for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
Operating system on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is XP Media Center and on Acer TravelMate 4202WLMI is XP Pro.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has special software pack : Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0.
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