The same, Pentium M740 1.73GHz processor, is built in both Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and Acer TravelMate 4652LMi notebooks.
Screen size on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is larger, 15.4 comparing to 15 on Acer TravelMate 4652LMi.
Graphic professionals might find Acer TravelMate 4652LMi model with its 1400x1050 maximum screen resulution more preferable.
More RAM on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 means less swapping on hard drive. Vaio VGN-FS980 had 1GB. Acer TravelMate 4652LMi had only 0.5GB of RAM which might not suit users who wants to run many programs at once.
Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 could be described as a bit less heavier with its 2.72kg, comparing to 3kg other laptop has.
Graphic is built around Intel GMA900 on Vaio VGN-FS980, but graphic on other laptop is built using GMA900.
Up to 128MB of memory is substracted from mainboard for graphic card .
Acer TravelMate 4652LMi had more storage for multimedia files (like mp3, avi) on its hard disk.
Acer TravelMate 4652LMi laptop have faster hard drive rotating on 5400rpm.
Bluetooth dongle available only at Acer TravelMate 4652LMi is usefull if one have other bluetooth devices like some cameras, mobile phones, etc.
There are no infrared embedded in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) isn't built in Acer TravelMate 4652LMi.
These laptops have PCMCIA.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband connection, you don't have to worry since both laptops have internal modems.
Cardreader is inside only Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
None has DVI output so you cannot connect them to some new TFT monitors.
Acer TravelMate 4652LMi only has TV output.
Each laptop has 54Mbit/s wireless
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system on Vaio VGN-FS980 is XP Home and on TravelMate 4652LMi is XP Pro.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 has some additional software : Works 8.5.
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