Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 has Pentium M740 1.73GHz processor inside and notebook Acer Travelmate 2312LM has Celeron M360 1.4GHz CPU.
Screen size on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is larger, 15.4 comparing to 15 on Acer Travelmate 2312LM.
Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 notebook have finer maximum screen resolution(1280x800) than other laptop(1024x768).
Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 model we've tested had more RAM (1GB) than Acer Travelmate 2312LM (0.25GB).
2GB is maximum supportable RAM memory on both notebooks
The RAM memory in use on both laptops is DDR2.
Video card in use in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is Intel GMA900 and in Acer Travelmate 2312LM is i852GM DVMT.
Acer Travelmate 2312LM laptop uses up to 64MB of main memory for video and other up to 128MB.
Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 laptop is more suitable with its 80GB hard disk for storing bunch of media files like music .
Same rotating speed (4200) is declared for their hard drives.
Don't forget that you might not be able easily to upload/download pictures on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 from camera and mobile phone during the lack of bluetooth connection.
Infrared is built-in only in Acer Travelmate 2312LM.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 have firewire.
If you need fast internet of 1Gbit/s note that only Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is able to support it. Acer Travelmate 2312LM will run 100Mbit/s on faster connection.
Only model Vaio VGN-FS980 have cardreader inside.
These laptops don't have DVI output to allow you to see its screen on bigger modern monitors.
Each has 2 USB ports.
Lack of embedded wireless for Acer Travelmate 2312LM is big disadvantage.
These notebooks aren't very suitable for video conferencing since they haven't web camera built-in.
Operating system on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is XP Home and on Acer Travelmate 2312LM is none.
There are additional software only on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and it is Works 8.5.
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