CPU in Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz and in Gateway MX6448 is Turion X2 Dual 1.6GHz.
We like more Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G 17" inch screen than Gateway MX6448's 15.4" size.
In both laptops we've found 1GB of RAM.
Travellers might find Gateway MX6448 more suitable with its weight of 2.86kg comparing to Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G with its 3.81kg.
Graphic card inside Vaio VGN-AR190G is Nvidia Go 7600GT and other laptop uses ATI XPRESS 1150.
Graphic card is better on Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G with embedded 256MB of memory.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G had more hard drive space (200 GB) - definetly something which users who hold movies on it will certainly like.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G laptop have faster hard drive rotating on 5400rpm.
Bluetooth dongle available only at Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is usefull if one have other bluetooth devices like cameras, phones, etc.
There are no infrared embedded in Gateway MX6448.
Firewire is embedded in both models allows them to communicate with IEEE 1394 devices like some camcorders.
1Gbit/s internet connection is supportable only by Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G.
Gateway MX6448 has cardreader which reads 4 different card types.
None has DVI output so you cannot connect them to some new LCD monitors.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G only has TV output.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is TV input.
Existance of web camera in Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G makes this model excellent for using in Internet telephony. Other notebook hasn't one.
XP Media Center is operating system .
Additional software is Works 8.5, Money 2006 on Gateway MX6448 and Works 8.5 on Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G.
Special adventages of these laptops are : two hard disks of 120 in RAID for Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G and for Gateway MX6448.
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