Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 has Pentium M740 1.73GHz CPU inside and notebook Gateway MP6954 has Core Duo T2050 1.6GHz CPU.
On both models screen size is 15.4".
If you think you will need more memory then you'll known than 2GB on Gateway MP6954 is better than 1GB on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
We must say that Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is less in weight with 2.72kg, comparing to 2.95kg which .
Video card inside Vaio VGN-FS980 is Intel GMA900 and other laptop has Intel 950 inside.
Both products uses maximum 128MB of RAM as shared for their graphic cards.
Gateway MP6954 laptop is more suitable with its 120GB hard disk for storing bunch of media information like music and movies.
Fast hard disk (5400 rpm) on Gateway MP6954 beats another model.
Only Gateway MP6954 is able to communicate with some other small devices using infrared connection.
These laptops have firewire.
Internal modem is available in both which you will need it at some rare location without proper Internet .
Note that Gateway MP6954 cannot perform 1Gbit/s connection on fast networks, it will work on those, but with speed of 100Mbit/s.
These laptops have cardreader inside (4 different card types can read).
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Advantage of Gateway MP6954 is TV input.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless connection.
The lack of webcamera in both models makes them bad in video conferencing.
Operating system on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is XP Home and on Gateway MP6954 is XP Media Center.
Additional software is Works 8.5, Money 2006 on Gateway MP6954 and Works 8.5 on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
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