Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G uses Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz central processor unit, and laptop Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G uses Turion64 X2 1.6GHz CPU.
Screen size on both models(Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G and HP dv9008nr) is 17".
Maximum declared screen resolution on Vaio VGN-AR190G (1920x1200) beats dv9008nr (1440x900).
We've got both notebooks with 1GB of RAM memory.
2GB is maximum supportable RAM memory on both notebooks
We could say that HP dv9008nr is less in weight with 3.54kg, comparing to 3.81kg which other laptop has.
Graphic is built around Nvidia Go 7600GT on Vaio VGN-AR190G, but graphic on other is Nvidia Go 6150.
Gamers might prefer Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G since it seems it has better graphic card with 256MB of its memory.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G laptop is more suitable with its 200GB hard drive for storing large amounts of media information like music .
We do not have preference on their hard drive speed - 5400 rpm have both.
Bluetooth exists only on Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G model and you might need it for pictures on your camera or mobile phone.
HP dv9008nr doesn't have infrared .
These models have firewire (IEEE 1394) communication device embedded.
Fast internet speed (1Gbit/s) is supportable only by Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G.
Cardreader is inside only HP dv9008nr.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on bigger modern TFT monitors.
TV output have both notebooks.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is TV input.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G has advantage in web camera which is very useful for Internet telephony .
Both of these laptops came with XP Media Center .
HP dv9008nr came with Works 8.5, Money 2006 as additional software, and Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G came with Works 8.5.
Notable advantages of these notebooks are : two hard disks of 120 in RAID for Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G and for HP dv9008nr.
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