Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 uses Pentium M740 1.73GHz central processor unit, and laptop Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 uses Turion64 1.8GHz processor.
Screen size on HP dv8301nr is larger, 17 comparing to 15.4 on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
Maximum screen resulution on HP dv8301nr is 1440x900, which might prefer graphic experts rather than 1280x800 on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 came with more RAM memory - 1GB comparing to 0.5GB on HP dv8301nr.
Travellers might find Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 more suitable with its weight of 2.72kg comparing to HP dv8301nr with its 3.63kg.
Video card in use in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is Intel GMA900 and in HP dv8301nr is ATI Mobility 200M.
We like that graphic card on HP dv8301nr have own video memory (128MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
Hard disks are 80GB of storage capacity.
HP dv8301nr should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast disk.
These models have firewire (IEEE 1394) communication device embedded.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband internet connection, you don't have to worry since laptops have internal modems.
On 1Gbit/s HP dv8301nr will work with speed of 100Mbit/s since it doesn't suport fast networks.
Both laptops have cardreaders.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors.
Both laptops are equipped with 54Mbit/s wireless.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which is needed for Internet telephony.
Operating system is XP Home on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and XP Media Center on HP dv8301nr.
Software which came with HP dv8301nr is Works 8.5, Money 2006 and with HP dv8301nr is Works 8.5.
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