Pentium M740 1.73GHz was built in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 laptop comparing to Turion64 X2 1.6GHz in HP dv9008nr.
Monitor in HP dv9008nr is 17" size, better than 15.4" screen in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980.
For people who likes higher screen resolutions, 1440x900 on dv9008nr might be more preferable than 1280x800 on Vaio VGN-FS980 screen.
RAM memory was on both laptops 1GB.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and HP dv9008nr on our test had same amount of maximum RAM memory they can support - 2GB.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and HP dv9008nr on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
For people who travells often, Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 might be better choise because of 2.72kg in weight, comparing to 3.54kg weight with HP dv9008nr.
Graphic card in Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 is Intel GMA900 and in laptop HP dv9008nr is Nvidia Go 6150.
Up to 128MB of memory is substracted from mainboard for video card .
HP dv9008nr had more hard disk space (100 GB) - definetly something which users who plan to hold movies on it will certainly like.
HP dv9008nr laptop have faster hard disk rotating on 5400rpm.
These models have firewire (IEEE 1394) communication device embedded.
Both laptops have PCMCIA which allows to connect some TV cards .
For some rare location without proper Internet connection, you might need modem which is available in both laptops in this rating.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 supports fast internet connection (1Gbit/s).
Both notebooks have cardreaders.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see its screen on some bigger modern monitors.
Advantage of HP dv9008nr is existance of TV output.
These laptops aren't very good for video conferencing because they haven't web camera inside.
Operating system is XP Home on Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 and XP Media Center on HP dv9008nr.
HP dv9008nr came with Works 8.5, Money 2006 as additional software, and Sony Vaio VGN-FS980 came with Works 8.5.
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