Processor in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and in laptop LG S1-MDGBG is Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz.
Monitor in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is 17" size, better than 15.4" screen in LG S1-MDGBG.
For people who likes higher screen resolutions, 1440x900 on Vaio VGN-AR230G might be more preferable than 1280x800 on S1-MDGBG screen.
RAM memory was on both laptops 1GB.
Weight of LG S1-MDGBG is only 2.8kg, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is heavier with its 3.81kg.
Graphic card in use in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and in laptop LG S1-MDGBG is ATI Radeon X1600.
Video cards contains 256MB of memory on LG S1-MDGBG, other laptop have less (64MB) of memory on its graphic card.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G had more hard drive space (200 GB) - definetly something which users who have habbit hold movies on it will certainly like.
If you have bluetooth devices if you buy Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G you will need external bluetooth device which is not excellent idea.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is able to communicate with some other small devices using infrared connection.
Firewire is available only on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
Both models have PCMCIA built-in needed by some TV cards for laptops.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband connection, you don't have to worry since laptops have internal modems.
Cardreader in LG S1-MDGBG can read 5 different card types and in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G can read 1 different card types.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see its screen on some bigger modern TFT monitors.
Both notebooks have TV output.
Quite disadvantage of both models is lack of web camera which needs Internet telephony.
Operating system on Vaio VGN-AR230G is XP Media Center and on S1-MDGBG is XP Pro.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has special software pack : Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0.
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