CPU in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and in notebook Microstar 262B is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G notebook is built using Intel 945PM chipset, and its competitor in this comparison, Microstar 262B, is built using Intel 945GM.
We think that Vaio VGN-AR230G has better screen with its 17" inch size than 262B with its 12.1" large screen.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G laptop have finer maximum screen resolution(1440x900) than other laptop(1280x800).
We got more memory (1GB) in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G than in Microstar 262B (0.5GB).
Graphic is built around Nvidia Go 7400 on Vaio VGN-AR230G, but graphic on other laptop is Intel 945GM.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G had more capacity of hard disk (200GB, comparing to 60GB).
We regret the lack of blutooth on these notebooks.
No infrared device built-in.
Firewire is embedded in both allows them to communicate with IEEE 1394 devices like some camcorders.
PCMCIA is available only on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and it is needed by some TV cards and external modems.
Cardreaders are inside both of these laptops.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G only has TV output.
The number of USB ports is 3 on both.
These laptops aren't really good for Internet telephony because they haven't web camera.
Operating system on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is XP Media Center and on Microstar 262B is XP Home.
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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