CPU in Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 is Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz, and in notebook Microstar 262B is Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz.
We think that Vaio VGN-SZ220 has better screen with its 13.3" inch size than 262B with its 12.1" large screen.
Maximum declared screen resolution (1280x800) is on both laptops in this comparison.
More RAM on Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 means less swapping on hard drive. Vaio VGN-SZ220 had 1GB. Microstar 262B had only 0.5GB of RAM which might not suit users who wants to run many programs at once.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 and Microstar 262B laptops have same amount of maximum supportable RAM memory - 2GB.
The RAM memory in use on both laptops is DDR2.
Video card in use in Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 is Nvidia Go 7400 and in Microstar 262B is Intel 945GM.
Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 had more capacity of hard drive (120GB, comparing to 60GB).
Mobile phones and cameras nowadays use bluetooth for manipulating its multimedia data and they can connect only with Microstar 262B using built in bluetooth connection.
Infrared is missing on Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220.
Firewire useful for some video equipment communication is built-in both laptops.
No PCMCIA on model Microstar 262B. It is needed by some TV cards for laptops.
Both notebooks have cardreader. At Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 it reads 5 different card types and cardreader in Microstar 262B supports 4 different card types.
They don't have DVI for new monitors.
Laptops are able to use standard 54Mbit/s wireless connection.
Operating system on Vaio VGN-SZ220 is XP Media Center and on 262B is XP Home.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-SZ220 has some additional software : Works 8.5.
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