CPU on our Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G we've tested was Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and on Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 was Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz.
Chipset inside Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Intel 945PM but in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Intel 915GM.
Monitor in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is 17" size, better than 13.3" screen in Panasonic Toughbook CF-74.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G notebook has better maximum screen resolution - 1440x900, in contrast to 1024x768 at Panasonic Toughbook CF-74.
For users who likes more memory Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with 1GB is better than Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 with 0.5GB of memory.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Graphic card in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and in laptop Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 is Intel 915GM.
We like that video card on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G have its own video memory (64MB) and therefore its faster since it doesn't use main memory and mainboard controller is less loaded.
More storage for multimedia (mpeg, avi) were available at Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (greater space on hard drive).
Unfortunatly, owners of these models might have problems for sharing data with their cameras and mobile phones due to lack of internal bluetooth device.
Lack of infrared in any case.
Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 doesn't support firewire connections.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has PCMCIA.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has cardreader which reads 1 different card types.
If someone still uses old floppy disks (which we don't recommend since they are quite obsolete), Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 has floppy drive.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern monitors.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G only has TV output.
These laptops aren't very good for video conferencing because they haven't web camera inside.
Operating system is XP Media Center on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and XP Pro on Panasonic Toughbook CF-74.
There are additional software only on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and it is Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0.
It is worthy to note that Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 has protection on temperatures, touchpad and touchscreen. Also Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has some notable speciality - .
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