CPU on our Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G we've tested was Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz, and on Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso was Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz.
Screen size at Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is quite larger with its 17" than Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso with its 15.4".
Graphic professionals might find Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G model with its 1920x1200 maximum screen resulution more preferable.
The amount of RAM memory was 1GB on both laptops.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso weights 2.1kg, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G isn't really suitable for travellers with 3.81kg.
Video card inside Vaio VGN-AR190G is Nvidia Go 7600GT and other laptop has ATI Mobility 200M inside.
Graphic cards on Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G have own memory (256MB) and therefore mainboard's controller works faster.
More hard disk space were available at Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G (200GB is contast to 100GB).
Don't forget that you might not be able easily to upload/download pictures on Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso from camera during the lack of bluetooth connection.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso have lack of infrared communication device.
No firewire on Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso unable them to connect to some camcorders.
These laptops have PCMCIA.
Only Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G supports fast internet (1Gbit/s).
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso has cardreader which reads 1 different card types.
Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern monitors.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is existance of TV output.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G is existance of TV input.
Both notebooks have 3 USB ports each.
Existance of web camera in Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G makes this model excellent for using in Internet telephony. Other laptop hasn't one.
Vaio VGN-AR190G drives XP Media Center and R40-T500 Cinoso drives XP Home operating system.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso came with Power DVD XP as additional software, and Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G came with Works 8.5.
Notable advantages of these notebooks are : two hard disks of 120 in RAID for Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G and for Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso.
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