Central processor unit on our Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G we've tested was Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, and on Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso was Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz.
Chipset used in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Intel 945PM and Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso uses Intel 945.
We like more Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G 17" inch screen than Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso's 15.4" size.
For people who likes higher screen resolutions, 1440x900 on Vaio VGN-AR230G might be more preferable than 1280x800 on R40-T500 Cinoso screen.
In both notebooks we've found 1GB of RAM.
Travellers should keep in mind that Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso is only 2.1kg in weight, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is much heavier with 3.81kg.
Graphic card in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and in notebook Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso is ATI Mobility 200M.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G seems to be better for gamers with 64MB of dedicated video memory.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G laptop is more suitable with its 200GB hard disk for storing large amounts of media information like music and movies.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso should load programs for hard disk faster with its 5400rpm fast disk.
Bluetooth, which isn't available on both of these models, unable these models to communicate with some other small devices - laptops with bluetooth, some mobile phones and some digital cameras.
No infrared.
Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso doesn't support firewire connections.
Both models have PCMCIA built-in needed by some TV cards for laptops.
Modem is built in both laptops.
On 1Gbit/s networks laptops would work with speed of 100Mbit/s since they don't suport fast network .
Both laptops have cardreader.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on bigger modern monitors.
Advantage of Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is existance of TV output.
Both laptops have 3 USB ports each.
There are no web camera in notebooks which is bad for video conferencing .
Vaio VGN-AR230G drives XP Media Center and R40-T500 Cinoso drives XP Home operating system.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G came with Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 as additional software, and Samsung R40-T500 Cinoso came with Power DVD XP.
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