Laptop Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G uses Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz processor, and notebook Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G uses Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz processor.
Both Vaio VGN-AR230G and Qosmio G35-AV660 have 17" screen size.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 laptop has better maximum screen resolution - 1920x1200, in contrast to 1440x900 at Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
For users who likes more memory Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 with 2GB is better than Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with 1GB of memory.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 supports more maximum amount of RAM (4) than Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G (2GB).
Both laptops use same RAM memory (DDR2).
If you plan to move notebook around frequently, Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G have weight only 3.81kg, but Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 is much heavier - 4.58kg.
Video card in use in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Nvidia Go 7400 and in Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 is Nvidia Go 7600.
Laptops have solid graphic performances, Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 contains even 256MB memory on its graphic card, the other product 64MB.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 had more storage for multimedia files on hard drive.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 has faster hard disk (with 5400rpm).
Bluetooth, which is low power air connection, isn't available on both laptops, and that might be quite disadvantage.
Infrared isn't built in any laptop.
These laptops have firewire.
If you sometimes travel to destination without broadband connection, you don't have to worry since both laptops have internal modems.
Only Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 supports fast internet (1Gbit/s).
Both notebooks have cardreader. At Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 it reads 5 different card types and cardreader in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G supports 1 different card types.
These notebooks don't have DVI output to allow you to see screen on bigger modern TFT monitors.
Both have TV output.
Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 only has TV input.
These laptops aren't really suitable for Internet telephony since they haven't web camera.
Both of these laptops came with XP Media Center operating system.
There are some special software suits and software packs with both : Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G and Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5 with Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660.
It is worthy to note that Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 has Fingerprint reader. Also Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G has some notable speciality - .
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