Both models came with Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz central processor processor.
We've found 17" monitor size on Vaio VGN-AR230G quite better than 15.4" at Vaio VGN-FE770G.
With its declared 1440x900 maximum screen resolution Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G notebook beats Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G with its 1280x800.
Quantity of RAM memory was 1GB on both Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G and Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G.
Both Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G and Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G on our test use same type of RAM memory - DDR2.
Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G weights 2.8kg, but Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is less suitable for travellers with its 3.81kg.
Video card inside Vaio VGN-FE770G is Intel 950 and other laptop has Nvidia Go 7400 inside.
Graphic card is better on Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G with embedded 64MB of memory.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G had more capacity of hard disk (200GB, comparing to 120GB).
Rotating speed of hard drives are the same - 4200 rpm.
If you have some bluetooth devices if you buy Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G you will need external bluetooth device which is not excellent idea.
There are no infrared embedded in Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G.
These laptops can communicate using firewire with camcorders and some other video devices.
Both laptops have built-in internal modem which you need somewhere where broadband internet isn't available.
Both laptops have cardreader. At Sony Vaio VGN-FE770G it reads 5 different card types and cardreader in Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G supports 1 different card types.
It is bad that these notebooks cannot be connected to some new TFT monitors since they don't have DVI.
Both have TV output.
Both notebooks have 3 USB ports each.
There are no web camera in laptops which makes them bad for video conferencing .
Operating system is XP Media Center on both.
Software which came with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Works 8.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Premiere Elements 2.0 and with Sony Vaio VGN-AR230G is Works 8.5.
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