It's kinda hard to tell what components the 8000 has but from just looking at the pictures I would tend to lean towards the 8000. The 8000, although older will have a nicer component package on there, especially when it comes to the front fork. It looks like the 4500 is running a Rock Shox Dart 3 fork, while the 8000 is running an older air fork. I tend to lean towards the older air fork because at least with that you should be able to dial it into your body weight which will give you a nicer ride.
Give us some more details on the components and that'll make it easier though...
Seatpost: Bontrager SSR
Saddle: Bontrager Select Basic
Handlebar: Bontrager SSR
Handlebar Extensions: Not included
Handlebar Stem: Bontrager SSR
Headset: 1 1/8" threadless VP A76C-TK
If it were me, i'd be looking at the newer one because it probably has some type of warranty. If the angles are all the same, it's hard to decide. I think i'd still go with the newer one. Hard to tell how abusive the miles were on the older bike. That fork might be better on the older one, but it could be on it's last leg. That's a pretty old bike.
I wasn't able to dig up the geometry numbers on the 8500, but I'd bet the newer bike has better geometry - I think geometry is more important than suspension quality any day.
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