HP TouchSmart IQ520uk Desktop PC vs HP TouchSmart IQ525uk Desktop PC

Comparison of TouchSmart IQ520uk Desktop PC, TouchSmart IQ525uk Desktop PC

19 specifications	A HP TouchSmart IQ520uk Desktop PCView product	B HP TouchSmart IQ525uk Desktop PCView product
Softwareidentical
Bundled software	Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately); Optional re-allocation of recovery partition; Recovery CD/DVD creation tool; Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60 days live update) Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0; Windows Mail; Adobe® Reader	Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately); Optional re-allocation of recovery partition; Recovery CD/DVD creation tool; Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60 days live update) Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0; Windows Mail; Adobe® Reader
Other features4 differ
Audio input	front headphone port, front audio line in port, rear audio line out port, rear digital audio out port	front headphone port, front audio line in port, rear audio line out port, rear digital audio out port
Display	Touch-enabled 22" diagonal widescreen BrightView LCD with tilt adjustment (10 to 40 degrees). resolution: 1680x1050	Touch-enabled 22" diagonal widescreen BrightView LCD with tilt adjustment (10 to 40 degrees). resolution: 1680x1050
Interface	IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface	IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Networking features	Ethernet 10/100/1000BT integrated network interface	Ethernet 10/100/1000BT integrated network interface
Power supply type	150W AC power adapter	150W AC power adapter
Wireless technology	Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® wireless networking 2.0 EDR	Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® wireless networking 2.0 EDR
Driver software for optical drive	HP TouchSmart software suite-applications specifically designed for touch: ; HP TouchSmart Music, Video, DVD, Photo, RSS Feeds, Browser, Calendar, Notes ; HP Total Care Advisor; HP Games Console with hours of free game play ; Windows Photo Gallery ; Windows Media Player ; Windows Movie Maker, Window	HP TouchSmart software suite-applications specifically designed for touch: ; HP TouchSmart Music, Video, DVD, Photo, RSS Feeds, Browser, Calendar, Notes ; HP Total Care Advisor; HP Games Console with hours of free game play ; Windows Photo Gallery ; Windows Media Player ; Windows Movie Maker, Window
I/O ports	5 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front); 1 FireWire®-IEEE-1394	5 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front); 1 FireWire®-IEEE-1394
Keyboard typeDiffers	Wireless keyboard with hide-away bay and numeric keypad, wireless optical mouse. Integrated VGA webcam with built-in microphone. Cleaning cloth	Wireless keyboard with hide-away bay and numeric keypad, wireless optical mouse. Integrated VGA webcam with built-in microphone. HP ambient light module with light control. Cleaning cloth
Motherboard	Maureen	Maureen
Software - education / reference	Windows Media Center	Windows Media Center
Software productivity	Microsoft® Works	Microsoft® Works
Storage drive controller	SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive	SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive
Storage drive partition	up to 13 GB partition for system recovery	up to 13 GB partition for system recovery
Storage drive typeDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
Video RAMDiffers	256 MB dedicated memory, up to 2047 MB total available graphics memory as allocated by Windows Vista®	512 MB dedicated memory, up to 2303 MB total available graphics memory as allocated by Windows Vista®
Video card featuresDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9300M GS HD with PureVideo® HD technology	NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9600M GS HD with PureVideo® HD technology
Wireless option type	Wireless access point and Internet service sold separately. The specifications for the 802.11n WLAN are draft specifications and are not final. This may affect the ability of the PC to communicate with other 802.11n WLAN devices.	Wireless access point and Internet service sold separately. The specifications for the 802.11n WLAN are draft specifications and are not final. This may affect the ability of the PC to communicate with other 802.11n WLAN devices.

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