Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 vs Acer Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop

124specifications compared
31differ
93identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:Black
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Silver
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:B960
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:987
Processor frequency
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:2.2 GHz
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:1.5 GHz
Processor cache type
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:L3
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:L2
Processor socket
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:Socket 988
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:BGA 1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:35 W
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:17 W
Tjunction
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:85 °C
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:22
- Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:15

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Comparison of 253-E-B9602G32Mnks, 531-987B4G50Mass
149 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9602G32Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 Model 253-E-B9602G32Mnks View product	B Acer Aspire 531-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop Model 531-987B4G50Mass View product
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Displayidentical
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Processor8 differ
Processor modelDiffers	B960	987
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1023
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium B900 Series for Mobile	Intel Pentium 900 Series for Mobile
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	17 W
TjunctionDiffers	85 °C	100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	22	15
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ExpressCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM70 Express	Intel HM77 Express
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux Linpus	Windows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features4 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	59836	67194
Processor codeDiffers	SR07V	SR0V4
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B)	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.x
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 kg
HeightDiffers	33.2 mm	23 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Infrared data portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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