Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 vs Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop

126specifications compared
21differ
105identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 (2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop has 2 more CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) than the Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 (24 vs 22). The Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop has 50 MHz more on-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max) than the Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 (1150 MHz vs 1100 MHz). Only the Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop has Bluetooth. Only the Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 has ExpressCard slot.

Product colour
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:Black
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:Grey
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:B960
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:B980
Processor frequency
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:2.2 GHz
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:2.4 GHz
Processor cache type
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:L3
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:L2
Processor socket
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:Socket 988
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:PGA988
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:22
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:24
Total storage capacity
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:500 GB
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:1 TB
HDD capacity
- TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960:500 GB
- Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop:1 TB

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Comparison of 253-E-B9604G50Mnks, 531-B9804G1TMaii
147 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 253-E-B9604G50Mnks Intel® Pentium® B960 Model 253-E-B9604G50Mnks View product	B Acer Aspire 531-B9804G1TMaii Intel® Pentium® B980 Laptop Model 531-B9804G1TMaii View product
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Displayidentical
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Processor5 differ
Processor modelDiffers	B960	B980
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	PGA988
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	22	24
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
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	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 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 & interfaces3 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
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	Windows 8 Pro	Linux
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	59836	69669
Processor codeDiffers	SR07V	SR0J1
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	4 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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