Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey vs Acer Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook

92specifications compared
44differ
48identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:Laptop
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:Netbook
Product colour
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:Grey
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:White
Display diagonal
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:25.6 cm (10.1")
Processor family
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:Intel® Pentium®
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:Intel Atom®
Processor model
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:B970
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:N455
Processor cores
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:2
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:1
Processor frequency
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:2.3 GHz
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:1.66 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey:2 MB
- Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:0.512 MB

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Comparison of 531G-B9704G50Maii, AOD257-13DQws
155 specifications	A Acer Aspire 531G-B9704G50Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Linux Grey Model 531G-B9704G50Maii View product	B Acer Aspire One AOD257-13DQws Intel Atom® N455 Netbook Model AOD257-13DQws View product
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Netbook
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Form factorKnown for one	Clamshell	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	25.6 cm (10.1")
Display resolutionKnown for one	1366 x 768 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one	16:9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel Atom®
Processor modelDiffers	B970	N455
Processor coresDiffers	2	1
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	1.66 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	0.512 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 559
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium B900 Series for Mobile	Intel Atom N400 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Pineview
SteppingDiffers	Q0	A0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	6.5 W
TjunctionDiffers	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	10
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	123 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 mm²
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	1 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1150 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	stereo
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.0	3.0+HS
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM77 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
GPS (satellite)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Keyboard languageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	English
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Windows 7 Starter
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32-bit
Processor special features11 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	63915	49491
Processor codeDiffers	SR0J2	SLBX9
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B)	22 x 22 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400 mAh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 W
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, User
BIOS passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	2.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	382 mm	257 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	184 mm
HeightDiffers	33.2 mm	24 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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