Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB vs Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US

53specifications compared
26differ
27identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:39.1 cm (15.4")
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolution
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:1280 x 800 pixels
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:16:10
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:4:3
Processor frequency
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:1.6 GHz
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:1.7 GHz
Processor front side bus
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:533 MHz
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:400 MHz
Internal memory type
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:DDR2-SDRAM
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:DDR-SDRAM
Total storage capacity
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:60 GB
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:40 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB:Intel 915GM
- ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US:AMD Mobility Radeon 7500

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Comparison of AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB, ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US
68 specifications	A Acer AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB US View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.1 cm (15.4")	35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 800 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:10	4:3
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	533 MHz	400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	60 GB	40 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM
HDD speedKnown for one	4200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel 915GM	AMD Mobility Radeon 7500
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	0.128 GB	0.032 GB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AGP 4X
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	SoundBlaster-Pro & MS DirectSound-compatible	SoundMAX
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Optical drive1 differ
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD read speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers	1	2
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II	Type II
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-in port	No	No
TV-outDiffers	No	Yes
TV-out typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S-Video
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Expansion Bus port (for Dock II/Mini Dock or Port Replicator II)
USB 1.1 ports quantity	0	0
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	Touchpad	ThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full size
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows XP Home Edition	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton AntiVirus, Adobe Reader, Acer Launch Manager, NTI CD Maker,Acer GridVista, Acer Arcade	Access Program, Drive Letter Access, Record Now, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore, Norton AntiVirus 2004, PC-Doctor, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, Intervideo WinDVD, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	2 h	4.5 h
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	2.94 kg	2.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	364 x 279 x 39 mm	311 x 255 x 27 mm
Hard driveidentical
Storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
Other features4 differ
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Hard disk drive password -Power-on password -Security Slot -Supervisor password
Infrared data portDiffers	No	Yes
Battery typeDiffers	4 Cell	6 Cell
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-Ring readyDiffers	Yes	No
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
Modem typeDiffers	56K ITU V.92	56K V.92
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 915GM Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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