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

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

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB (1.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The Acer AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB has 133 MHz more processor front side bus than the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB (533 MHz vs 400 MHz). The Acer AS1641WLMi_512 Intel® Mobile Pentium® Centrino™ 1.6GHz, 15.4" CrystalBrite, 512MB, 60GB has 20 GB more total storage capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB (60 GB vs 40 GB). Only the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB has TV-out. Only the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM1700 512MB 40GB has infrared data port.

  • 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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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
68 specifications
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.1 cm (15.4")35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolutionDiffers1280 x 800 pixels1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:104:3
Processor2 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers533 MHz400 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR2-SDRAMDDR-SDRAM
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers60 GB40 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM
HDD speedKnown for one4200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersIntel 915GMAMD Mobility Radeon 7500
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers0.128 GB0.032 GB
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAGP 4X
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSoundBlaster-Pro & MS DirectSound-compatibleSoundMAX
Optical drive1 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x24x
DVD+R speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD read speedKnown for one2.4xUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersEthernet/Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11gEthernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers32
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers12
TV-outDiffersNoYes
TV-out typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceS-Video
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExpansion Bus port (for Dock II/Mini Dock or Port Replicator II)
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull size
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows XP Home EditionWindows XP Professional
Bundled softwareDiffersNorton AntiVirus, Adobe Reader, Acer Launch Manager, NTI CD Maker,Acer GridVista, Acer ArcadeAccess 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)Differs2 h4.5 h
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers2.94 kg2.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs364 x 279 x 39 mm311 x 255 x 27 mm
Hard driveidentical
Storage drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
Other features5 differ
Security featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-Hard disk drive password -Power-on password -Security Slot -Supervisor password
Infrared data portDiffersNoYes
Battery typeDiffers4 Cell6 Cell
Wake-on-LAN readyDiffersYesNo
Wake-on-Ring readyDiffersYesNo
Modem typeDiffers56K ITU V.9256K V.92
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 915GM ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source

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