Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60 vs HP Pavilion dv6921la

60specifications compared
18differ
42identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:35.8 cm (14.1")
- Pavilion dv6921la:39.1 cm (15.4")
Processor model
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:QL-60
- Pavilion dv6921la:TL-60
Processor frequency
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:1.9 GHz
- Pavilion dv6921la:2 GHz
Internal memory
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:1 GB
- Pavilion dv6921la:2 GB
Compatible memory cards
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:SD
- Pavilion dv6921la:MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
- Pavilion dv6921la:NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:0
- Pavilion dv6921la:1
S/PDIF out port
- Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60:Yes
- Pavilion dv6921la:No

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Comparison of AS4530-5603, Pavilion dv6921la
102 specifications	A Acer Aspire AS4530-5603 AMD Athlon QL-60 Model AS4530-5603 View product	B HP Pavilion dv6921la View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.8 cm (14.1")	39.1 cm (15.4")
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	AMD Athlon	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	QL-60	TL-60
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Altec Lansing
Optical driveidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
TV-outDiffers	No	Yes
TV-out typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S-Video
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard number of keysDiffers	88	101
Hot keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of keyboard cursor keysKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard function keysKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard easy keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard euro keyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Software3 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Windows Vista Home Basic
Trial softwareDiffers	CyberLink PowerDirector, McAfee Internet Security Suite, Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007	Symantec Norton Security 2008, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Arcade, Acer Empowering Technology (eRecovery, eSettings, ePower), Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GameZone, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader, NTI Media Maker	Cyberlink DVD Suite, QuickPlay 3.7, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent, Muvee autoProducer Basic 6, Cyberlink Youcam, HP PhotoSmart Essentials
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	3 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	2.75 kg
WidthDiffers	339 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	257 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.9 cm	2.54 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.9 cm	3.96 cm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	V.92	Unknown — not stated by the source

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