Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB vs Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB has 1.2 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB (2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB has 0.25 GB more internal memory than the Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB (0.5 GB vs 0.25 GB). The Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB has 50 GB more total storage capacity than the Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB (80 GB vs 30 GB). Display diagonal: 43.2 cm (17") on the Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB, 38.1 cm (15") on the Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB. Display resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels on the Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB, 1024 x 768 pixels on the Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB.

Display diagonal
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:43.2 cm (17")
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:1280 x 1024 pixels
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:5:4
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:4:3
Processor frequency
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:2.8 GHz
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:1.6 GHz
Internal memory
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:0.5 GB
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:0.25 GB
Total storage capacity
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:80 GB
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:30 GB
HDD speed
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:7200 RPM
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:4200 RPM
Battery life (max)
- ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB:1 h
- K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB:5 h

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Comparison of ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB, K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB
35 specifications	A Acer ASPIRE 1711SCI P4 2.8 80GB 512MB 56K 17 DVD CDRW XPH WLAN 64MB View product	B Acer K TravelMate 4502ALCi Cent1600 256MB30GB View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.2 cm (17")	38.1 cm (15")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 1024 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	5:4	4:3
Contrast ratio (typical)	750:1	750:1
HD typeKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Cache internalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	0.25 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	30 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	MS DirectSound-compatible	SoundBlaster-Pro and MS DirectSound-compatible
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Optical driveidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	10x	10x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	1 × CardBus type II 1 × RJ-11 jack for modem 1 × RJ-45 jack for Ethernet 1 × DC-in jack for AC adapter 1 × external VGA port 1 × microphone-in jack 1 × headphone-out jack 4 × USB 2.0 ports 1 × S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port 1 × parallel port 1 × serial port 1 × PS/2-port 2 × IEEE 1394 port	3x USB 2.0 1x Infrared (FIR) 1x VGA for external monitor 1x 32bit type II PCMCIA CardBus slot 1x S-video out (NTSC/PAL) 1x IEEE 1394 port 1x RJ-11 jack 1x RJ-45 jack 1x speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack 1x microphone/ line-in jack 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter 100-pin port replicator connector, USB,
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 855GME
Software2 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Anti-Virus, Adobe Acrobat Reader, NTI CD-Maker, Acer Launch Manager	Norton AntiVirus, CyberLink PowerDVD, Adobe Reader, Acer Launch Manager, Acer eManager, Acer Notebook Manager, NTI CD Maker, Disc-to-disc recovery (uses 2GB of HD-space)
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition	Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	1 h	5 h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	2.91 kg
WidthDiffers	378 mm	364 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	279 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	378 x 320 x 49 mm	364 x 279 x 39 mm
Hard driveidentical
Storage drive type	ATA/100	ATA/100
Other features1 differ
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington lock slot, BIOS user and supervisor passwords
Battery typeDiffers	12 Cell Lithium-Ion	8 Cell Lithium-Ion
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.064 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Keyboard with EURO-key; embedded numeric keypad	Unknown — not stated by the source

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