Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G vs Acer TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:43.2 cm (17")
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:1280 x 1024 pixels
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:5:4
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:4:3
Processor frequency
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:2.8 GHz
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:1.5 GHz
Internal memory
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:0.5 GB
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:0.25 GB
Total storage capacity
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:80 GB
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:30 GB
HDD speed
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:7200 RPM
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:4200 RPM
CD write speed
- ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G:16x
- TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5:24x

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Comparison of ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G, TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5
40 specifications	A Acer ASPIRE 1711SMI P4-2.8G View product	B Acer TRAVELMATE 4501ALCI PMC-1.5 View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.2 cm (17")	38.1 cm (15")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 1024 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioDiffers	5:4	4:3
Contrast ratio (typical)	750:1	750:1
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	1.5 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
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memory	0.064 GB	0.064 GB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 1024 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	stereo	SoundBlaster-Pro and MS DirectSound compatible
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Optical drive1 differ
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD write speedDiffers	16x	24x
CD rewrite speed	10x	10x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
DVD write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/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, Serial, par	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,
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Standard 103-/105-/107-/109-key	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Launch Manager, Norton AntiVirus 2003 (90 days trial version), Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, NTI CD-Maker	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 & dimensions3 differ
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.91 kg
Hard drive1 differ
Storage drive typeDiffers	ATA-100	ATA/100
Other featuresidentical
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington lock slot, BIOS user and supervisor passwords
Battery typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 Cell Lithium-Ion
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 855GME
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI 2.0 ACPI Mobile PC2001 CCX Wi-Fi

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