Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5100-5480 vs Samsung Q1U Intel® Pentium®

42specifications compared
19differ
23identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5100-5480:39.1 cm (15.4")
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:17.8 cm (7")
Display resolution
- Aspire 5100-5480:1280 x 800 pixels
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:1024 x 600 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- Aspire 5100-5480:16:10
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:5:3
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5100-5480:1.6 GHz
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:0.8 GHz
Total storage capacity
- Aspire 5100-5480:160 GB
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:60 GB
HDD speed
- Aspire 5100-5480:5400 RPM
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:4200 RPM
Optical drive type
- Aspire 5100-5480:DVD±RW
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:DVD Super Multi DL
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire 5100-5480:AMD Radeon Xpress 1100
- Q1U Intel® Pentium®:945GM Express

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Comparison of Aspire 5100-5480, Q1U
72 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5100-5480 View product	B Samsung Q1U Intel® Pentium® Model Q1U View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.1 cm (15.4")	17.8 cm (7")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 800 pixels	1024 x 600 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:10	5:3
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	0.8 GHz
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium®
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	1 GB	1 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 1 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	160 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon Xpress 1100	945GM Express
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.128 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	DirectSound & Sound Blaster Pro	High Definition
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 MP
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE 802.11b/g	802.11 b/g
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 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
ExpressCard slot	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	1	1
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II	Type II
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	1	0
TV-in port	No	No
TV-out	No	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Vista Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Arcade, Acer Empowering Technology (eLock, ePerformance, eRecovery, eSettings, ePower, ePresentation), Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Acrobat Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery life (max)Known for one	2.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	690 g
WidthKnown for one	358 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	269 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	34 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	358 x 269 x 34 mm	227.5 x 123.9 x 22.9 mm
Other features1 differ
Infrared data port	No	No
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemDiffers	Yes	No
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	ITU V.92	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC

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