Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG)

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  • 103specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 72identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):35.8 cm (14.1")
  • Display resolution
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:1366 x 768 pixels
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):1440 x 900 pixels
  • Native aspect ratio
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:16:9
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):16:10
  • Processor family
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:Intel® Celeron® M
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:743
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):SP9400
  • Processor cores
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:1
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):2
  • Processor threads
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:1
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):2
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate TM8531-742G32Mn Intel® Celeron® M 743:1.3 GHz
    • ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG):2.4 GHz

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Comparison of TM8531-742G32Mn, ThinkPad T400s (2808DDG)
138 specifications
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1440 x 900 pixels
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:916:10
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGloss
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Celeron® MIntel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffers743SP9400
Processor coresDiffers12
Processor threadsDiffers12
Processor frequencyDiffers1.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers1 MB6 MB
Processor front side busDiffers800 MHz1066 MHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Celeron M ULV 700 SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo SP9000 Series
SteppingKnown for oneR0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs10 W25 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 °C
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB250 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MS PRO, SD, xDUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.0625 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1.759 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHigh Definition AudioHDA 24-bit
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Network2 differ
Wireless technologyDiffers802.11 b/g/nIntel WiFi 5300AGN
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0+EDR
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® GS45 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one-McAfee Internet Security Suite.Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one-Acer Crystal Eye, -Acer GridVista, -Acer Backup Manager, -Acer Bio-Protection, -Acer PowerSmart Manager, -Acer Launch Manager, -Acer eRecovery Management, -Adobe Reader, -Adobe Flash Player, -Google Toolbar, -Google Desktop, -eSobi, -Office Ready, -Windows Live Essentials.Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features6 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Execute Disable BitDiffersNoYes
Intel 64DiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers3713536693
Processor codeKnown for oneSLGEVUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one48.8 WhUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs6 h5.5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Cable lock slot typeDiffersKensingtonIBM
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one-Wi-Fi, -ACPI 3.0, -Mobile PC 2002, -DMI 2.0, -EPEAT Silver, -GS.Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.3 kg2.38 kg
WidthDiffers377.5 mm335 mm
DepthDiffers254.5 mm238 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.64 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one3.09 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31.9 mm
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source56 Kbit/s
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome office, Small Business
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQWERTY

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