Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 250 vs BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 250 has 1.1 GHz more processor frequency than the BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R (2.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 250 has 0.25 GB more internal memory than the BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R (0.5 GB vs 0.25 GB). The BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R has 0.5 h more battery life (max) than the Acer TravelMate 250 (4 h vs 3.5 h). Display diagonal: 38.1 cm (15") on the Acer TravelMate 250, 39.1 cm (15.4") on the BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R. Display resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels on the Acer TravelMate 250, 1280 x 800 pixels on the BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R.

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 250:38.1 cm (15")
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:39.1 cm (15.4")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 250:1024 x 768 pixels
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- TravelMate 250:4:3
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:16:10
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 250:2.6 GHz
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:1.5 GHz
Internal memory
- TravelMate 250:0.5 GB
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:0.25 GB
Battery life (max)
- TravelMate 250:3.5 h
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:4 h
Weight
- TravelMate 250:3.36 kg
- Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R:2.9 kg

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Comparison of TravelMate 250, Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R
29 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 250 View product	B BenQ Joybook 8100-D01 15.4i 200 nits LCD PM 1.5G Centrino 40G 256 DDR R View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	38.1 cm (15")	39.1 cm (15.4")
Display resolutionDiffers	1024 x 768 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	4:3	16:10
Contrast ratio (typical)	750:1	750:1
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	0.25 GB
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	40 GB	40 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	0.064 GB	0.064 GB
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon 9600
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Audio system with two speakers MS-Sound compatible, MS-Sound compatible	1.5W x 2 Speaker Built In
Optical driveidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD write speed	10x	10x
CD rewrite speed	8x	8x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Integrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 jack for Ethernet 1 x RJ-11 jack for modem 1 x ECP/EPP compliant parallel port 1 x Infrared (FIR) port 1 x external VGA port 2 x CardBus type II PCMCIA slots 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter 1 x line-in jack 1 x line-out jack (external speakers/headphones) , WAN,LAN	Firewire (IEEE 1394): x2 USB 2.0 port: x4 PCMCIA: x1 VGA output: x1 RJ11 Modern jack: x1 RJ45 Ethernet: x1 S-Video: x1 SPDIF: x1 Printer out: x1 DC-in: x1
Software2 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Notebook Manager Acer Launch Manager Acer System Recovery CD Norton AntiVirus Adobe Acrobat Reader CyberLink PowerDVD (not for CD-ROM models) NTI CD-Maker (for models featuring DVD/CD-RW combo drive or DVD-RW drive)	BenQ Q-Media Bar, BenQ Qsync, BenQ Qmusic, BenQ System Recovery CD, Photo Explorer, Power Director, CD-Maker, Nero Burnner SW
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP Professional	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	3.5 h	4 h
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.36 kg	2.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	352 x 260 x 33 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS memoryKnown for one	2MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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