Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 250 vs NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 250 has 1.1 GHz more processor frequency than the NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR (2.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 250 has 0.25 GB more internal memory than the NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR (0.5 GB vs 0.25 GB). The Acer TravelMate 250 has 0.032 GB more maximum graphics card memory than the NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR (0.064 GB vs 0.032 GB). Display diagonal: 38.1 cm (15") on the Acer TravelMate 250, 38.4 cm (15.1") on the NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR. Display resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels on the Acer TravelMate 250, 1400 x 1050 pixels on the NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR.

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 250:38.1 cm (15")
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:38.4 cm (15.1")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 250:1024 x 768 pixels
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:1400 x 1050 pixels
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 250:2.6 GHz
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:1.5 GHz
Internal memory
- TravelMate 250:0.5 GB
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:0.25 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- TravelMate 250:0.064 GB
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:0.032 GB
DVD read speed
- TravelMate 250:8x
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:16x
Battery life (max)
- TravelMate 250:3.5 h
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:3 h
Weight
- TravelMate 250:3.36 kg
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:2.9 kg

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Comparison of TravelMate 250, VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR
35 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 250 View product	B NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	38.1 cm (15")	38.4 cm (15.1")
Display resolutionDiffers	1024 x 768 pixels	1400 x 1050 pixels
Native aspect ratio	4:3	4:3
Contrast ratio (typical)	750:1	750:1
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Processor front side bus	400 MHz	400 MHz
Cache internalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	0.25 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	40 GB	40 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra-ATA/100
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	0.064 GB	0.032 GB
Optical drive1 differ
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 855GM
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	3.5 h	3 h
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.36 kg	2.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	327 x 269.5 x 40 mm
Other featuresidentical
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
BIOS memoryKnown for one	2MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Audio system with two speakers MS-Sound compatible, MS-Sound compatible	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Integrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	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)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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