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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G vs Acer Travelmate 290

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 10identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G has 1.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Travelmate 290 (2.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz). The Acer Travelmate 290 has 1.5 h more battery life (max) than the Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G (5 h vs 3.5 h). The Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G has 0.52 kg more weight than the Acer Travelmate 290 (3.36 kg vs 2.84 kg). DVD read speed: 8x on the Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G, Yes on the Acer Travelmate 290. Networking features: Integrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet on the Acer TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8G, 802.11b or 2100A, Ethernet/Fast Ethernet on the Acer Travelmate 290.

  • Processor frequency
    • 2.8 GHz
    • 1.4 GHz
  • DVD read speed
    • 8x
    • Yes
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® 852GME
    • Intel® 855GM
  • Battery life (max)
    • 3.5 h
    • 5 h
  • Weight
    • 3.36 kg
    • 2.84 kg

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36 specifications
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Acer

TRAVELMATE 254LCI P4-2.8GView product
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Acer

Travelmate 290View product
Displayidentical
Display diagonal38.1 cm (15")38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution1024 x 768 pixels1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio4:34:3
Contrast ratio (typical)750:1750:1
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Processor front side bus400 MHz400 MHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory0.5 GB0.5 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2 GB
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity40 GB40 GB
HDD speedKnown for one4200 RPM
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory0.064 GB0.064 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersAudio system with two speakers /MS-Sound compatible .Audio system with two speakers MS-Sound compatible
Optical drive1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one24x
CD write speedKnown for one10x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedDiffers8xYes
DVD write speedKnown for oneYes
DVD rewrite speedKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersIntegrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet802.11b or 2100A, Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers4 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)1x Parallel 3x USB 2.0 1x Infrared (FIR) 1x VGA for external monitor 1x 32bit type II PCMIA 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 , Wireless
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® 852GMEIntel® 855GM
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for one84/85/88-key, inverted "T" cursor layout, 3mm (min.) key travel / Built-in touchpad pointing device with ergonomic buttons and integrated scroll key /4 launch keys, including Internet and email (with LED for received mail) and 2 user-programmable keys /Embedded numeric keypad /International language
Software2 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersAcer 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)Norton AntiVirus Adobe Acrobat Reader Cyberlink PowerDVD NTI CD Maker (for models featuring DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD-RW drive module)
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional EditionMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one4000 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs3.5 h5 h
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers3.36 kg2.84 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one334 x 277 x 32 mm
Other featuresidentical
Internal modemYesYes
Modem speed56 Kbit/s56 Kbit/s
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneAC
BIOS memoryKnown for one2MB
Power managementKnown for oneACPI
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 W
Hard driveidentical
Diskette drive rotational speedKnown for one5400 RPM

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