Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256 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 NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256 (1.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz). The NEC VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR has 10 GB more total storage capacity than the Acer Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256 (40 GB vs 30 GB). The Acer Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256 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 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256, 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 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256, 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 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:38.1 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 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:1024 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 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:1.4 GHz
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:1.5 GHz
Total storage capacity
- Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:30 GB
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:40 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:0.064 GB
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:0.032 GB
DVD read speed
- Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:4x
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:16x
Weight
- Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:2.83 kg
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:2.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256:333 x 276 x 32 mm
- VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR:327 x 269.5 x 40 mm

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Comparison of Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256, VERSA P520 P-M 1.5GHZ/1MB 256MB 40GB 15TFT DVD/RW XPP 3YR PURR
35 specifications	A Acer Travelmate 291ALCi Cen 1.4 40GB 256 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
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Cache internalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Memoryidentical
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
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	30 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	4x	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
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400 mAh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 h
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	2.83 kg	2.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	333 x 276 x 32 mm	327 x 269.5 x 40 mm
Other featuresidentical
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton AntiVirus Adobe Acrobat Reader Cyberlink PowerDVD NTI CD Maker (for models featuring DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD-RW drive module)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source

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