Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss vs HP Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop

48specifications compared
17differ
31identical
94known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:AMD Athlon II
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor model
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:P340
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:T4500
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:2.2 GHz
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:2.3 GHz
Processor cache type
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:L3
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:L2
Internal memory
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:2 GB
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:3 GB
Internal memory type
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:DDR3-SDRAM
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:1 x 2 GB
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Total storage capacity
- TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss:250 GB
- Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop:320 GB

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Comparison of TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss, CQ56-111SA
142 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5542-P342G25Mnss View product	B HP Compaq Presario CQ56-111SA Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T4500 Laptop Model CQ56-111SA View product
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Clamshell
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Displayidentical
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	AMD Athlon II	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor modelDiffers	P340	T4500
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor codenameKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Penryn
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 W
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	107 mm²
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA 4500M
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.309 GB
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Number of built-in speakersDiffers	1	2
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
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
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optional operating system suppliedKnown for one	Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42925
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLGZC
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery capacityKnown for one	48.8 Wh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	4 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	2.55 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	374 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	246 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.3 cm	3.28 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.42 cm	3.78 cm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD M880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	- ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0 - Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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