Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition vs Lenovo Thinkpad R50e

48specifications compared
31differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:39.1 cm (15.4")
- Thinkpad R50e:38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:1280 x 800 pixels
- Thinkpad R50e:1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:16:10
- Thinkpad R50e:4:3
Processor frequency
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:1.73 GHz
- Thinkpad R50e:1.7 GHz
Processor front side bus
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:533 MHz
- Thinkpad R50e:400 MHz
Internal memory type
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:DDR-SDRAM
- Thinkpad R50e:DDR2-SDRAM
Total storage capacity
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:80 GB
- Thinkpad R50e:40 GB
HDD speed
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:4200 RPM
- Thinkpad R50e:5400 RPM

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Comparison of A5EB-Q008H, Thinkpad R50e
67 specifications	A ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition Model A5EB-Q008H View product	B Lenovo Thinkpad R50e View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.1 cm (15.4")	38.1 cm (15")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 800 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:10	4:3
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.73 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	533 MHz	400 MHz
Processor cacheKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Ultra-ATA/133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	0.128 GB	0.064 GB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Direct AGP
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Intel High Definition Audio	SoundMAX
Number of built-in speakersDiffers	2	1
Camera1 differ
Front cameraDiffers	Yes	No
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g
Ports & interfaces8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers	1	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeDiffers	Type II	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-in portDiffers	Yes	No
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
USB 1.1 ports quantity	0	0
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	Touchpad	Trackpad
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full size
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows XP Home Edition	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS Mobile Theater V2.0 ASUSDVD XP 6.0 Power Director V3.0 DE Medi@Show V2.0 SE Internet Security 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 NERO Express V6.0 ASUS NB Probe ASUS Live Update ASUS ChkMail ASUS Hotkey ASUS Power4 Gear +	Access Connections; Access Program; Rescue and Recovery, Norton AntiVirus 2004 with 90 days of virus definition upgrades, PC Doctor diagnostics, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	8	6
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 h
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot typeDiffers	Kensington	IBM
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.8 kg
WidthDiffers	369 mm	332 mm
Depth	269 mm	269 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	38 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	369 x 269 x 35 mm	332 x 269 x 38 mm
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffers	Yes	No
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56K V.92
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 915GM Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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