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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz

46specifications compared
20differ
26identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition has 20 GB more total storage capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz (80 GB vs 60 GB). The ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition has 0.064 GB more maximum graphics card memory than the Lenovo ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz (0.128 GB vs 0.064 GB). The ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition has 3 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the Lenovo ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz (5 vs 2). Only the ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition has S/PDIF out port. Only the ASUS A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition has SmartCard slot.

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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz: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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz: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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz:4:3
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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz: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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz:60 GB
HDD interface
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:Ultra-ATA/133
- ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz:Ultra-ATA/100
Discrete graphics card model
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:Intel® GMA 900
- ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz:AMD Mobility Radeon X300
Maximum graphics card memory
- A5EB-Q008H 39.1 cm (15.4") 0.5 GB DDR-SDRAM 80 GB Intel® GMA 900 Windows XP Home Edition:0.128 GB
- ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz:0.064 GB

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Comparison of A5EB-Q008H, ThinkPad R52 PM 740 1.7GHz
62 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 R52 PM 740 1.7GHz 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
Processoridentical
Processor frequency	1.73 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor cacheKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side bus	533 MHz	533 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	60 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/100
HDD speedKnown for one	4200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA 900	AMD Mobility Radeon X300
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	0.128 GB	0.064 GB
Graphics card interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Intel High Definition Audio	SoundMAX
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g
Ports & interfaces4 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) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	1	1
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II	Type II
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-in portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
USB 1.1 ports quantity	0	0
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-out typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S-Video
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 915GM Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	Touchpad	ThinkPad UltraNav
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 Program, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage 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	3.6 h
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.8 kg
WidthKnown for one	369 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	269 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	369 x 269 x 35 mm	332 x 269 x 38 mm
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data port	Yes	Yes
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s	56 Kbit/s
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Docking solutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dock II/Mini Dock, Port Replicator II

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