Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS X71VN-7S041C, BE vs Samsung E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800

113specifications compared
40differ
73identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:43.4 cm (17.1")
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:43.2 cm (17")
Processor family
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:Intel Pentium Mobile
Processor model
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:P8400
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:T5800
Processor frequency
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:2.26 GHz
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:2 GHz
Processor cache
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:3 MB
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:2 MB
Processor front side bus
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:1066 MHz
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:800 MHz
Processor lithography
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:45 nm
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:65 nm
Processor codename
- X71VN-7S041C, BE:Penryn
- E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800:Merom

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Comparison of X71VN-7S041C, BE, E172
142 specifications	A ASUS X71VN-7S041C, BE View product	B Samsung E E172 Intel Pentium Mobile T5800 Model E172 View product
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.4 cm (17.1")	43.2 cm (17")
Display surfaceKnown for one	Gloss	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 cd/m²
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel Pentium Mobile
Processor modelDiffers	P8400	T5800
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	65 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo P8000 Series	Intel Core 2 Duo T5000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Penryn	Merom
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	85 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	410 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	107 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	8.5	10
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS Pro Duo, SD	MMC, SD, SDHC, XD
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9650M GT	NVIDIA GeForce Go 9300M GS
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Intel HDA (azalia)	Realtek HD
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gibabit Ethernet, WLAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	88	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad + Scroll zone
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUSDVD 6-in-1 WinDVD8 BD Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 NERO 8 Essentials Power2Go ASUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	35569	35581
Processor codeDiffers	SL3BU	SLB6E
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	8	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	5200 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	90 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	4.7 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	3.7 kg	3.08 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	395 mm
DepthDiffers	298 mm	279 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.84 cm	2.97 cm
Height (rear)Differs	4.17 cm	3.77 cm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100V—240V
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Red

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