Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM vs HP EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM

Key differences

Total storage capacity
- EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:250 GB
- EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:160 GB
HDD capacity
- EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:250 GB
- EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:160 GB
Optical drive type
- EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:DVD-ROM
- EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:DVD Super Multi DL
Operating system installed
- EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:Windows 7 Home Basic
- EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:Windows 7 Professional
Sustainability certificates
- EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
- EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM:EPEAT Gold

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Comparison of BW248US#ABA, QL497US#ABA
154 specifications	A HP EliteBook BW248US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM Model BW248US#ABA View product	B HP EliteBook QL497US#ABA Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640LM Model QL497US#ABA View product
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD Super Multi DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic	Windows 7 Professional
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR	EPEAT Gold

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