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Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP vs Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth

80specifications compared
16differ
64identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP has 0.5 GB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth (1 GB vs 0.5 GB). The Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth has 20 GB more total storage capacity than the Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP (80 GB vs 60 GB). The Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). Display diagonal: 38.1 cm (15") on the Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP, 35.8 cm (14.1") on the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth. Display resolution: 1600 x 1200 pixels on the Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP, 1024 x 768 pixels on the Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth.

Display diagonal
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:38.1 cm (15")
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolution
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:1600 x 1200 pixels
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:1024 x 768 pixels
Internal memory
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:1 GB
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:0.5 GB
Total storage capacity
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:60 GB
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:80 GB
HDD speed
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:7200 RPM
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:5400 RPM
Discrete graphics card model
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:AMD Mobility FireGL T2
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:AMD Mobility Radeon 7500
Maximum graphics card memory
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:0.128 GB
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:0.032 GB
Battery life (max)
- IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP:5.4 h
- ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth:4.8 h

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Comparison of IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP, ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth
85 specifications	A Lenovo IBM THINKPAD T42P 2373-HTG P M- 1.80/60GB/15/DVD RECORDABLE/WXP View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad T42 PM-745 512MB 80GB 14.1 inch TFT Centrino 11b/g Blue tooth View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	38.1 cm (15")	35.8 cm (14.1")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 1200 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	UXGA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1 GB	0.5 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	60 GB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility FireGL T2	AMD Mobility Radeon 7500
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	0.128 GB	0.032 GB
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SoundMAX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/Bluetooth	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	•Infrared •AC adapter •Expansion Bus port (for Dock II/Mini Dock or Port Replicator II) •External microphone •External Display •Headphone/Line out •Parallel •RJ-11 •RJ-45 •S-Video out •2 USB 2.0, USB, parallel, RJ-11, RJ-45, IrDA	•RJ-11 •RJ-45 •S-Video out •2 USB 2.0 •AC adapter •Expansion Bus port (for Dock II/Mini Dock or Port Replicator II) •External microphone •External Display •Headphone/Line out •Infrared •Parallel, USB, parallel, RJ-11, RJ-45, IrDA
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Access IBM, IBM Access Connections, IBM Drive Letter Access, IBM Record Now, IBM Update Connector, Norton AntiVirus 2004, PC-Doctor, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, Intervideo WinDVD, Adobe Acrobat Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	5.4 h	4.8 h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	2 kg
WidthDiffers	329 mm	311 mm
DepthDiffers	268 mm	255 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	329 x 268 x 31 mm	311 x 255 x 27 mm
Other features2 differ
Security featuresDiffers	•Hard disk drive password •IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 •IBM Security Slot •Power-on password •Supervisor password	-IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0 -Hard disk drive password -Integrated fingerprint reader -IBM Security Slot -Power-on password -Supervisor password
Battery typeDiffers	9 Cell Lithium-Ion	6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full size

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