Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire iDea 520-BD vs Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor frequency
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:1.66 GHz
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:1.6 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:2 MB
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:1 MB
Processor front side bus
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:667 MHz
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:800 MHz
Internal memory
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:2 GB
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:1 GB
Memory slots
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:2x SO-DIMM
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:2x DIMM
Total storage capacity
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:500 GB
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:160 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire iDea 520-BD:AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:MiRage 3

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Comparison of Aspire iDea 520-BD, Veriton M261 - Consumer
40 specifications	A Acer Aspire iDea 520-BD View product	B Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	1 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Processor front side busDiffers	667 MHz	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro	MiRage 3
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Software1 differ
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Home Premium	Windows Vista Home Premium
Bundled softwareDiffers	Microsoft Vista Home Premium, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007, Adobe Acrobat Reader V7.0, NTI CD Maker Gold	Acer Empowering Technology Lite, LANScope Lite, Adobe Reader, Cyberlink PowerDVD
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio	Realtek ALC888S
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	183 mm
DepthDiffers	335 mm	455 mm
HeightDiffers	70 mm	370 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Small Business

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