Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer vs HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer (2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 1 MB more processor cache than the Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer (2 MB vs 1 MB). The HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer (8 GB vs 4 GB). Processor family: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core on the Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer, Intel® Core™2 Duo on the HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer, DVD-ROM on the HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation.

Processor family
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor frequency
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:1.6 GHz
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:2.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:1 MB
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:2 MB
Maximum internal memory
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:4 GB
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:8 GB
Optical drive type
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:DVD±RW
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:DVD-ROM
Product type
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:PC
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Workstation
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:6
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:9
Power supply
- Veriton M261 - Consumer:250 W
- xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation:475 W

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Comparison of Veriton M261 - Consumer, xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation
66 specifications	A Acer Veriton M261 - Consumer View product	B HP xw4600 Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz 1GB/160GB NVIDIA NVS 290 DVD/CD-RW WVST Bus Workstation View product
Processor3 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	1 MB	2 MB
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Cache externalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 KB
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 0.5 GB
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory upgradeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-ROM
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3GB/s
Disk subsystem controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated 6 channel SATA 3 Gb/s NCQ controller with RAID capability, optional 4 channel SAS controller with RAID capability
Diskette driveKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FDD 3.5'' 1.44MB
Storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
Total storage capacityKnown for one	160 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quadro NVS 290
Video card featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA Quadro FX 370
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	MiRage 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X38 Express
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	9
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front: headphone, microphone, 2 USB 2.0 and 1 optional IEEE 1394A; Rear: 7 USB 2.0, 1 external SATA, 1 standard serial port, 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse, 1 RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN, audio In, audio Out, microphone; 2 USB 2.0 (internal)
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 slots: 2 PCI Express (x16) Graphics slots, 1 PCI Express (x16 mechanically, x4 electrically), 1 PCI Express (x1) and 3 full-length legacy PCI slots
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 watts wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, 80 Plus Efficient
Power supplyDiffers	250 W	475 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Minitower
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	High Definition Audio
Audio includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated High Definition audio with Jack Retasking capability, optional PCI Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9100
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	183 mm	168 mm
DepthDiffers	455 mm	456 mm
HeightDiffers	370 mm	450 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 kg
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP USB optical scroll mouse
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP USB standard keyboard
Featuresidentical
Security management descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Solenoid Hood Lock/Sensor Kit, Kensington Security Cable & Lock
Other featuresidentical
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 external 5.25" bays and 1 external 3.5" bay for optional floppy drive 2 internal 3.5" bays
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Vista Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Empowering Technology Lite, LANScope Lite, Adobe Reader, Cyberlink PowerDVD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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