Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M420 vs Dell INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- Veriton M420:4800+
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:4000+
Processor frequency
- Veriton M420:2.5 GHz
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:2.1 GHz
Memory layout (slots x size)
- Veriton M420:1 x 1 GB
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:2 x 0.5 GB
Optical drive type
- Veriton M420:DVD-ROM
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:DVD±RW
Card reader integrated
- Veriton M420:Yes
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Veriton M420:8
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:10
Serial ports quantity
- Veriton M420:1
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:0
Parallel ports quantity
- Veriton M420:1
- INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop:0

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Comparison of Veriton M420, INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop
48 specifications	A Acer Veriton M420 View product	B Dell INSPIRON 531 DT Desktop View product
Processor2 differ
Processor modelDiffers	4800+	4000+
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Processor cacheKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 GB	2 x 0.5 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD±RW
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 LE
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 2 x PCI - 1 x PCIe x1 - 1 x PCIe x16
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	250 W	300 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Vista Business	Windows Vista Home Premium
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Works 9.0 - Danish, McAfee Security Centre 9.0
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio 7.1	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	183 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	455 mm	435 mm
HeightDiffers	370 mm	362 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Model availabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DK
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

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