Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4 vs NEC PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:Intel
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:AMD
Processor family
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:Intel® Pentium® 4
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:AMD Athlon
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:3.2 GHz
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:2 GHz
Internal memory
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:0.5 GB
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:2 GB
Internal memory type
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:DDR-SDRAM
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:DDR2-SDRAM
Total storage capacity
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:40 GB
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:240 GB
Diskette drive memory
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:1.44 MB
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:No
Discrete graphics card model
- ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4:Intel® GMA 900
- PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro:NVIDIA GeForce 6150

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Comparison of M51, PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro
53 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M51 Intel® Pentium® 4 Model M51 View product	B NEC PowerMate VL360 Micro Tower - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2048MB, 240GB, Win XP Pro View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	AMD Athlon
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3800+
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor front side busKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	40 GB	240 GB
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Diskette drive memoryDiffers	1.44 MB	No
Optical drive typeKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA 900	NVIDIA GeForce 6150
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
Network1 differ
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Line-out	Yes	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x PCI Express 16X 1x PCI Express 1X 2x PCI
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	310 W	250 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110/220 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Micro Tower
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x 5.25" / 2x 3.5"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareDiffers	Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client (license), Lotus SmartSuite Millennium (license), Norton AntiVirus 2004, PC Doctor diagnostics, Access Program, ThinkVantage Client Security Solution, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore, IBM Director Agent (web deliverable)	NEC Instant Recovery
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	SoundMAX Cadenza	Azalia
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	181 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	402 mm
HeightDiffers	492 mm	384 mm
WeightKnown for one	13.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, EN 55022 B, EN 50082-1, EN 60950
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Security featuresKnown for one	-Boot without keyboard or mouse -Configuration password -Diskette Boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control -Hard disk drive password -Hard drive I/O control -Padlock loop -Parallel port I/O control -Power on password -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) -Serial port I/O control	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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