Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:Intel® Pentium® 4
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:Intel® Celeron®
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:3 GHz
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:3.06 GHz
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:800 MHz
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:533 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:4 GB
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:2 GB
DVD read speed
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:8x
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:16x
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:6
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:8
Power supply
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:200 W
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:225 W
Audio system
- ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz:SoundMAX Cadenza
- ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP:ADI 1891 HD

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Comparison of ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz, ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP
39 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Pentium 4 531 HT 3.0GHz View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 Celeron D 346 3.06GHz 256MB 80GB XPP View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	533 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.25 GB	0.25 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	80 GB	80 GB
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM	DVD-ROM
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Diskette drive memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.44 MB
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video adapter resolutionKnown for one	2048x1536 16777216 colors	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video adapter, busKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical drive1 differ
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Networkidentical
Networking features	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
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 quantity	2	2
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	200 W	225 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareDiffers	Access Program, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore, Norton AntiVirus 2004 with 90 days of virus definition upgrades, PC Doctor diagnostics	Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client (license), Lotus SmartSuite Millennium, Access program, Norton AntiVirus 2004 with 90 days of virus definition upgrades, PC Doctor diagnostics, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	SoundMAX Cadenza	ADI 1891 HD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	276 mm	350 mm
DepthDiffers	270 mm	385 mm
HeightDiffers	89 mm	107.5 mm
WeightDiffers	6.4 kg	10 kg
Other features1 differ
Security featuresDiffers	-Boot sequence control -Boot without keyboard or mouse -Configuration password -Diskette Boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control -Hardfile I/O control -Parallel I/O control -Power on password -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock)	-Boot without keyboard or mouse -Boot sequence control -Power on password -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) -Serial port I/O control -U-Bolt anchoring feature -Parallel port I/O control -Hardfile I/O control -Diskette boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control -Configuration password
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop

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