Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD vs Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:3.2 GHz
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:3 GHz
Internal memory
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:0.5 GB
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:0.25 GB
Total storage capacity
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:80 GB
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:40 GB
Optical drive type
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:DVD-ROM
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:CD-ROM
Storage drive type
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:SATA
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
Video adapter, bus
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:PCI Express
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:Direct AGP
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:8
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:6
Power supply
- ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD:310 W
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:230 W

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD, TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB
45 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M50 P4 540HT 512MB 80GB DVD View product	B Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Processor front side bus	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	0.25 GB
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	40 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	CD-ROM
Storage drive typeDiffers	SATA	ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
Diskette drive memory	1.44 MB	1.44 MB
Graphics1 differ
Video adapter resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048x1536 16777216 colors
Video adapter, busDiffers	PCI Express	Direct AGP
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	310 W	230 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	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)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audioidentical
Audio system	SoundMAX Cadenza	SoundMAX Cadenza
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	191 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	406 mm
HeightDiffers	492 mm	413 mm
WeightDiffers	13.5 kg	10.2 kg
Other features1 differ
Security featuresDiffers	-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	-Hardfile I/O control -Diskette I/O control -Diskette boot inhibit -Configuration password -Boot without keyboard or mouse -Boot sequence control -Serial port I/O control -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) -Power on password -Parallel port I/O control -U-Bolt anchoring feature
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More pcs/workstations comparisons

All pcs/workstations comparisons