Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz vs Lenovo TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz

31specifications compared
11differ
20identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Internal memory type
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:DDR2-SDRAM
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:DDR-SDRAM
Video adapter, bus
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:PCI Express
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:Direct AGP
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:8
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:6
Power supply
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:225 W
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:230 W
Chassis type
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:SFF
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:Tower
Audio system
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:ADI 1891 HD
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:SoundMAX Cadenza
Width
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:309 mm
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:191 mm
Depth
- ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz:359 mm
- TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz:406 mm

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Comparison of ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz, TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz
38 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M52 P4 HT 531 3.0Ghz View product	B Lenovo TS ThinkCenre A50 P4 3.0HGz View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Processor front side bus	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Storageidentical
Total storage capacity	80 GB	80 GB
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM	DVD-ROM
Storage drive type	SATA	SATA
Diskette drive memory	1.44 MB	1.44 MB
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video adapter, busDiffers	PCI Express	Direct AGP
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical driveidentical
DVD read speed	16x	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	225 W	230 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Tower
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Access Program; Rescue and Recovery, Norton AntiVirus 2004 with 90 days of virus definition upgrades, PC Doctor diagnostics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	ADI 1891 HD	SoundMAX Cadenza
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	309 mm	191 mm
DepthDiffers	359 mm	406 mm
HeightDiffers	85 mm	413 mm
WeightDiffers	8.5 kg	10.2 kg
Other features1 differ
Security featuresDiffers	-Serial port I/O control -Power on password -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) -Configuration password -Boot without keyboard or mouse -Parallel port I/O control -Hard drive I/O control -Hard disk drive password -Diskette Boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control	-Boot sequence control -Boot without keyboard or mouse -Configuration password -Diskette boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control -Hardfile I/O control -Parallel port I/O control -Power on password -Security slot (for attachment of optional cable lock) -Serial port I/O control -U-Bolt anchoring feature
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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