Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB vs Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB

32specifications compared
16differ
16identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB (3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz). The Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB has 0.25 GB more internal memory than the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB (0.5 GB vs 0.25 GB). The Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB has 2 GB more maximum internal memory than the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB (4 GB vs 2 GB). Optical drive type: CD-ROM on the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB, DVD-ROM on the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB. Storage drive type: ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE) on the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB, SATA on the Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB.

Processor frequency
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:3 GHz
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:3.2 GHz
Internal memory
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:0.25 GB
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:0.5 GB
Maximum internal memory
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:4 GB
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:2 GB
Total storage capacity
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:40 GB
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:80 GB
Optical drive type
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:CD-ROM
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:DVD-ROM
Storage drive type
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:SATA
Video adapter, bus
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:Direct AGP
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:PCI Express
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB:6
- TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB:8

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Comparison of TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB, TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB
46 specifications	A Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A50 P4 3000 256MB 40GB View product	B Lenovo TS ThinkCentre A51SFF P4 540 512MB 80GB View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor front side bus	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.25 GB	0.5 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory type	DDR-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	40 GB	80 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	CD-ROM	DVD-ROM
Storage drive typeDiffers	ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)	SATA
Diskette drive memory	1.44 MB	1.44 MB
Graphics1 differ
Video adapter resolutionKnown for one	2048x1536 16777216 colors	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video adapter, busDiffers	Direct AGP	PCI Express
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA 900
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speed	48x	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
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast 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
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	230 W	225 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	SFF
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client (license), Lotus SmartSuite Millennium (license), IBM Director Agent (web deliverable), Access Program, ThinkVantage Client Security Solution, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore, Norton AntiVirus 2004 OEM Version, PC Doctor diagnostics
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Audioidentical
Audio system	SoundMAX Cadenza	SoundMAX Cadenza
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	191 mm	309 mm
DepthDiffers	406 mm	359 mm
HeightDiffers	413 mm	85 mm
WeightDiffers	10.2 kg	8.5 kg
Other features1 differ
Security featuresDiffers	-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	-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 -Hard drive I/O control -Diskette I/O control -Hard disk drive password -Diskette Boot inhibit -Configuration password -Boot without keyboard or mou

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