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Acer Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD) vs Acer Altos R520 M2

87specifications compared
13differ
74identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal memory
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):6 GB
- Altos R520 M2:3 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):3 x 2 GB
- Altos R520 M2:3 x 1 GB
Maximum internal memory
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):96 GB
- Altos R520 M2:48 GB
Total storage capacity
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):292 GB
- Altos R520 M2:0 GB
Hot-swap
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):No
- Altos R520 M2:Yes
Networking features
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):2 x Gigabit Ehernet
- Altos R520 M2:Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):6
- Altos R520 M2:5
Chassis type
- Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD):Tower (5U)
- Altos R520 M2:Rack (1U)

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Comparison of Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD), Altos R520 M2
101 specifications	A Acer Altos G540 M2 (2.5" HDD)View product	B Acer Altos R520 M2 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	3 GB
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 2 GB	3 x 1 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	96 GB	48 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	292 GB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 x Gigabit Ehernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	5
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower (5U)	Rack (1U)
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	-Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise Edition (x86), -Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise Edition (EM64T), -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise Edition (x86), -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise Edition (EM64T), -Red Hat Enterprise Linu	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition (EM64T) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (EM64T) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	UL, Nemko GS, CB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic immunityKnown for one	FCC Class A, BSMI, CCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	430 mm
DepthDiffers	650 mm	745 mm
HeightDiffers	432 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	32 kg	12.4 kg

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