The Comparison

New Laptop (Jan 09):

Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz

4.9

3.5

Determined by lowest subscore

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB

4.4

Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

3.5

Gaming graphics 1790 MB Total available graphics memory

3.9

Primary hard disk 77GB Free (116GB Total)

5.5

Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

Desktop (Jun 08):

Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor AMD Phenom(tm) 9600 Quad-Core Processor

5.9

3.5

Determined by lowest subscore

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB

5.9

Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series

3.5

Gaming graphics 1535 MB Total available graphics memory

3.9

Primary hard disk 119GB Free (226GB Total)

5.9

Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

Laptop:

System
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Model F5SR
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
64-bit capable Yes

Desktop:

System
Manufacturer Acer
Model Aspire M3200
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4
64-bit capable Yes

Laptop:

Graphics
Display adapter type ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Total available graphics memory 1790 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1278 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.473.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1280×800
DirectX version DirectX 10

Desktop:

Graphics
Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series
Total available graphics memory 1535 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1279 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.541.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1440×900
Secondary monitor resolution 1440×900
DirectX version DirectX 10

In summary both systems are quite similar. On a performance race the Desktop would win hands down, but for a laptop it is fairly powerful.

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