Asus X501A-XX517D vs Asus X550CA-XX703D

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Intel Core i3
(3rd Gen)

Clock Speed

1.8 Ghz
1.8 Ghz

Capacity

2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
DDR3

Hard Disk

500 GB HDD
500 GB HDD

Hard Disk Features

SATA
5400 RPM
SATA
5400 RPM

Display Size

15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)
15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)

Display Features

LED Backlight HD Glare panel Display
HD TFT LCD Glare Display with LED Backlit

OS

DOS
DOS

User Ratings

3.5/5
(10 ratings)
4.2/5
(9 ratings)

General Information

Brand

Asus
Asus

Model

X501A-XX517D
X550CA-XX703D

Thickness

26.5 Millimeter thickness
31.7 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

380 x 253 x 26.5  mm
380 x 251 x 31.7  mm

Weight

2.07 Kg weight
2.3 Kg weight

Colors

Black
White

Operating System

DOS
DOS

Display Details

Display Size

15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)
15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)

Display Resolution

1366 x 768 Pixels
1366 x 768 Pixels

Pixel Density

100 ppi
100 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

LED Backlight HD Glare panel Display
HD TFT LCD Glare Display with LED Backlit

Display Touchscreen

No
No

Performance

Processor

Celeron Dual Core 1000M
Intel Core i3-3217U

3rd Gen

Clock-speed

1.8 Ghz
1.8 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM76 Express
Intel HM76 Express

Graphic Processor

Intel HD Graphics 4000
Intel HD 4000

Memory

Capacity

2 GB
2 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

Memory Slots

N/A
2

Memory Layout

N/A
1 x 2 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

500 GB
500 GB

HDD Speed(RPM)

5400 RPM
5400 RPM

HDD type

SATA
SATA

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
4 Cell

Battery type

N/A
Li-Ion

Power Supply

65 W
65 W AC Adapter W

Networking

Wireless LAN

802.11 b/g/n
802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi Version

4
4

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.0
4.0

Other Networking Options

Multi Card Slot Reader
N/A

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

1
1

USB 2.0 slots

1
1

SD Card Reader

N/A
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
1

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

VGA Port

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

N/A
No

Speakers

Stereo speakers
Stereo Speakers

Sound Technologies

Sonic Master Lite
SonicMaster

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Peripherals

Optical Drive

N/A
Super-Multi DVD Drive

Pointing Device

Standard Keyboard
TouchPad

Keyboard

N/A
Standard Keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

N/A
No

Others

Warranty

1 Year
2 Years

Lockport

N/A
Yes

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide and Manuals
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide