Dell 3540 (CAL004W72117S6IN9) vs HP 15-ab030TX (M2W73PA)

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i5
(4th Gen)
Intel Core i5
(5th Gen)

Clock Speed

1.6 Ghz
2.2 Ghz

Capacity

4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
DDR3
1600 Mhz

Hard Disk

500 GB HDD
1 TB 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

Anti-Glare WLED-backlit Display
Full HD Anti-Glare Wide Screen LED Backlit Display

OS

Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1

Type

(64-bit) OS
(64-bit) OS

User Ratings

N/A
4.2/5
(26 ratings)

General Information

Brand

Dell
HP

Model

3540 (CAL004W72117S6IN9)
15-ab030TX (M2W73PA)

Thickness

27.8 Millimeter thickness
25.1 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

376 x 259 x 27.8  mm
384 x 261 x 25.1  mm

Weight

2.3 Kg weight
2.2 Kg weight

Colors

Grey
Blizzard White

Operating System

Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

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

Display Resolution

1366 x 768 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

100 ppi
141 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

Anti-Glare WLED-backlit Display
Full HD Anti-Glare Wide Screen LED Backlit Display

Display Touchscreen

No
No

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i5-4200U

4th Gen
Intel Core i5-5200U

5th Gen

Clock-speed

1.6 Ghz
2.2 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM87 Express
N/A

Graphic Processor

Intel HD 4400
GeForce 940M

Graphics Memory

N/A
2 GB

Memory

Capacity

4 GB
8 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

RAM speed

N/A
1600 Mhz

Memory Slots

2 DIMM
2 DIMM

Expandable Memory

8 GB
16 GB

Memory Layout

1 x 4 Gigabyte
1 x 8 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

500 GB
1 TB

HDD Speed(RPM)

5400 RPM
5400 RPM

HDD type

SATA
SATA

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
4 Cell

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Ion

Power Supply

90 W AC Adapter W
N/A

Battery Life

4 Hrs
N/A

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

N/A
3D Drive Guard HDD Protection

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

N/A
2

USB 2.0 slots

2
1

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
1

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Web-cam Resolution

1.0 MP
N/A

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

HD Audio Solution
HD Audio Solution

Speakers

Dell Audio Speakers
2 x Stereo Speakers

Sound Technologies

N/A
Bang and Olufsen

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Microphone Type

Digital Microphone
Dual Array Digital Microphone

Peripherals

Optical Drive

Tray-load DVD RW Drive
SuperMulti DVD RW Drive with Dual Layer Support

Drive Type

DVD Writer
DVD Writer

Optical Read

N/A
8x

Optical Write

N/A
8x

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture Support
HP Imagepad with Multi-touch Gesture support

Keyboard

Standard Keyboard
Full-size island-style with numeric keypad

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Others

Warranty

1 Year
1 Year

Lockport

N/A
Yes

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide