*Selection criteria; bold entries signal best or tied result in category
| LOW-END SYSTEMS | HIGH-END SYSTEMS | |||||||||
| System | BSI NP8620D | HiNote VP 535 | HiNote Ultra II LTS 5150 | LTE 5400 | TravelMate 6050NT | Poly 500 AS5 | FutureMate FM9720T | Ascentia P50 | BSI NP8620A | ThinkPad 760ED |
| Company | Broadax Systems 818-442-0020, 800-872-4547, http://www.bsicomputer.com |
Digital Equipment 800-344-3825, http://www.digital.com |
Digital Equipment 800-344-3825, http://www.digital.com |
Compaq Computer 800-888-5858, http://www.compaq.com |
Texas Instruments 800-848-3927, http://www.ti.com |
Polywell Computers 800-999-1278, http://www.polywell.com |
FutureTech Systems 800-275-4414, http://www.futuretec.com |
AST 714-727-4141, 800-876-4278, http://www.ast.com |
Broadax Systems 818-442-0020, 800-872-4547, http://www.bsicomputer.com |
IBM 800-426-2968, http://www.pc.ibm.com |
| SYSmark/32 for NT Score* | 51 | 61 | 85 | 88 | 92 | 101 | 104 | 110 | 112 | 121 |
| List price (as configured when tested)* | $2,050 | $3,899 | $5,698 | $6,248 | $4,678 | $3,834 | $3,499 | $4,599 | $3,470 | $5,614 |
| Performance per $1000 cost* | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 22 |
| CPU* | 100MHz Pentium | 133MHz Pentium | 150MHz Pentium | 150MHz Pentium | 150MHz Pentium | 166MHz Pentium | 200MHz Pentium | 133MHz Pentium | 166MHz Pentium | 133MHz Pentium |
| Level 2 Cache* | 256KB | 256KB | 256KB | 512KB | 256KB | 256KB | 256KB | 256KB | 256KB | 256KB |
| Memory (installed/max)* | 16MB/40MB | 16MB/40MB | 32MB/56MB | 32MB/80MB | 40MB/64MB | 32MB/80MB | 32MB/80MB | 32MB/40MB | 32MB/40MB | 32MB/104MB |
| Hard Disk (installed/max)* | 1.03GB/ NA | 1.44GB/NA | 1.44GB/NA | 2.16GB/4.3GB | 2.067GB/NA | 1.033GB/NA | 1.034GB/2.1GB | 2.1GB/3.3GB | 2.1GB/2.1GB | 2.1GB/4.2GB |
| LCD Display* | 11.3" 800*600 Dual Scan | 12.1" 800*600*65,536 colors TFT | 11.3" 800*600*65,536 colors TFT | 12.1" 800*600, 16-bit, CTFT | 12.1" 800*600*64,000 colors TFT | 12.1" 800*600*256 colors TFT | 12.1" 800*600*64,000 colors TFT | 12.1" 800*600*64,000 colors TFT | 12.1" 800*600, 24-bit, TFT | 12.1" 1024*768*65,536 colors |
| Video* | 64-bit PCI | 128-bit PCI | 32-bit VL | 32-bit PCI, 1MB VRAM | 32-bit PCI, 2MB VRAM | 2MB VRAM | C & T 65550 | 32-bit PCI, 1MB VRAM | 64-bit PCI, 2MB VRAM | 64-bit PCI, 2MB VRAM |
| External CRT (max)* | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1024*768*64,000 colors | 1024*768*256 colors | 1280*1024, 16 colors | 1024*768*65,536 colors |
| CD-ROM* | 6X | 6X | 6X | 6X IDE | 10X | 6X | 6X | 6X | 6X IDE | 6X |
| Audio* | Sound Blaster Pro compatible | Sound Blaster compatible | Sound Blaster compatible | Sound Blaster compatible | Sound Blaster Pro compatible | Sound Blaster compatible | ESS 1788; Sound Blaster compatible | Integrated Sound Blaster Vibra 16 Chipset; 8-bit/ 16-bit stereo/mono playbackand recording; internal microphone and 2 speakers | Sound Blaster Pro compatible | Media Processor (Mwave DSP-TheatreSound for 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro, MIDI & .wav support, 28.8/14.4Kbpsfax modem, full-duplex speakerphone & digitalanswering machine, DSVD permits voice and data transmission over one phone line |
| Battery Type* | NiMH | ENiMH | Lithium Ion | NiMH | Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion | NiMH | Lithium Ion |
| Battery Life (light operational load; hours:minutes)* | 3:19 | 4:02 | 2:36 | 2:40 | 2:12 | 2:31 | 3:09 | 3:21 | 2:13 3:47 | |
| NT APM/PnP* | No/No | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes | No/No | Yes/No | No/No | No/No | Yes/No | No/No | Yes/No |
| Weight (lb)* | 7.9 | 7.1 | 4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Dimensions* | 9.1"*11.8"*2.1" | 8.9"*11.8"*1.9" | 8.5"*11"*1.2" | 9"*12.2"*2.07" | 9"*12"*2" | 9.9"*11.7"*2.2" | 9.9"*11.7"*2.2" | 8.98"*11.3"*2.15" | 9.1"*11.8"*2.1" | 8.3"*11.7"*2.0" |
| Sells NT 4.0/Provides drivers* | Yes/Yes | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes | No/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes |
| Supports NT* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Installation help only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price for NT | $200 | NA | NA | NA | $800 (due to upgrade in system such as memory and hard disk) | $65 | $250 | NA | $200 | ThinkPad 760EL comes with NT 4.0. The cost of NT depends on the variouscorporation's licensing agreement. Offer $35 technical support for customers who install NT 4.0 on their own. For the preloaded model, we offer free service and support. |
| Ports | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 video out, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 stereo line out/stereo line in, VGA, IrDA | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 VGA, 1 enhanced parallel, 1 serial, 1 serial IR link, 1 stereo out/microphone in | 1 enhanced parallel port replicator, 1 serial, 1 PS/2, 1 VGA, speaker, microphone in, joystick/MIDI, speaker, line I/O | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 TV video, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 VGA I/O, VGA | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 parallel, 1 serial, microphone, line | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 external video, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 video-in, 1 microphone-in, VGA | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,video-in, VGA, 1 parallel, 1 serial | 1 serial, 1 PS/2, 1 two-way IrDA-compatible infrared, 1 microphone-in, 1 line-in, 1 audio-out, 1 game, port replicator, modem jack, 1 VGA | 1 PS/2, 1 port replicator,1 video-out, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 stereo line out/stereo line in, VGA, IrDA | 1 PS/2, 1 parallel, 1 serial, expansion bus port for docking, external FDD, video I/O, external VGA, modem jack, IrDA |
| Pointing Device | Integrated Trackpad | Integrated Touchpad | Integrated Trackball | EasyPoint II | The Point | Touchpad | Touchpad | Touchpad | Integrated Trackpad | Integrated TrackPoint III |
| BIOS | SystemSoft/1.01 | Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 | SystemSoft | Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0/1.00.11 | SystemSoft/1.17.00 | SystemSoft | Phoenix/2.02 | SystemSoft/1.01 | IBM | |
| Warranty | 3 years | 1 year | 3 years | 3 years;prefault warranty on SmartDrives available | 3 years | Unknown | 1 year standard;4 years optional | 3 years | 3 years | Unknown |