Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM vs Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN

124specifications compared
29differ
95identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN has 1.47 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM (2.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN has 1.2 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM (2.53 GHz vs 1.33 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN has 17 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM (35 W vs 18 W). Only the Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN has Bluetooth. Only the Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM has S/PDIF out port.

Product colour
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Silver
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:Black
Display diagonal
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor family
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:i5-460M
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:2.8 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:2.53 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W
- TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN:35 W

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Comparison of 1830T-38U2G16N, TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN
134 specifications	A Acer Aspire 1830T-38U2G16N Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM Model 1830T-38U2G16N View product	B Acer TravelMate 5742-5464G50MN View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	29.5 cm (11.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380UM	i5-460M
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	1.33 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.33 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	18 W	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	10	19
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	166 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	500 MHz	766 MHz
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer GameZone, Acer Game Console, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player 10, Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, Google Setup, eSobi, My WinLocker, Microsoft Windows Live Essentials, Orion, Acer Video Conference Manager, Microsoft Silverlight, Skype	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50028	50179
Processor codeDiffers	SLBSL	SLC22
Processor package sizeDiffers	BGA 34 x 28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	2.6 kg
WidthDiffers	285 mm	381 mm
DepthDiffers	204 mm	253 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.57 cm	2.3 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.8 cm	3.42 cm
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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