Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue vs MSI Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop

135specifications compared
26differ
109identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Blue
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:Black, Grey
Display diagonal
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:35.6 cm (14")
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor model
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:i3-3217U
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:i3-3110M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:1.8 GHz
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:17 W
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:35 W
Tjunction
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:105 °C
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:18
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:24
On-board graphics card base frequency
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:350 MHz
- Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop:650 MHz

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Comparison of 471G-33214G50Mabb, CX61-i371M245
168 specifications	A Acer Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue Model 471G-33214G50Mabb View product	B MSI Classic CX61-i371M245 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3110M Laptop Model CX61-i371M245 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black, Grey
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Processor6 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	i3-3110M
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i3-3100 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	18	24
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 710M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SRS
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cameraidentical
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Disc types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel HM77 Express	Intel HM76 Express
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	65700
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR0N2
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	2500 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	95 W
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	342 mm	383 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	249 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	38 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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