Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey vs Acer Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook

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  • 117specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 73identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product type
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:Laptop
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:Netbook
  • Product colour
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:Grey
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:White
  • Display diagonal
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:25.6 cm (10.1")
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:Intel® Pentium®
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:Intel Atom®
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:B970
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:N2800
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:2
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:2.3 GHz
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:1.86 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • Aspire 531G-B9704G32Maii Intel® Pentium® B970 Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB HDD Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:5 GT/s
    • Aspire One D270-28Dw Intel Atom® N2800 Netbook:2.5 GT/s

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152 specifications
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffersLaptopNetbook
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")25.6 cm (10.1")
HD typeKnown for oneHDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel Atom®
Processor modelDiffersB970N2800
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor frequencyDiffers2.3 GHz1.86 GHz
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers2 MB1 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL3L2
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988BGA 559
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium B900 Series for MobileIntel Atom N2800 Series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeCedarview
SteppingDiffersQ0B3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W6.5 W
TjunctionKnown for one85 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one23Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB1 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLNo
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers650 MHz640 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one1150 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot available
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD
Network4 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, WLAN
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
TV-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel HM77 ExpressIntel NM10
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffersYesNo
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Starter
Operating system architectureDiffers64-bit32-bit
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features10 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one32 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersYesNo
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers6391558917
Processor codeDiffersSR0J2SR0W1
Processor package sizeKnown for one37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B)Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4400 mAh
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg1.3 kg
WidthDiffers382 mm184 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm257 mm
HeightDiffers33.2 mm24 mm
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 MP
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR

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