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Acer TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional vs Samsung R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 34identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:39.1 cm (15.4")
  • Display resolution
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:1366 x 768 pixels
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:1280 x 800 pixels
  • Native aspect ratio
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:16:9
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:16:10
  • Processor family
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:AMD Athlon II
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:P340
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:T5850
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:2.2 GHz
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:2.167 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:0.512 MB
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:2 MB
  • Internal memory type
    • TravelMate 5542G-P342G32Mnss AMD Athlon II P340 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional:DDR3-SDRAM
    • R R508-DA02UA Intel® Core™2 Duo T5850:DDR2-SDRAM

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Comparison of 5542G-P342G32Mnss, R508-DA02UA
88 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")39.1 cm (15.4")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:916:10
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersAMD Athlon IIIntel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffersP340T5850
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz2.167 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers0.512 MB2 MB
Processor cache typeL2L2
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source667 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory2 GB2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 2 GB
Memory slots2x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB160 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD interfaceSATASATA
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDVD Super Multi DLDVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integratedYesYes
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMMC, SD, SDHC
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470Intel X4500
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2.304 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHigh Definition AudioIntel HD
Number of built-in speakers22
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)1.3 MP1.3 MP
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi
Ethernet LANYesYes
BluetoothYesYes
Bluetooth versionDiffers3.0+HS2.0+EDR
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
HDMI ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI portNoNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputs11
S/PDIF out portNoNo
Microphone inYesYes
Docking connectorNoNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity00
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeNoNo
SmartCard slotDiffersYesNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TV-in portNoNo
TV-outNoNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD M880GIntel® PM45 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceTouchpadTouchpad
Keyboard number of keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source88
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalFreeDOS
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAcer Backup Manager, Acer ePower Management, Acer eRecovery Management, Adobe Flash Player 10, Adobe Reader 9.1, eSobi, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Norton Online Backup, Corel WinDVD, NTI Media Maker, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Video Conference Manager, Microsoft Silverlight, Skype, WUnknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells66
Battery life (max)Known for one4 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 W
DC-in jackYesYes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.7 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm358 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm269 mm
Height (front)Differs2.3 cm3.18 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.42 cm3.85 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portNoNo
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240V
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source56 Kbit/s
Supplied AC adapter typeACAC

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