Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 vs Samsung P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450

103specifications compared
35differ
68identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:P8600
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:T5450
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:2.4 GHz
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:1.66 GHz
Processor cache
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:3 MB
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:2 MB
Processor front side bus
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:1066 MHz
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:667 MHz
Processor lithography
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:45 nm
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:65 nm
Processor codename
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:Penryn
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:Merom
Stepping
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:R1
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:M0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600:25 W
- P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450:35 W

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Comparison of 5730-6288, NP-P500-RA0UK
136 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5730-6288 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 Model 5730-6288 View product	B Samsung P NP-P500-RA0UK laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo T5450 Model NP-P500-RA0UK View product
Processor13 differ
Processor modelDiffers	P8600	T5450
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	1.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	667 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	65 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo P8000 Series	Intel Core 2 Duo T5000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Penryn	Merom
SteppingDiffers	R1	M0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.075 - 1.175 V
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	410 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	107 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	10
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA 4500MHD	AMD Radeon Xpress 1250
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100BASE-T(X)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Docking connectorDiffers	Yes	No
ExpressCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers	1	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeDiffers	Type II	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
TV-in portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Bio-Protection, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Empowering Technology (eRecovery, ePower, eSettings Management,), Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Acer Video Conference Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader, Corel WinDVD, NTI Media Maker	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	35568	30787
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLGDZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	2.68 kg
WidthDiffers	360 mm	358 mm
DepthDiffers	267 mm	262 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.04 cm	3.1 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 cm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	ITU V.92	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® GM45 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	2.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source

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