Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM

129specifications compared
27differ
102identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor model
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:BGA 1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:35 W
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:10
Internal memory
- TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:3 GB
- TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:2 GB

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Comparison of 5742-383G32Mn, TM8172T-38U2G25n
143 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5742-383G32Mn Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model 5742-383G32Mn View product	B Acer TravelMate TimelineX TM8172T-38U2G25n Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM Model TM8172T-38U2G25n View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor6 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	i3-380UM
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	10
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.33 GHz
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	250 GB
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	500 MHz
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	50028
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBSL
Battery2 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	4400 mAh	5600 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	8 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	40 W
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	1.35 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	285 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	206 mm
HeightDiffers	34.2 mm	29 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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