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Acer TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M vs Acer TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 93identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:i5-480M
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:i7-640M
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.93 GHz
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:3.46 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.66 GHz
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:3 MB
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:4 MB
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:20
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:21
  • Internal memory
    • TravelMate 5742-484G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4 GB
    • TravelMate 6594G-648G50MN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Professional Black:8 GB

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162 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Displayidentical
Display number of coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.78 million colours
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-480Mi7-640M
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.93 GHz3.46 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-400 SeriesIntel Core i7-600 Mobile Series
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs2021
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD Super Multi
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 2000AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelAMD
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio systemKnown for oneHDUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet, WLAN
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1+EDR
Wireless technologyKnown for oneWI-FiUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Docking connectorDiffersNoYes
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers01
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Professional
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers5295249666
Processor codeDiffersSLC26SLBTN
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9
Battery capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9000 mAh
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, SupervisorUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.8 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm374 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm248 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.3 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one3.42 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal modemDiffersNoYes
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source56 Kbit/s
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source

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