Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600

91specifications compared
28differ
63identical
78known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor family
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:i3-370M
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:U5600
Processor threads
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:4
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2.4 GHz
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:1.33 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:35 W
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:18 W
Tjunction
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:90 °C
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:16
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600:1

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Comparison of 5742G-374G50MN, 8172Z-U543G32N
169 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Model 5742G-374G50MN View product	B Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U543G32N Intel® Pentium® U5600 Model 8172Z-U543G32N View product
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-370M	U5600
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket 988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	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
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 5470	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	500 MHz
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wireless technologyKnown for one	WI-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	49020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	34 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, Supervisor	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	1.35 kg
WidthDiffers	381.5 mm	285 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	206 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.5 cm	2.9 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	3.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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