Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black vs Samsung R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

122specifications compared
22differ
100identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:Black
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Black, Brushed steel
Processor generation
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:i3-390M
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:2.66 GHz
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:BGA 1288
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:105 °C
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:20
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
Total storage capacity
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:320 GB
- R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:640 GB

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Comparison of 5742G-394G32Mns, R540-JT05FR
157 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black Model 5742G-394G32Mns View product	B Samsung R R540-JT05FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model R540-JT05FR View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Brushed steel
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ABS synthetics
Displayidentical
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor6 differ
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-390M	i3-380M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	PGA988
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	19
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Swivel webcamKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Fast Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	3.0+HS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM55 Express
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung Update Plus Easy Display Manger Easy Battery Manager Easy Network Manager Easy SpeedUp Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader Samsung Support Center
Processor special features3 differ
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52955	50178
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLC24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	60 W
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	379.6 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	255.5 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.24 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.83 cm
HeightKnown for one	34.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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