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 RC510 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

130specifications compared
24differ
106identical
38known 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 RC510 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Grey
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 RC510 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 RC510 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 RC510 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 RC510 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 RC510 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 RC510 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
Maximum internal memory
- TravelMate 5742G-394G32Mns Intel® Core™ i3 i3-390M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Windows 7 Professional Black:8 GB
- R RC510 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:4 GB

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Comparison of 5742G-394G32Mns, RC510
168 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 RC510 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model RC510 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Displayidentical
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	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
Memory1 differ
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
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	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SRS 3D
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 MP
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (60)
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
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	4400 mAh	4000 mAh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	60 W
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCO 3.0
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	2.56 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	381.7 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	265.5 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.92 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.51 cm
HeightKnown for one	34.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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