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Acer TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium vs Lenovo T510 + Mini Dock 3

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 86identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i3
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:i3-350M
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:i7-620M
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:2.26 GHz
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:2.66 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:3 MB
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:4 MB
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:17
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:20
  • Internal memory
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:2 GB
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:4 GB
  • Total storage capacity
    • TravelMate 5742G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium:640 GB
    • T510 + Mini Dock 3:500 GB

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151 specifications
Displayidentical
Display brightnessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 cd/m²
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-350Mi7-620M
Processor frequencyDiffers2.26 GHz2.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-300 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i7-600 Mobile Series
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1720
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.33 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers640 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs667 MHz766 MHz
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one1.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Mobile network connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mobile network generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3G
Wireless technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers01
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Professional
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers4352943560
Processor codeDiffersSLBPLSLBPE
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one4400 mAhUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, SupervisorUnknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.67 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm372.8 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm245.1 mm
Height (front)Differs2.3 cm3.2 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.42 cm3.58 cm
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240V
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome office, Small Business
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack

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