Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire Ethos vs ASUS G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop

143specifications compared
27differ
116identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire Ethos:Aluminium
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:Black
Display diagonal
- Aspire Ethos:39.6 cm (15.6")
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- Aspire Ethos:1366 x 768 pixels
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Aspire Ethos:HD
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:Full HD
Internal memory
- Aspire Ethos:4 GB
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:8 GB
Memory slots
- Aspire Ethos:2x SO-DIMM
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:4x SO-DIMM
Total storage capacity
- Aspire Ethos:500 GB
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:910 GB
Storage media
- Aspire Ethos:HDD
- G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop:HDD+SSD

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Comparison of 5950G, G74SX-TZ136V
172 specifications	A Acer Aspire Ethos Model 5950G View product	B ASUS G74SX-TZ136V Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Laptop Model G74SX-TZ136V View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Aluminium	Black
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD	Full HD
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	4x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	910 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDXC
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 6850M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Audioidentical
Dolby technologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EAX
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video capturing speedKnown for one	30 fps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Combo headphone/mic portDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	105	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Pre-installed softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office 2010	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	McAfee Internet Security Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Backup Manager, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer ePower Management, Acer Arcade Deluxe, Oberon GameZone, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Windows Live Essentials, Norton Online Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	6000 mAh	74 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	3.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	120 W	150 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3 A
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Security2 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Fingerprint readerDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	3.3 kg	4.28 kg
WidthDiffers	382 mm	325 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	420 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.4 cm	2.09 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.94 cm	6.2 cm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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