Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black vs Acer TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM

125specifications compared
28differ
97identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:43.9 cm (17.3")
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:1600 x 900 pixels
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:i5-460M
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
Processor boost frequency
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:2.8 GHz
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:2.53 GHz
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:35 W
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W

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Comparison of 7740G-5464G50Mn, 8172-38U4G32nkk
137 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 7740G-5464G50Mn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black Model 7740G-5464G50Mn View product	B Acer TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM Model 8172-38U4G32nkk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 cd/m²
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-460M	i3-380UM
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	10
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Intel HD
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	500 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2.816 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3G
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Software1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Launch Manager, Acer Video Conference Manager, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader, Corel WinDVD, eSobi, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Silverlight, Norton Online Backup, NTI Media Maker, Skype, Windows Live Essentials	Acer ePower Management, Acer eRecovery Management, Adobe Flash Player 10, Adobe Reader 9.1, eSobi, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office Ready (Service Pack 2), Norton Online Backup, Acer Bio-Protection, Instant View, Corel WinDVD, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer Video Conference Manager, Microsoft Silverlight, S
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50179	50028
Processor codeDiffers	SLC22	SLBSL
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	2.7 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	1.35 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	285 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	206.3 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.5 cm	2.02 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.55 cm	2.91 cm
Other featuresidentical
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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