Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs HP Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

121specifications compared
27differ
94identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1600 x 900 pixels
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-480M
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2.66 GHz
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:BGA 1288
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
Tjunction
- Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:105 °C
- Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C

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Comparison of 7741G-488G50MNKK, g6-1070ed
163 specifications	A Acer Aspire 7741G-488G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550 Windows 7 Home Premium Black Model 7741G-488G50MNKK View product	B HP Pavilion g6-1070ed Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model g6-1070ed View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Clamshell
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
LED backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor8 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-480M	i3-380M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	4	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.53 GHz
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cache	3 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	PGA988
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
PCI Express configurations	1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M	382 M
Processing Die size	81 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	19
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
Number of HDDs installed	1	1
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD	MMC, SD
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640 GB
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6550	AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	AMD, Intel
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speakers manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Altec Lansing
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	No	No
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Thunderbolt ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52952	50178
Processor codeKnown for one	SLC26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells	6	6
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 W
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3.3 kg	2.55 kg
WidthDiffers	415 mm	374 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	245 mm
HeightDiffers	34.3 mm	30.5 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	415 x 275 x 34.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data port	No	No
Video inKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR

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