Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop vs Acer Aspire 5742

135specifications compared
28differ
107identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Aspire 5742:39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
- Aspire 5742:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 5742:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 5742:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:i5-460M
- Aspire 5742:i3-370M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:2.53 GHz
- Aspire 5742:2.4 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:BGA 1288
- Aspire 5742:Socket 988
Tjunction
- Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop:105 °C
- Aspire 5742:90 °C

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Comparison of 7745, Aspire 5742
166 specifications	A Acer Aspire 7745 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Laptop Model 7745 View product	B Acer Aspire 5742 View product
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 brightnessKnown for one	220 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-460M	i3-370M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	Socket 988
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	18
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Radeon HD 5650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	4.096 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Cameraidentical
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	1	0
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of keyboard cursor keysKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard function keysKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50179	49020
Processor codeDiffers	SLC22	SLBUK
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	4.5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	3.25 kg	2.6 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	381 mm
DepthDiffers	286 mm	253 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.5 cm	2.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs	4.15 cm	3.4 cm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 x 253 x 25 mm
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemDiffers	Yes	No
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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