Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM vs Lenovo IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100

112specifications compared
37differ
75identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor family
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:P6100
Processor threads
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:4
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:2
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:2 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:BGA 1288
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:PGA988
Processor operating modes
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:64-bit
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:32-bit, 64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W
- IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:35 W

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Comparison of 8172-38U4G32nkk, M27A2GE
162 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 8172-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM Model 8172-38U4G32nkk View product	B Lenovo IdeaPad M27A2GE laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100 Model M27A2GE View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	29.5 cm (11.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Matt
External displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380UM	P6100
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.33 GHz	2 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	PGA988
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	18 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	10	15
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	1.33 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi DL
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel HD	NVIDIA® GeForce® G310M
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	166 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	500 MHz	667 MHz
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, APE, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA
Audio system full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Swivel webcamKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network generationKnown for one	3G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	3.0+HS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Docking connectorDiffers	Yes	No
ExpressCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AZERTY
Hot keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	FreeDOS
Bundled softwareKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50028	50175
Processor codeDiffers	SLBSL	SLBUR
Processor package sizeDiffers	BGA 34 x 28	37.5x37.5 mm
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 h
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	Yes	No
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	1.35 kg	2.6 kg
WidthDiffers	285 mm	377 mm
DepthDiffers	206.3 mm	250 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.02 cm	1.73 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.91 cm	3.49 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120/230 V
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Video inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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