Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk

131specifications compared
25differ
106identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black has 2.3 GT/s more system bus rate than the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk (4.8 GT/s vs 2.5 GT/s). The Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black has 15°C more tjunction than the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk (105 °C vs 90 °C). The Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black has 2 GB more internal memory than the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk (4 GB vs 2 GB). Only the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk has docking connector. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black, Intel® Core™ i3 on the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk.

Processor family
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:i5-450M
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:i3-370M
System bus rate
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:4.8 GT/s
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:2.5 GT/s
Tjunction
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:105 °C
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:90 °C
Internal memory
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:4 GB
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:2 x 2 GB
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:1 x 2 GB
Total storage capacity
- TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black:500 GB
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk:160 GB

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Comparison of 8472G-5454G50MNKK, TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk
158 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 8472G-5454G50MNKK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-450M 35.6 cm (14") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M Windows 7 Professional Black Model 8472G-5454G50MNKK View product	B Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472T-372G16Mnkk View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Displayidentical
Display diagonal	35.6 cm (14")	35.6 cm (14")
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Processor6 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	i5-450M	i3-370M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	4	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.66 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cache	3 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socket	Socket 988	Socket 988
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
Stepping	K0	K0
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)	18	18
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	1 x 2 GB
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory slots (available)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M	Intel HD
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	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
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)	1.3 MP	1.3 MP
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth version	3.0+HS	3.0+HS
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connectorDiffers	No	Yes
ExpressCard slot	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-out	No	No
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	32-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional operating system suppliedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Professional
Processor special features5 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® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49022	49020
Processor codeDiffers	SLBTZ	SLBUK
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	9	6
Battery life (max)Differs	8.5 h	8 h
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6 Wh
Poweridentical
AC adapter power	65 W	65 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Fingerprint reader	Yes	Yes
Password protection typeDiffers	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	BIOS
HDD user password	Yes	Yes
Certificates1 differ
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	- ACPI 3.0 - DMI 2.0 - Mobile PC2002 - Wi-Fi	- Wi-Fi - ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	2.4 kg
Width	345 mm	345 mm
Depth	249 mm	249 mm
HeightKnown for one	32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.68 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.21 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data port	No	No
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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