Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M vs Acer TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN

120specifications compared
40differ
80identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:1366 x 768 pixels
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:1600 x 900 pixels
Processor family
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:i5-540M
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:P6100
Processor threads
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:4
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:2
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:2.53 GHz
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:2 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:BGA 956
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:PGA988
Processor operating modes
- TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M:64-bit
- TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN:32-bit, 64-bit

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Comparison of 8572T-544G50MN, TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN
134 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 8572T-544G50MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-540M Model 8572T-544G50MN View product	B Acer TravelMate 7740Z-P612G25MN View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1600 x 900 pixels
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD+
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-540M	P6100
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.07 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 956	PGA988
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series	Intel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile
SteppingDiffers	C2	K0
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	15
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi DL
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA 4500M
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	3.0+HS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
Docking connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer 3G Connection Manager, Acer Backup Manager, Acer ePower Management, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer PowerSmart Manager, Adobe Flash Player 10, Adobe Reader 9.1, eSobi, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office Ready (Service Pack 2), Norton Online Backup, Acer Bio-Protection, Corel WinDVD, NTI Media Mak	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
Processor special features9 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43544	50175
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	37.5x37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1/4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBUR
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	8	6
Battery life (max)Differs	8 h	3.5 h
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	2.9 kg
WidthDiffers	379 mm	410 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	275 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.77 cm	2.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.2 cm	3.55 cm
Other features1 differ
Internal modemDiffers	Yes	No

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