Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Samsung R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 98identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:46.7 cm (18.4")
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:39.6 cm (15.6")
  • Display resolution
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1920 x 1080 pixels
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:1366 x 768 pixels
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-430M
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:i3-350M
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:8 GB
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:4 GB
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel HD
  • Graphics card family
    • Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:AMD
    • R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel

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161 specifications
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers46.7 cm (18.4")39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneFull HDUnknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one220 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGloss
Processor4 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i53rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi5-430Mi3-350M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.53 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-400 SeriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Memory1 differ
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xDMMC, SD, SDHC
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850Intel HD
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs766 MHz667 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one4.091 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHDSRS 3D
Built-in subwooferKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one1.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet, WLANFast Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotDiffersYesNo
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
TV-in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers4353743529
Processor codeDiffersSLBPMSLBPL
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers86
Battery capacityKnown for one71 WhUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one3 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers120 W60 W
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeDiffersBIOS, HDD, Supervisor, UserBIOS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers4.6 kg2.4 kg
WidthDiffers440 mm379.6 mm
DepthDiffers295 mm255.5 mm
Height (front)Known for one3.1 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one4.38 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source38.2 mm
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffersYesNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad

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