Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Acer Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM

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  • 137specifications compared
  • 56differ
  • 81identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:46.7 cm (18.4")
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
  • Display resolution
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1920 x 1080 pixels
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1366 x 768 pixels
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i7-720QM
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:2
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:8
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 8942G-724G64BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-720QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2.8 GHz
    • Aspire TimelineX AS1830T-38U4G50nki Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz

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167 specifications
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers46.7 cm (18.4")29.5 cm (11.6")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneFull HDUnknown — 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
Processor19 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi7-720QMi3-380UM
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz1.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz1.33 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988BGA 1288
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-700 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersClarksfieldArrandale
SteppingDiffersB1K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W18 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x16
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers774 M382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers296 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1210
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers640 GB500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers640 GB500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray DVD ComboNo
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one4.901 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 MHz
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
WWANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot installed
Data networkKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
4G WiMAXKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersYesNo
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Office Starter 2010
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBing Bar Windows Live Essentials
Processor special features14 differ
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers4312250028
Processor codeDiffersSLBLYSLBSL
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mmBGA 34 x 28
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 nm
Battery3 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers86
Battery capacityDiffers4800 mAh5800 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs3 h8 h
Battery recharge timeKnown for one3 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one120 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeDiffersBIOS, HDD, SupervisorBIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers4.6 kg1.4 kg
WidthDiffers440 mm285 mm
DepthDiffers295 mm204 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
Width (imperial)Known for one44 cm (17.3")Unknown — not stated by the source
Depth (imperial)Known for one29.5 cm (11.6")Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (front) (imperial)Known for one3.1 cm (1.22")Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear) (imperial)Known for one4.39 cm (1.73")Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source28 mm
Other features1 differ
BIOS ACPIKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Infrared data portDiffersYesNo
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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