Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

146specifications compared
13differ
133identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black, Red
Internal memory
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GB
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:16 GB
Total storage capacity
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1 TB
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1.12 TB
Storage media
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:HDD
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:HDD+SSD
Number of SSDs installed
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:0
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1
Card reader integrated
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Yes
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:No
Operating system installed
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Linux
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Windows 10 Home
Battery life (max)
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:6 h
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7 h

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Comparison of A717-71G-75MG, PH317-51-72BL
162 specifications	A Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-75MG Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model A717-71G-75MG View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72BL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model PH317-51-72BL View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Red
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of SSDs installedDiffers	0	1
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM175	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	6 h	7 h
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	3 kg
WidthDiffers	423.3 mm	432.2 mm
HeightDiffers	28.3 mm	29 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.83 cm	2.9 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.83 cm	2.9 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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