Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450 vs ASUS X71SL-7S178C, DE

109specifications compared
41differ
68identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:39.6 cm (15.6")
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:43.2 cm (17")
Display resolution
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:1366 x 768 pixels
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:16:9
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:16:10
Processor family
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:Intel Pentium Mobile
Processor model
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:P7450
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:T3400
Processor frequency
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:2.13 GHz
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:2.16 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:3 MB
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:1 MB
Processor front side bus
- Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450:1066 MHz
- X71SL-7S178C, DE:667 MHz

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Comparison of AS5738G-744G50MN, X71SL-7S178C, DE
143 specifications	A Acer Aspire AS5738G-744G50MN Intel® Core™2 Duo P7450 Model AS5738G-744G50MN View product	B ASUS X71SL-7S178C, DE View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.2 cm (17")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:9	16:10
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor13 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel Pentium Mobile
Processor modelDiffers	P7450	T3400
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	2	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2.16 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	1 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	667 MHz
Processor socket	Socket 478	Socket 478
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	65 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo P7000 Series	Intel Pentium T3000 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Penryn	Merom
Bus type	FSB	FSB
FSB Parity	No	No
Stepping	M0	M0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	100 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	410 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	107 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	7.5	13
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS PRO	MMC, MS Duo, MS Pro, SD, xD
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M	NVIDIA GeForce G9300M G
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2.303 GB	0.5 GB
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Audio system full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	3rd Generation Dolby	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera1 differ
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs	0.3 MP	1.3 MP
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	WLAN, 3G	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Wireless technologyDiffers	802.11a/b/g	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network generationKnown for one	3G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking typeKnown for one	Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.0+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
ExpressCard slot	Yes	Yes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-in port	No	No
TV-outDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
TV-out typeKnown for one	S-Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Home Premium	Windows Vista Home Premium
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareDiffers	- Adobe Flash Player, McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day - Microsoft Works with Office Home and Student 2007(Service Pack 1)	Norton Internet Security 2008
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Arcade Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Online Media Acer Backup Manager, Acer eRecovery Manager,Acer PowerSmart Manager, Acer Bio-Protection (only on models with finger printer), Acer Crystal Eye (only on models with webcam), Acer GridVista, Acer Game Console, Acer GameZo	Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 NERO 8 Essentials Power2Go ASUS DVD 6-in-1 WinDVD8 BD
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	No	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	No	No
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)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	No	No
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 Technology	No	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	36734	35583
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLB3P
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 W
AC adapter input voltageDiffers	120 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.74 A
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS	BIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	3.7 kg
WidthDiffers	383 mm	410 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	298.5 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.6 cm	3.84 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.7 cm	4.17 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffers	Yes	No
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	V.92
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® GM45 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard function keysKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	3 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	C-Tick (AS/NZS 60950)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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