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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50MN vs Acer TravelMate 7730-872G25MN

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  • 109specifications compared
  • 53differ
  • 56identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50MN has 2 more processor cores than the Acer TravelMate 7730-872G25MN (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50MN has 6 more processor threads than the Acer TravelMate 7730-872G25MN (8 vs 2). The Acer TravelMate 7730-872G25MN has 0.93 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50MN (2.53 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50MN has S/PDIF out port. Only the Acer TravelMate 7730-872G25MN has docking connector.

  • Display diagonal
    • 46.7 cm (18.4")
    • 43.2 cm (17")
  • Display resolution
    • 1920 x 1080 pixels
    • 1440 x 900 pixels
  • Native aspect ratio
    • 16:9
    • 16:10
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i7
    • Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Processor model
    • i7-720QM
    • P8700
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 2
  • Processor threads
    • 8
    • 2
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.6 GHz
    • 2.53 GHz

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Aspire 8940G-724G50MNView product
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TravelMate 7730-872G25MNView product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers46.7 cm (18.4")43.2 cm (17")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:916:10
Display brightnessKnown for one220 cd/m²
Display response rise/fallKnown for one8 ms
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffersi7-720QMP8700
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers82
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz2.53 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2
Processor front side busKnown for one1066 MHz
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988Socket 479
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-700 Mobile SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo P8000 Series
Processor codenameDiffersClarksfieldPenryn
Bus typeDiffersDMIFSB
SteppingDiffersB1R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W25 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers774 M410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers296 mm²107 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs129.5
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 2 GB1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB250 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super Multi DL
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240MIntel® GMA 4500M
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for oneYes
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one0.3 MP
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Wireless technologyDiffersIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n802.11 a/b/g/n
Ports & interfaces8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers54
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Line-inKnown for oneYes
Docking connectorDiffersNoYes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers01
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeDiffersNoType II
SmartCard slotDiffersYesNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers01
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® GM45 Express
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one-McAfee Internet Security Suite
Bundled softwareKnown for one-Acer Empowering Technology (Acer ePower, eDataSecurity, eRecovery, eSettings) -Acer GridVista -Acer Launch Manager -Adobe Reader -Corel WinDVD -Microsoft Office Ready 2007 -NTI Media-Maker -NTI Shadow
Processor special features8 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers4312237006
Processor codeDiffersSLBLYSLGFE
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm35 x 35 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.2
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers86
Battery capacityKnown for one44 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs3 h2.5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 W
Securityidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one-Wi-Fi -ACPI 3.0 -Mobile PC 2002 -DMI 2.0 -TCG 1.2
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers4.6 kg3.4 kg
WidthDiffers440 mm396 mm
DepthDiffers295 mm286 mm
Height (front)Differs3.1 cm3.52 cm
Height (rear)Differs4.38 cm4.4 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Infrared data portDiffersYesNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for oneYes
Internal modemDiffersNoYes
Modem speedKnown for one56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for oneITU V.92
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpad
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneAZERTY

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