Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop vs Acer Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1)

132specifications compared
37differ
95identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:Laptop
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:Black
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):Silver
Form factor
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:Clamshell
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Detachable)
Display diagonal
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):29.5 cm (11.6")
Display resolution
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):1920 x 1080 pixels
Touchscreen
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:No
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
HD type
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:HD
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):Full HD
Panel type
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop:TFT
- Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1):IPS

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Comparison of P246-M-31B7, SW5-171P-38YM
167 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M-31B7 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4030U Laptop Model P246-M-31B7 View product	B Acer Aspire Switch 11 SW5-171P-38YM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4012Y Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SW5-171P-38YM View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Detachable)
Display5 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
HD typeDiffers	HD	Full HD
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeDiffers	TFT	IPS
Processor3 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i3-4030U	i3-4012Y
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.9 GHz	1.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	11.5 W
Scenario Design Power (SDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	LPDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	60 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	SSD
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	1	0
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDXC
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics 4200
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	850 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	12	11.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0xA16	0x402
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 8.1 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers	81018	76608
Processor codeDiffers	SR1EN	SR1C7
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	3
Battery capacityKnown for one	2500 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	40 W	45 W
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.3 kg	1.55 kg
WidthDiffers	346 mm	298 mm
DepthDiffers	248 mm	205.4 mm
HeightDiffers	30.4 mm	25 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.53 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	3.04 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Stylus penKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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