Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop vs Acer Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1)

128specifications compared
35differ
93identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Laptop
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Form factor
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Clamshell
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Display diagonal
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):35.6 cm (14")
Touchscreen
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:No
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Processor family
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:i7-6500U
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-6200U
Processor boost frequency
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:3.1 GHz
- Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.8 GHz

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Comparison of P278-MG-78RS, R5-471T-58J2
148 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop Model P278-MG-78RS View product	B Acer Aspire R 14 R5-471T-58J2 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model R5-471T-58J2 View product
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	35.6 cm (14")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6500U	i5-6200U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6500 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-6200 series
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	QPI
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-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
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	256 GB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	1	0
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSD
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940M	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 10 Home
Processor special features2 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88194	88193
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EZ	SR2EY
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	2520 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	90 W	45 W
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	1.9 kg
WidthDiffers	423 mm	343.8 mm
DepthDiffers	281.9 mm	245 mm
HeightDiffers	31.7 mm	18.5 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.75 cm	1.85 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.17 cm	1.85 cm
Packaging contentidentical
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
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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