Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop vs Samsung 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

125specifications compared
22differ
103identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Laptop
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Black
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Silver
Form factor
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:Clamshell
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Display diagonal
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):39.6 cm (15.6")
Touchscreen
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:No
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Internal memory type
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:DDR3L-SDRAM
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):DDR4-SDRAM
Total storage capacity
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:1.25 TB
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):1.12 TB
SSD capacity
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:256 GB
- 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):128 GB

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Comparison of P278-MG-78RS, NP740U5L-Y04US
156 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-78RS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop Model P278-MG-78RS View product	B Samsung 7 NP740U5L-Y04US laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model NP740U5L-Y04US View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PLS
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2133 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD+SSD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	SD, SDHC, SDXC
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940M	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	Touchpad	Clickpad
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 10 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	90 W	60 W
Securityidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.27 kg
WidthDiffers	423 mm	256.8 mm
DepthDiffers	281.9 mm	374.4 mm
HeightDiffers	31.7 mm	19.8 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.75 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	3.17 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Intel segment taggingDiffers	Enterprise, Small Business	Home office, Small Business
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	2520 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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