Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs Samsung Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M

109specifications compared
18differ
91identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:i5-480M
Processor frequency
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.66 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:BGA 1288
Tjunction
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:20
Total storage capacity
- Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:640 GB
- Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:500 GB

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Comparison of TimelineX, Q430-JA01
142 specifications	A Acer Aspire TimelineX Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model TimelineX View product	B Samsung Q Q430-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Model Q430-JA01 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display resolutionKnown for one	1366 x 768 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one	16:9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	i5-480M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	20
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee Internet Security
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	52952
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC26
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	6000 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	66.60 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	60 W
Securityidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	2.22 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	342.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	243 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Width (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.3 cm (13.5")
Depth (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.9 cm (9.4")
Height (front) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.54 cm (1")
Height (rear) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 cm (1.3")
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	110 V AC/220 V AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88

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