Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn vs Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn

106specifications compared
28differ
78identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn has 0.16 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn (2.26 GHz vs 2.1 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn has 1 MB more processor cache than the Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn (3 MB vs 2 MB). The Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn has 10 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn (35 W vs 25 W). Only the Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn has docking connector. Only the Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn has SmartCard slot.

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:39.1 cm (15.4")
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:43.2 cm (17")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:1280 x 800 pixels
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:1440 x 900 pixels
Processor model
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:P8400
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:T6570
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:2.26 GHz
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:2.1 GHz
Processor cache
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:3 MB
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:2 MB
Processor operating modes
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:64-bit
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:32-bit, 64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:25 W
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:35 W
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn:105 °C
- TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn:100 °C

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Comparison of TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn, TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn
134 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5730G-842G25Mn View product	B Acer TravelMate 7730G-654G50Mn View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.1 cm (15.4")	43.2 cm (17")
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 800 pixels	1440 x 900 pixels
Processor6 differ
Processor modelDiffers	P8400	T6570
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	2.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor front side busKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core 2 Duo P8000 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	FSB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	M0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	8.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 3470 XT	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.535 GB
Audioidentical
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers	802.11b/g/n	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Ports & interfaces2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorDiffers	Yes	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Vista Business	Windows Vista Home Premium
Trial softwareKnown for one	McAfee Internet Security Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	-Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eDataSecurity, ePower, eRecovery, eSettings Management), -Acer Crystal Eye, -Acer GridVista, -Acer Launch Manager, -Adobe Reader, -Corel WinDVD, -NTI CD Maker / NTI Shadow, -Microsoft Office Ready 2007.	Acer Empowering Technology (Acer ePower, eDataSecurity, eRecovery, eSettings), Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Reader, Corel WinDVD, NTI Media-Maker, NTI Shadow
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	35569	42841
Processor codeKnown for one	SL3BU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	35 x 35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	8	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	48.8 Wh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs	5 h	2.5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	-Wi-Fi, -ACPI 3.0, -Mobile PC 2002, -DMI 2.0, -TCG 1.2.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	3.02 kg	3.4 kg
WidthDiffers	360 mm	396 mm
DepthDiffers	267 mm	286 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.03 cm	3.52 cm
Height (rear)Differs	4.3 cm	4.4 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU V.92
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 MP
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GM45 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad

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