Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 7740 vs Samsung R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

133specifications compared
24differ
109identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- TravelMate 7740:Black
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Grey
Display diagonal
- TravelMate 7740:43.9 cm (17.3")
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 7740:1600 x 900 pixels
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- TravelMate 7740:Intel® Core™ i5
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- TravelMate 7740:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 7740:i5-480M
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 7740:2.66 GHz
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 7740:BGA 1288
- R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988

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Comparison of TravelMate 7740, R540-JA0BIT
167 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 7740 View product	B Samsung R R540-JA0BIT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model R540-JA0BIT View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300:1
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-480M	i3-380M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.53 GHz
L3 cacheKnown for one	3 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	0.512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	PGA988
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	19
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA 4500MHD
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	3.0+HS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52952	50178
Processor codeKnown for one	SLC26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	48.8 Wh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	2.7 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	- ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0 - Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.95 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	379.6 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	255.5 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.5 cm	3.24 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.55 cm	3.83 cm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	410 x 275 x 25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240V
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x

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