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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 8331-742G16Mn vs HP Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC

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  • 104specifications compared
  • 52differ
  • 52identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • 33.8 cm (13.3")
    • 43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • 1366 x 768 pixels
    • 1600 x 900 pixels
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Celeron® M
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 743
    • i7-720QM
  • Processor cores
    • 1
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 1
    • 8
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.3 GHz
    • 1.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 1 MB
    • 6 MB

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145 specifications
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Acer

TravelMate 8331-742G16MnView product
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HP

Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PCView product
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Product typeKnown for oneLaptop
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers33.8 cm (13.3")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneHD+
LED backlightKnown for oneYes
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Celeron® MIntel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers743i7-720QM
Processor coresDiffers14
Processor threadsDiffers18
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.3 GHz1.6 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers1 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffersBGA 956Socket 988
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Celeron M ULV 700 SeriesIntel Core i7-700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersPenrynClarksfield
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
SteppingDiffersR0B1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs10 W45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers410 M774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers107 mm²296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one12
Processor front side busKnown for one800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 2 GB2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHz
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers160 GB640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNo
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GMA 4500MHDNVIDIA GeForce 320M
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1.759 GB2.299 GB
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.0625 GB
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet, WLANGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers802.11 b/g/nIEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® GS45 ExpressIntel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpad
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneQWERTY
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Trial softwareKnown for one-McAfee Internet Security Suite.
Bundled softwareKnown for one-Acer Backup Manager, -Acer Crystal Eye, -Acer GridVista, -Acer Assist, -Acer Bio-Protection, -Acer PowerSmart Manager, -Acer Launch Manager, -Acer eRecovery Management, -Adobe Reader, -Adobe Flash Player, -Google Toolbar, -Google Desktop, -eSobi, -Office Ready, -Windows Live Essentials.
Processor special features14 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Execute Disable BitDiffersNoYes
Idle StatesKnown for oneYes
Intel 64DiffersNoYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers3713543122
Processor codeDiffersSLGEVSLBLY
Processor package sizeDiffers22 x 22 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersNoYes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers68
Battery capacityKnown for one48.8 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one6 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 W
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers1.65 kg3.52 kg
WidthDiffers323.6 mm412.6 mm
DepthDiffers228 mm277 mm
Height (front)Differs2.6 cm3.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.94 cm4.32 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for oneYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffersNoYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition Audio
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one-Wi-Fi, -ACPI 3.0, -Mobile PC 2002, -DMI 2.0, -EPEAT Silver, -GS.

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