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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 8531-232G32Mn vs HP Pavilion dv7-3170eb

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  • 106specifications compared
  • 46differ
  • 60identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • 39.6 cm (15.6")
    • 43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • 1366 x 768 pixels
    • 1600 x 900 pixels
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Celeron®
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • SU2300
    • i7-720QM
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 2
    • 8
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.2 GHz
    • 1.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 1 MB
    • 6 MB

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Acer

TravelMate 8531-232G32MnView product
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HP

Pavilion dv7-3170ebView product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²
HD typeKnown for oneHD+
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersSU2300i7-720QM
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers28
Processor frequencyDiffers1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers1 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor front side busKnown for one800 MHz
Processor socketDiffersBGA 956Socket 988
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Celeron Processor SU2000 Series for MobileIntel Core i7-700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersPenrynClarksfield
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
FSB ParityDiffersYesNo
SteppingDiffersR0B1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs10 W45 W
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers410 M774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers107 mm²296 mm²
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one12
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB6 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 2 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super Multi DL
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one2
HDD capacityKnown for one500 GB
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GMA 4500MHDNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.0625 GB
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1.759 GB2.815 GB
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition Audio
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet, WLANGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers802.11 b/g/nIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Docking connectorDiffersYesNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® GS45 Express
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Optional operating system suppliedKnown for oneWindows XP Professional
Trial softwareKnown for one-McAfee Internet Security Suite.
Bundled softwareKnown for one-Acer Crystal Eye. -Acer GridVista. -Acer Backup Manager. -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 features10 differ
Execute Disable BitDiffersNoYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers4277943122
Processor codeDiffersSLGSBSLBLY
Processor package sizeDiffers22 x 22 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1
Idle StatesKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.2
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
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one-Wi-Fi, -ACPI 3.0, -Mobile PC 2002, -DMI 2.0, -EPEAT Silver, -GS.
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.3 kg3.52 kg
WidthDiffers377.5 mm412.6 mm
DepthDiffers254.5 mm277 mm
Height (front)Differs2.64 cm3.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.09 cm4.32 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffersNoYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpad

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