Acer 5742 vs Asus X501A-BSPDN22

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i3
(1st Gen)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core

Clock Speed

2.5 Ghz
2.4 Ghz

Capacity

2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
DDR3
1600 Mhz

Hard Disk

500 GB HDD
500 GB HDD

Hard Disk Features

SATA
5400 RPM
SATA
5400 RPM

Display Size

15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)
15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)

Display Features

Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD Display
(CineCrystal Technology)
HD widescreen LED-backlit TFT-LCD display screen

OS

Windows 7
Windows 8

Type

(64-bit) OS
(64-bit) OS

General Information

Brand

Acer
Asus

Model

5742
X501A-BSPDN22

Thickness

34.0 Millimeter thickness
32.3 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

381 x 253 x 34.0  mm
380 x 253 x 32.3  mm

Weight

2.6 Kg weight
2.0 Kg weight

Colors

Black
Black

Operating System

Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 8

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)
15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)

Display Resolution

1366 x 768 Pixels
1366 x 768 Pixels

Pixel Density

100 ppi
100 ppi

Display Type

TFT
LED

Display Features

Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD Display (CineCrystal Technology)
HD widescreen LED-backlit TFT-LCD display screen

Display Touchscreen

No
No

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i3-370M

1st Gen
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2020M

Clock-speed

2.5 Ghz
2.4 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM55 Express
N/A

Graphic Processor

Intel HD Family
Intel HD Graphics

Memory

Capacity

2 GB
4 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

RAM speed

N/A
1600 Mhz

Memory Layout

1 x 2 Gigabyte
1 x 4 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

500 GB
500 GB

HDD Speed(RPM)

5400 RPM
5400 RPM

HDD type

SATA
SATA

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
6 Cell

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Ion

Networking

Wireless LAN

802.11 b/g/n
802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi Version

4
4

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

3.0
4.0

Other Networking Options

N/A
2-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC)

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

N/A
1

USB 2.0 slots

3
1

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
N/A

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

VGA Port

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Web-cam Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

N/A
HD Audio Solution

Speakers

Stereo Speakers
Altec Lansing Speakers

Sound Technologies

N/A
Asus SonicMaster Lite

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Peripherals

Optical Drive

DVD RW Drive
N/A

Drive Type

DVD Writer
N/A

Pointing Device

Touchpad
Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support

Keyboard

Standard Keyboard
Chiclet Keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

N/A
No

Others

Warranty

1 Year
1 Year

Sales Package

Laptop Battery User Guide and Manuals
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide