MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro vs Acer SW5-171 (NT.L68SI.007)

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i7
(4th Gen)
Intel Core i3
(4th Gen)

Clock Speed

2.5 Ghz
1.5 Ghz

Capacity

8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
1600 Mhz
DDR3

Hard Disk

1 TB HDD
500 GB HDD

Hard Disk Features

SATA
7200 RPM
SATA
5400 RPM

Display Size

17.3 inches
(43.94 cm)
11.6 inches
(29.46 cm)

Display Features

Full HD LED Display
FHD IPS LED Backlit TFT LCD Integrated Multi Finger Touch Wide Viewing Angle Display

OS

Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1

Type

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

User Ratings

4.3/5
(38 ratings)
3.6/5
(17 ratings)

General Information

Brand

MSI
Acer

Model

GT72 2QE Dominator Pro
SW5-171 (NT.L68SI.007)

Thickness

48.0 Millimeter thickness
25.0 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

428 x 294 x 48.0  mm
298 x 205 x 25.0  mm

Weight

3.7 Kg weight
1.6 Kg weight

Colors

Black
Grey

Operating System

Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

17.3 Inches  (43.94 cm)
11.6 Inches  (29.46 cm)

Display Resolution

1920 x 1080 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

127 ppi
190 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

Full HD LED Display
FHD IPS LED Backlit TFT LCD Integrated Multi Finger Touch Wide Viewing Angle Display

Display Touchscreen

No
Yes

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-4710HQ

4th Gen
Intel Core i3-4012Y

4th Gen

Clock-speed

2.5 Ghz
1.5 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM87 Express
N/A

Graphic Processor

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
Intel HD

Graphics Memory

8 GB
N/A

Memory

Capacity

8 GB
4 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

RAM speed

1600 Mhz
N/A

Memory Slots

4 DIMM
2 DIMM

Expandable Memory

32 GB
N/A

Memory Layout

1 x 8 Gigabyte
1 x 4 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

1 TB
500 GB

HDD Speed(RPM)

7200 RPM
5400 RPM

HDD type

SATA
SATA

Battery

Battery Cell

9 Cell
3 Cell

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Ion

Power Supply

230 W AC Adapter W
45 W AC Adapter W

Battery Life

N/A
6.5 Hrs

Networking

Wireless LAN

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
802.11 a/b/g/n

Wi-Fi Version

5
4

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.0
4.0

Other Networking Options

2-in-1 Card Reader 2 x Mini Display Port 1 x Side-out
Micro SD Card Reader 2 x 2 MIMO Technology

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

6
1

USB 2.0 slots

N/A
1

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
N/A

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Video Recording

720p HD
N/A

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

HD Audio Solution
HD Audio Solution

Speakers

Dual Speakers
2 Speakers

Sound Technologies

Nahimic sound technology
N/A

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Microphone Type

Digital Microphone
Digital Microphone

Peripherals

Optical Drive

SuperMulti DVD Drive
N/A

Drive Type

DVD Writer
N/A

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-touch Gestures Support
Precision Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture Support

Keyboard

Full-color Backlight SteelSeries Keyboard
Acer FineTip Keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Others

Warranty

2 Years
1 Year

Lockport

Yes
N/A

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide
2-In-1 Laptop AC Adapter Battery Keyboard Dock Warranty Document and User Manual