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Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN

Specifications

Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN
Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN (TravelMate 5740 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-520M 2 x 2.4 - 2.9 GHz, Arrandale
Graphics adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 - 1024 MB VRAM, Core: 550 MHz, RAM: 800 MHz, GDDR3, 8.692.1.0
Memory
4 GB 
, PC3-10700
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, AUO B156XW02 V3, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel HM55
Storage
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS, 500 GB 
, 5400 rpm
Soundcard
HD Audio
Connections
3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Line Out, Mic, Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD
Networking
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000MBit/s), Broadcom 802.11n (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Optical drive
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT31N
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 34.1 x 381 x 253 ( = 1.34 x 15 x 9.96 in)
Battery
48 Wh Lithium-Ion, AS10D31
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 1.3MP
Additional features
24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.499 kg ( = 88.15 oz / 5.51 pounds), Power Supply: 363 g ( = 12.8 oz / 0.8 pounds)
Price
1100 Euro

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 77.33% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 2 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 88%, features: 65%, display: 83% mobility: 71%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: 77%, emissions: 83%

Reviews for the Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN

80% Review Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN Notebook | Notebookcheck
Business Gamer. Business laptops usually do not have strong graphics cards. Acer begs to differ with its newest TravelMate model, the Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN. Thanks to the ATI HD5650 and Core i5-520M duo in the laptop, Acer can promise its buyers good performance for business laptops too. You can read the following in-depth review to find out more about the 15.6 inch TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN.
72% Acer Travelmate 5740G-524G50N
Source: ZDNet German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 80% features: 60% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70%
80% Test Acer TravelMate 5740G-524G50MN Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 91% display: 83% mobility: 76% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 83%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


520M:

The Core i5-520M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.4-2.93 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-06-14 (Update: 2012-05-26)