Acer TravelMate 5742G

Introduction

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Acer TravelMate 5742G specifications page.

Name	Acer TravelMate 5742G
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-460M/i5-560M/i5-580M processor Speed : 2.53/2.67/2.67 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.80/3.20/3.33 GHz FSB : 1066 MHz Cache : 3 MB L3 Type : Intel® Core™ i3-350M/i3-370M/i3-380M processor Speed : 2.26/2.40/2.53 GHz FSB : 1066 MHz Cache : 3 MB L3 Type : Intel® Pentium® processor P6100/P6200 Speed : 2/2.13 GHz FSB : 1066 MHz Cache : 3 MB L3
Screen	15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen
RAM	Up to 8GB
HDD	up to 640GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
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Webcam	Not Tested