Huawei Kepler MateBook D AMD R 14 inch IPS SSD
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 i7 13.5 inch SSD Black
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Casual Gaming |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 2 GHz 4 cores processor and will ensure smooth game and the advanced wifi ensure you'll be victorious in any adventure. | ||
College (Students) |
As a student or researcher in the social or physical sciences, this device provides a good balance of portability (with it's 14 inches screen size) and performance so that you're free to roam the labs or libraries with a machine that can competently multi-task your data crunching, "multi-tabbed browsing" and the production of academic content. |
As a student or researcher in the social or physical sciences, this device provides a good balance of portability (with it's 13.5 inches screen size) and performance so that you're free to roam the labs or libraries with a machine that can competently multi-task your data crunching, "multi-tabbed browsing" and the production of academic content. | |
Watching Movies |
High quality video on your Kepler MateBook D's Advanced resolution display IPS screen technology makes video content richer and more viewable. | ||
Basic Video Editing |
With a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels pixels, you'll have sufficient visual clarity to decide which video sequence will give the impact you're looking for. Continuously tweaking video clips are fun but requires a quite a bit of computing power. Which is why the memory size of 8 GB, the multi-core processor and the graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs |
With a resolution of 2256 x 1504 pixels pixels, you'll have sufficient visual clarity to decide which video sequence will give the impact you're looking for. Continuously tweaking video clips are fun but requires a quite a bit of computing power. Which is why the memory size of 16 GB, the multi-core processor and the graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs | |
Simple Music Editing |
Developing your own tunes and mixes is important to you, so we've recommended a laptop that has got an advanced audio system on-board with HD sound capabilities. The presence of a 4 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression. |
Developing your own tunes and mixes is important to you, so we've recommended a laptop that has got an advanced audio system on-board with HD sound capabilities. The presence of a 4 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression. | |
Pro Music Production |
Since you're all about the music, this laptop will make a great side-kick to you music production gear. It's multi-core processor gives you the necessary muscle to rip, encode or convert your audio craft without having to wait forever. Also, it's on-board audio chip and high resolution screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup. |
Since you're all about the music, this laptop will make a great side-kick to you music production gear. It's multi-core processor gives you the necessary muscle to rip, encode or convert your audio craft without having to wait forever. Also, it's on-board audio chip and high resolution screen (2256 x 1504 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup. | |
Bookkeeping |
The 14 inches screen gives you enough screen-space to wade through columns and rows Excel, Quicken etc, don't need much power so this option won't up the requirements on processor. Your 's 8 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance |
The 13.5 inches screen gives you enough screen-space to wade through columns and rows Excel, Quicken etc, don't need much power so this option won't up the requirements on processor. Your 's 16 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance | |
Front-end Development |
Whether it's HTML5, CSS or Javascript-based frameworks such as AJAX, Angular, JQUERY etc, the Kepler MateBook D is a very capable option. It's multi-core CPU & 8 GB memory size helps you multi-task as you craft your vision on it's high quality, 1920 x 1080 pixels screen. | ||
Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Kepler MateBook D will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Surface Laptop 2 will do just fine. | |
Browsing |
All components of your will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources |
All components of your will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources | |
Documents |
Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processor and 8 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'! |
Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your Intel Core i7-8650U processor and 16 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'! | |
Email demands very little from a laptop. We've taken this into account. |
Email demands very little from a laptop. We've taken this into account. | ||
Use in Public Places |
The 12 hours battery life in the Kepler MateBook D is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 14.5 hours battery life in the Surface Laptop 2 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 12 hours battery life in the Kepler MateBook D has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 14.5 hours battery life in the Surface Laptop 2 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
Long Journeys |
With a great run time of approximately 12 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 14.5 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | |
Use Around the Office |
The 12 hours battery life in the Kepler MateBook D can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 14.5 hours battery life in the Surface Laptop 2 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
Use At the Client's |
With a great run time of approximately 12 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 14.5 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | |
Carrying All the Time |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 1.5 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 1.3 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.5 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.3 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
Cool Look |
It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices. | ||
Regular Look |
It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way. |
It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way. | |
Business Look |
It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment. | ||
Serious Multitasking | |||
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Ambient Light Sensor | - | 1 | |
Battery Life | 12 hours | 14.5 hours | |
Camera | 1 | 1 | |
Camera Resolution (Numeric) | 1 MP | - | |
Colour | Silver | Black | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 22.1 cm | 22.33 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Height | 1.58 cm | 1.45 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 32.3 cm | 30.81 cm | |
Display HD Type | FHD | QXGA | |
Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2256 x 1504 pixels | |
Display Size | 14 inches | 13.5 inches | |
Display Technology Name | IPS | TN | |
Display Touchscreen | Yes | Yes | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
Keyboard Language | - | US English | |
Microphone | 1 | 2 | |
Mini DisplayPort | - | 1 | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
Network Wireless Type | b/g/n/ac | b/g/n/ac | |
Operating System Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Operating System Name | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows | |
Operating System Version | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Pro | |
Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Processor Cores | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
Processor Family | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Core i7 | |
Processor Model | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core i7-8650U | |
Processor Speed | 2 GHz | 1.90 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | |
RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB | |
RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | - | |
Sound System | Dolby Atmos | Dolby Audio Premium | |
SSD Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB | |
Storage Total Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB | |
Storage Type | SSD | SSD | |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 2 | - | |
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 1 | |
Weight | 1.47 kg | 1.28 kg |
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