Lenovo IdeaPad 720 i7 15.6 inch IPS SSD Grey
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Dell G3 3579 i5 15.6 inch IPS SSD Black
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Amateur Photo Editing |
Creating beautiful visuals with amazing fidelity can be achieved with this Laptop's great display that supports a resolution of up to 1920 x 1080 pixels. Performance wise, it's Memory size of 8 GB and the multi-core processor allows you to multi-task with ease. Even more, you can render your image and design work with ease as this laptops comes with a robust graphics card with a strong 3Dmark benchmark score of 5738 It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another. |
Creating beautiful visuals with amazing fidelity can be achieved with this Laptop's great display that supports a resolution of up to 1920 x 1080 pixels. Performance wise, it's Memory size of 8 GB and the multi-core processor allows you to multi-task with ease. Even more, you can render your image and design work with ease as this laptops comes with a robust graphics card with a strong 3Dmark benchmark score of 6036.5 It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another. | |
Casual Gaming |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 2.7 GHz 2 cores processor and AMD Radeon RX 560 will ensure smooth game and the advanced wifi ensure you'll be victorious in any adventure. |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 2.3 GHz 4 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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 15.6 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 15.6 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 IdeaPad 720's Advanced resolution display IPS screen technology makes video content richer and more viewable. Connecting to a TV or monitor to watch content on a bigger screen will be simple as its HDMI port is the most common connection option available. |
High quality video on your G3 3579's Advanced resolution display IPS screen technology makes video content richer and more viewable. Connecting to a TV or monitor to watch content on a bigger screen will be simple as its HDMI port is the most common connection option available. | |
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another. | ||
Pro Graphic Design |
The on-board Memory size of 8 GB and the quad-core Intel Core i5-8300H processor on this laptop allows you to quickly convert high ppi image formats and rapidly iterate through your concepts. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card offers extra power for rendering your creative work on to your spacious 15.6 inches display. The screen built with IPS technology gives you vivid colours and great viewing angles whilst the 1920 x 1080 pixels resolutions provides the necessary detail. It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another. | ||
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 2 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. | ||
Bookkeeping |
The 15.6 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 Lenovo 's 8 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance The numeric keypad keyboard really takes the strain out when entering data. |
The 15.6 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 numeric keypad keyboard really takes the strain out when entering data. | |
Front-end Development |
Whether it's HTML5, CSS or Javascript-based frameworks such as AJAX, Angular, JQUERY etc, the IdeaPad 720 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. |
Whether it's HTML5, CSS or Javascript-based frameworks such as AJAX, Angular, JQUERY etc, the G3 3579 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 IdeaPad 720 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the G3 3579 will do just fine. | |
Browsing |
All components of your Lenovo 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 Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i5-8300H processor and 8 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 6 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 720 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the G3 3579 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 6 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 720 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the G3 3579 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
Use Around the Office |
The 6 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 720 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the G3 3579 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
Carrying All the Time |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.1 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.4 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.1 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.4 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
Presentations |
It's got a good variety of display ports which allows you connect to a good range of projectors and screen types. |
It's got a good variety of display ports which allows you connect to a good range of projectors and screen types. | |
Working with Numbers |
Working with numbers is important to you, so we've made sure this laptop comes a full featured keyboard. |
Working with numbers is important to you, so we've made sure this laptop comes a full featured keyboard. | |
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. | ||
Business Look |
It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment. |
It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment. | |
Serious Multitasking | |||
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Pro Photo Editing |
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Battery Life | 6 hours | 6.5 hours | |
Cable Lock Slot | Yes | Yes | |
Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | Noble | |
Camera | 1 | 1 | |
Camera Frame Rate | - | 30 fps | |
Camera Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
Colour | Grey | Black | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 25.5 cm | 25.8 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Height | 2.17 cm | 2.2 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 36.25 cm | 38 cm | |
Display HD Type | FHD | FHD | |
Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
Display Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | |
Display Technology Name | IPS | IPS | |
Energy Star Certified | Yes | Yes | |
EPEAT Compliance | - | Silver | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | |
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | |
Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Dedicated | |
HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
HDMI Version | - | 2.0 | |
Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
Keyboard Spill Resistant | - | Yes | |
Manufacturer | Lenovo | - | |
Manufacturer Part Number | 81AG0002UK | - | |
Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
Model Name | IdeaPad 720 | - | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 5.0 | |
Network Wired Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
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 Home | |
Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Processor Cores | 2 cores | 4 cores | |
Processor Family | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core i5 | |
Processor Model | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Core i5-8300H | |
Processor Speed | 2.70 GHz | 2.30 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 4 | 8 | |
RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | 2666 MHz | |
RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
Sound System | Dolby Audio | MaxxAudio Pro | |
SSD Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB | |
Storage Total Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB | |
Storage Type | SSD | SSD | |
USB 2.0 Ports | - | 1 | |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 1 | - | |
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 2 | 2 | |
Weight | 2.1 kg | 2.35 kg |
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