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Lenovo ThinkPad A485 AMD 14 inch Black
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Acer TravelMate P249 i7 14 inch HDD+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 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. | |
| 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 2 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression. | |
| 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 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 16 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance | |
| Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ThinkPad A485 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the TravelMate P249-G2-M 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 PRO 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 i7-7500U processor and 16 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'! | |
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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 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 9 hours battery life in the TravelMate P249-G2-M is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 9 hours battery life in the TravelMate P249-G2-M 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 10.8 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 9 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 9 hours battery life in the TravelMate P249-G2-M can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
| Use At the Client's |
With a great run time of approximately 10.8 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 9 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 1.7 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.1 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.7 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.1 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
| 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. |
It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment. | |
| Serious Multitasking | |||
| Windows | |||
| 13 to 14 Inches | |||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 10.76 hours | 9 hours | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 23.2 cm | 24.8 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 1.9 cm | 3 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (front) | - | 2.3 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (rear) | - | 3 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 33.6 cm | 34.3 cm | |
| Display HD Type | HD | FHD | |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
| Display Size | 14 inches | 14 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | Yes | - | |
| EPEAT Compliance | Gold | - | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | Yes | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 500 GB | 1000 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | 2.0 | - | |
| Keyboard Language | English | German | |
| Keyboard Spill Resistant | Yes | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| 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 Pro | Windows 10 Pro | |
| Optical Drive Type | - | DVD Burner | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO | Intel Core i7 | |
| Processor Model | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U | Intel Core i7-7500U | |
| Processor Speed | 2 GHz | 2.70 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2400 MHz | - | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| RoHS Compliance | 1 | - | |
| SSD Capacity | - | 256 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 500 GB | 1256 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD + SSD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 2 | |
| USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C Port | 2 | - | |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge Ports | 1 | - | |
| USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen 2) | 1 | - | |
| VGA Port | - | 1 | |
| Weight | 1.65 kg | 2.1 kg |
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