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Acer Aspire A315 Ryzen 15.6 inch HDD Black
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Asus VivoBook 15 X540UA i3 15.6 inch Black
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| 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. | |
| 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. | ||
| 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 Acer'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. | |
| Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the VivoBook 15 X540UA-DM1130T will do just fine. | |
| Browsing |
All components of your Acer 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 3 2200U 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 i3-7020U processor and 8 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 4.5 hours battery life in the Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 5 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 X540UA-DM1130T is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 4.5 hours battery life in the Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 5 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 X540UA-DM1130T has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 4.5 hours battery life in the Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 5 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 X540UA-DM1130T 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 2.30 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.30 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 4.5 hours | 5 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | Yes | Yes | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution (Numeric) | - | 0.3 MP | |
| Colour | Black | Black, Brown | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 26.28 cm | 25.2 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.5 cm | 2.7 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 38.16 cm | 38.1 cm | |
| Display HD Type | HD | FHD | |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
| Display Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | Yes | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | - | 1.4 | |
| Keyboard Language | - | German | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | Acer | - | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NX.GY9EK.003 | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS | - | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| 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 | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Core i3 | |
| Processor Model | AMD Ryzen 3 2200U | Intel Core i3-7020U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.50 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | - | 2133 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| Sound System | - | SonicMaster | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 1 | |
| Weight | 2.30 kg | 2 kg |
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