Acer Swift SF315-52-88A4 (Gold)
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HP Pavilion 15-bc499na i5 15.6 inch SVA 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 1124 In addition, this laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. 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. | ||
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. | ||
Watching Movies |
High quality video on your Swift SF315-52-88A4's Advanced resolution display IPS screen technology makes video content richer and more viewable. You won't have to struggle to pause or rewind in the dark with its backlit keyboard. 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 Pavilion 15-bc499na's Advanced resolution display IPS screen technology makes video content richer and more viewable. You won't have to struggle to pause or rewind in the dark with its backlit keyboard. 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 graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs In addition, this laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. 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 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 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. | ||
Front-end Development |
Whether it's HTML5, CSS or Javascript-based frameworks such as AJAX, Angular, JQUERY etc, the Swift SF315-52-88A4 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 Swift SF315-52-88A4 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Pavilion 15-bc499na 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 Intel Core i7-8550U 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 4 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 10 hours battery life in the Swift SF315-52-88A4 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 9 hours battery life in the Pavilion 15-bc499na is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 10 hours battery life in the Swift SF315-52-88A4 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 Pavilion 15-bc499na 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 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 hours battery life in the Swift SF315-52-88A4 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 9 hours battery life in the Pavilion 15-bc499na 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 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 1.8 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.2 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.8 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.2 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
Working in Low Light |
This laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. |
This laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. | |
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. | ||
Gaming Look |
It oozes style while offering a combo of form and function that suits the needs of a serious gamer. | ||
Serious Multitasking | |||
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Battery Life | 10 hours | 9 hours | |
Cable Lock Slot | Yes | Yes | |
Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | Kensington | |
Camera | 1 | 1 | |
Camera Resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels | - | |
Colour | Gold | Black | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 24.3 cm | 25.25 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Height | 1.6 cm | 2.45 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 35.9 cm | 38.24 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 | SVA | |
Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
EPEAT Compliance | - | Silver | |
Fingerprint Reader | Yes | - | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | ||
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | |
Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Dedicated | |
HDD Capacity | - | 1000 GB | |
HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
Keyboard Back-lit | Yes | Yes | |
Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
Manufacturer | Acer | - | |
Manufacturer Part Number | NX.GZ9AA.002 | - | |
Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
Microphone | 1 | 2 | |
Model Name | Swift SF315-52-88A4 | - | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
Network Wired Type | - | 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 | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
Processor Family | Intel Core i7-8 | Intel Core i5 | |
Processor Model | Intel Core i7-8550U | Intel Core i5-8300H | |
Processor Speed | 1.80 GHz | 2.30 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | |
RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB | |
RAM Speed | - | 2400 MHz | |
RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
Sound System | - | B&O PLAY | |
SSD Capacity | 256 GB | - | |
Storage Total Capacity | 256 GB | 1000 GB | |
Storage Type | SSD | HDD | |
USB 2.0 Ports | 1 | 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 | 1.8 kg | 2.2 kg | |
Wi-Fi MIMO Enhancement Present | - | 1 |
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