Asus K570UD-DS74 i7 15.6 inch HDD+SSD Black
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Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G i5 15.6 inch HDD+SSD Black
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Hardcore Gaming |
A resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, means rich graphics to shoot Zombies or cross the galaxy in detail Your 's Intel Core i7-8550U processor means whilst your thumbs may struggle with the Call of Duty or Doom your will not. The 8 GB RAM combines nicely with the GPU on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 which hits a 3DMark benchmark score of 6036.5, and the 4 cores CPU hit a Passmark benchmark of 7947 | ||
Casual Gaming |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 1.80 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. |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 1.6 GHz 4 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce MX130 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. | |
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. |
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 MX130 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. | |
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 (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 '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 K570UD-DS74 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire 5 A515-52G 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 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 i5-8265U 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 9 hours battery life in the K570UD-DS74 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A515-52G is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 9 hours battery life in the K570UD-DS74 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A515-52G 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 9 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | ||
Use Around the Office |
The 9 hours battery life in the K570UD-DS74 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A515-52G can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
Use At the Client's |
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 1.9 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 1.9 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.9 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.9 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. | ||
Gaming Look |
It oozes style while offering a combo of form and function that suits the needs of a serious gamer. | ||
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Battery Life | 9 hours | 7 hours | |
Cable Lock Slot | Yes | - | |
Camera | 1 | 1 | |
Camera Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
Certifications | UL, MIC, CE Marking Compliance, FCC Compliance, BSMI, Australia C-TICK / NZ A-Tick Compliance, CCC, GOST-R, CB, Energy star, IDA, CECP, WEEE, Erp 2013, RoHS | - | |
Colour | Black | Black | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 25.6 cm | 24.7 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Height | 2.19 cm | 1.8 cm | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 37.46 cm | 36.3 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 | TN | TN | |
Energy Star Certified | Yes | - | |
Fingerprint Reader | Yes | - | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce MX130 | |
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Dedicated | |
HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | |
HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
Keyboard Language | - | German | |
Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.0 | 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 | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
Processor Family | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core i5 | |
Processor Model | Intel Core i7-8550U | Intel Core i5-8265U | |
Processor Speed | 1.80 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | |
RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
RAM Speed | 2400 MHz | - | |
RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
RoHS Compliance | 1 | - | |
Sound System | SonicMaster | - | |
SSD Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB | |
Storage Total Capacity | 1256 GB | 1128 GB | |
Storage Type | HDD + SSD | HDD + SSD | |
USB 2.0 Ports | 2 | 2 | |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 1 | 1 | |
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 1 | |
Weight | 1.9 kg | 1.9 kg |
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