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Lenovo IdeaPad 310 AMD Black
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Acer Aspire A315 Ryzen 15.6 inch HDD 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 Lenovo's 12 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 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. | |
| Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the IdeaPad 310 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS will do just fine. | |
| Browsing |
All components of your Lenovo will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources |
All components of your Acer will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources | |
| Documents |
Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your AMD A12-9700P processor and 12 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 AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 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. | ||
| Short Journeys |
The 3.5 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 310 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
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. | |
| 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. | ||
| Carrying All the Time |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.2 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.30 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.2 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.30 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. | |
| Serious Multitasking | |||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 3.5 hours | 4.5 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | Yes | Yes | |
| Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | - | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution (Numeric) | 0.3 MP | - | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 26 cm | 26.28 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.29 cm | 2.5 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 37.9 cm | 38.16 cm | |
| Display HD Type | HD | HD | |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | |
| Display Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
| EPEAT Compliance | Silver | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | AMD Radeon R7 | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| Housing Material | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS),Plastic,Polycarbonate | - | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | Lenovo | Acer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 80ST001NUS | NX.GY9EK.003 | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | IdeaPad 310 | Aspire 3 A315-41-R9KS | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
| 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 | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD Burner | - | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | AMD A | AMD Ryzen 3 | |
| Processor Model | AMD A12-9700P | AMD Ryzen 3 2200U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.50 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | - | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| RoHS Compliance | 1 | - | |
| 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 | |
| VGA Port | 1 | - | |
| Weight | 2.2 kg | 2.30 kg |
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