Acer Aspire 3 AMD 15.6 SSD Black
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HP ZBook 15v i7 15.6 inch SSD Quadro Silver
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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 2.2 GHz 4 cores processor and 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 2.2 GHz 6 cores processor and NVIDIA Quadro P600 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 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 16 GB, the multi-core processor and the NVIDIA Quadro P600 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 6 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 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 HP 's 16 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance The numeric keypad keyboard really takes the strain out when entering data. | |
Back-end Development |
You'll need a machine that can handle multiple VMs for your various Dev environments, which is why we've picked something for you that's got an Intel Core i7-8750H , (a processor with 6 cores) plus a healthy RAM size of 16 GB. Also, its 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution provides adequate screen estate to view multiple window or more of your IDE while you work. | ||
Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire A315-41-R9J1 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ZBook 15v G5 will do just fine. | |
Browsing |
All components of your Acer will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources |
All components of your HP will easily handle the web as surfing requires minimal resources | |
Documents |
Presentations, spreadsheets and documents, don't need much, but your AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 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 i7-8750H processor and 16 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 6 hours battery life in the Aspire A315-41-R9J1 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire A315-41-R9J1 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 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. | ||
Use Around the Office |
The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire A315-41-R9J1 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 15v G5 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. | ||
Carrying All the Time |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 5.1 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 4.7 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 5.1 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 4.7 lbs 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. | |
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. |
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. | ||
Serious Multitasking | |||
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Battery Life | 6 hours | 10 hours | |
Camera | 1 | - | |
Camera Resolution | 640 x 480 pixels | - | |
Camera Resolution (Numeric) | 0.3 MP | - | |
Colour | Black | Silver | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 26.28 inches | 25.65 inches | |
Dimesnsions - Height | 2.5 inches | 2.54 inches | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 38.16 inches | 36.5 inches | |
Display Brightness | - | 220 cd/m² | |
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 | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA Quadro P600 | ||
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | |
Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Dedicated | |
HDMI Port | 1 | - | |
Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
Manufacturer | Acer | HP | |
Manufacturer Part Number | NX.GY9AA.003 | 2ZC56EA | |
Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
Microphone | 1 | 2 | |
Model Name | Aspire A315-41-R9J1 | ZBook 15v G5 | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 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 Pro | |
Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Processor Cores | 4 cores | 6 cores | |
Processor Family | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Core i7 | |
Processor Model | AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | Intel Core i7-8750H | |
Processor Speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.20 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 12 | |
RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB | |
RAM Speed | - | 2666 MHz | |
RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
Sound System | - | Bang & Olufsen | |
SSD Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB | |
Storage Total Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB | |
Storage Type | SSD | SSD | |
USB 2.0 Ports | 2 | - | |
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 2 | |
USB Sleep-and-Charge Ports | - | 1 | |
Weight | 5.07 lbs | 4.72 lbs |
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