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Acer Aspire A517 i5 17.3 inch Black
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HP ProBook 470 G5 i5 17.3 inch 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 1.6 GHz 4 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 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 17.3 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 17.3 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 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. | |
| Bookkeeping |
The 17.3 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 17.3 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 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 A517-51-568Y will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ProBook 470 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 Intel Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U 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 5 hours battery life in the A517-51-568Y is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 14.3 hours battery life in the ProBook 470 G5 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 5 hours battery life in the A517-51-568Y has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 14.3 hours battery life in the ProBook 470 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 14.3 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | ||
| Use Around the Office |
The 5 hours battery life in the A517-51-568Y can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 14.3 hours battery life in the ProBook 470 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 14.3 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 5.5 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | ||
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 6.6 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 5.5 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. | |
| 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. | ||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 5 hours | 14.25 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | - | Yes | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels | - | |
| Colour | Black, Silver | Black, Silver | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 28.99 inches | 27.6 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.82 inches | 2.25 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 42.3 inches | 41.38 inches | |
| Display HD Type | HD+ | HD+ | |
| Display Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels | 1600 x 900 pixels | |
| Display Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
| EPEAT Compliance | - | Gold | |
| Fingerprint Reader | - | Yes | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce 930MX | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Dedicated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | - | 1.4b | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Keyboard Spill Resistant | - | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | Acer | HP | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NX.GSWAA.001 | 2TT74UT | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | Aspire A517-51-568Y | ProBook 470 G5 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.0 | 4.2 | |
| 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 | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD Burner | - | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i5 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i5-8250U | |
| Processor Speed | 1.60 GHz | 1.60 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | 2 | 1 | |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 1 | 1 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 2 | |
| VGA Port | - | 1 | |
| Weight | 6.61 lbs | 5.51 lbs |
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