Asus Chromebook C523NA Pentium 15.6 inch eMMC Silver
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ASUS VivoBook 15 F505ZA Ryzen 15.6 inch SSD Gold
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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 GHz 4 cores processor and 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. | ||
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. | ||
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 's 8 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance | ||
Social Media |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Chromebook C523NA-IH24T will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the VivoBook 15 F505ZA-DH51 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 Pentium N4200 processor and 4 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 5 2500U 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 7 hours battery life in the Chromebook C523NA-IH24T is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 5.8 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 F505ZA-DH51 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
Short Journeys |
The 7 hours battery life in the Chromebook C523NA-IH24T has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 5.8 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 F505ZA-DH51 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
Use Around the Office |
The 7 hours battery life in the Chromebook C523NA-IH24T can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 5.8 hours battery life in the VivoBook 15 F505ZA-DH51 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 3.7 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 3.5 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3.7 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3.5 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
Cool Look |
It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices. | ||
Cute & Pretty Look |
It's an eye-catching package with a bright and refreshing look about it. It could even play the role of an accessory to compliment a specific sense of style. |
It's an eye-catching package with a bright and refreshing look about it. It could even play the role of an accessory to compliment a specific sense of style. | |
Regular Look |
It looks simple, capable and doesn't stand out in any particular way. | ||
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Battery Life | 7 hours | 5.75 hours | |
Camera | 1 | 1 | |
Colour | Silver | Gold | |
Dimesnsions - Depth | 24.85 inches | 24.38 inches | |
Dimesnsions - Height | - | 1.78 inches | |
Dimesnsions - Height (front) | 1.56 inches | - | |
Dimesnsions - Height (rear) | 1.61 inches | - | |
Dimesnsions - Width | 35.8 inches | 36.07 inches | |
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 | |
eMMC Capacity | 64 GB | - | |
Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 505 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 | |
Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
HDMI Port | - | 1 | |
Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
Network Bluetooth Type | 4.0 | 4.2 | |
Network Wireless Type | b/g/n/ac | b/g/n/ac | |
Operating System Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Operating System Name | Chrome OS | Microsoft Windows | |
Operating System Version | - | Windows 10 Home | |
Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
Processor Cores | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
Processor Family | Intel Pentium | AMD Ryzen 5 | |
Processor Model | Intel Pentium N4200 | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | |
Processor Speed | 1.10 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Processor Threads | 4 | 8 | |
RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB | |
RAM Speed | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz | |
RAM Type | LPDDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
SSD Capacity | - | 256 GB | |
Storage Total Capacity | 64 GB | 256 GB | |
Storage Type | eMMC | SSD | |
USB 2.0 Ports | - | 2 | |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 2 | 1 | |
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 2 | 1 | |
Weight | 3.73 lbs | 3.51 lbs |
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