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HP 15-da0040ns i5 15.6 inch SVA Blue
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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 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 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 '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 16 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 15-da0040ns will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the 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 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 i5-7200U processor and 16 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 13.3 hours battery life in the 15-da0040ns is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 13.3 hours battery life in the 15-da0040ns has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the 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 13.3 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | ||
| Use Around the Office |
The 13.3 hours battery life in the 15-da0040ns can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 6.5 hours battery life in the can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
| Use At the Client's |
With a great run time of approximately 13.3 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 4.5 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 5.3 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 4.5 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 5.3 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
| Presentations |
It's got a good variety of display ports which allows you connect to a good range of projectors and screen types. | ||
| Working with Numbers |
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. | |
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 13.25 hours | 6.5 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | Yes | - | |
| Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | - | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution | - | 640 x 480 pixels | |
| Camera Resolution (Numeric) | - | 0.3 MP | |
| Certifications | - | ACPI 5.0 | |
| Colour | Blue | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 24.6 inches | 25.8 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.25 inches | 2.46 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 37.6 inches | 38.18 inches | |
| Display HD Type | HD | FHD | |
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
| Display Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | SVA | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | Yes | - | |
| EPEAT Compliance | Silver | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | |||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 500 GB | - | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | 1.4b | - | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.2 | 4.0 | |
| 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 | - | |
| Operating System Name | Microsoft Windows | Linux | |
| Operating System Version | Windows 10 Home | - | |
| Optical Drive Type | - | DVD Burner | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i5 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i5-7200U | |
| Processor Speed | 1.60 GHz | 2.50 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2400 MHz | 2133 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR3L-SDRAM | |
| SSD Capacity | - | 256 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 500 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | SSD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | 1 | 2 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 2 | 1 | |
| Weight | 4.5 lbs | 5.29 lbs |
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