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Lenovo IdeaPad 320 i3 17.3 inch Silver
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Acer Aspire E1 (Grey)
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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 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. | ||
| 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 's 6 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 320 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the E1-731-4699 will do just fine. | |
| Browsing |
All components of your 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 Intel Core i3-7100U processor and 6 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 Pentium 2020M processor and 4 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 IdeaPad 320 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | ||
| Short Journeys |
The 5 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 320 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 3 hours battery life in the E1-731-4699 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 5 hours battery life in the IdeaPad 320 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | ||
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 6.2 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. | |
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| 17+ Inches | |||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 5 hours | 3 hours | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution (Numeric) | 0.3 MP | - | |
| Colour | Silver | Grey | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 29.26 inches | 27.4 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.49 inches | 3.5 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (front) | - | 3.1 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (rear) | - | 3.4 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 41.8 inches | 41.4 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 | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | |||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | 1.4b | - | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | - | Acer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | - | NX.MGAAA.004 | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | IdeaPad 320 | E1-731-4699 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| Network Wired Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Network Wireless Type | b/g/n/ac | b/g/n | |
| Operating System Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Operating System Name | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows | |
| Operating System Version | Windows 10 Home | Windows 7 | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD Burner | DVD Burner | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 2 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i3 | Intel Pentium | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i3-7100U | Intel Pentium 2020M | |
| Processor Speed | 2.40 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | - | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR3-SDRAM | |
| RoHS Compliance | 1 | - | |
| Sound System | Dolby Audio | - | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 2 | 2 | |
| VGA Port | - | 1 | |
| Weight | 6.17 lbs | 7.05 lbs |
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