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Toshiba Portégé A30-C i5 13.3 inch SSD Black
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HP 14-cm0200ng Ryzen 14 inch SVA SSD Black
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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 14 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 2 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression. | ||
| Bookkeeping |
The 13.3 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 8 GB RAM will ensure large sheets and accounts wont undermine performance |
The 14 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 Portégé A30-C will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the 14-cm0200ng 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 i5-6200U 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 AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 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 10 hours battery life in the Portégé A30-C is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 8.5 hours battery life in the 14-cm0200ng is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 10 hours battery life in the Portégé A30-C has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 8.5 hours battery life in the 14-cm0200ng 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. |
With a great run time of approximately 8.5 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 10 hours battery life in the Portégé A30-C can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 8.5 hours battery life in the 14-cm0200ng 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. |
With a great run time of approximately 8.5 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 3 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 3.2 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 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3.2 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. | ||
| 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. |
It's got the traditional corporate look and will definitely blend in within the enterprise environment. | |
| Serious Multitasking | |||
| Windows | |||
| 13 to 14 Inches | |||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 10 hours | 8.5 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | Yes | Yes | |
| Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | Kensington | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 22.86 inches | 23.4 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.03 inches | 1.99 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 31.49 inches | 33.5 inches | |
| Display HD Type | FHD | HD | |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | |
| Display Size | 13.3 inches | 14 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | SVA | |
| Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
| EPEAT Compliance | - | Silver | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 520 | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | - | 1.4b | |
| Keyboard Spill Resistant | Yes | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Operating System Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Operating System Name | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows | |
| Operating System Version | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Home | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD Burner | - | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 2 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 3 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-6200U | AMD Ryzen 3 2200U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 1600 MHz | 2400 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR3L-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| RoHS Compliance | 1 | - | |
| SSD Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Type | SSD | SSD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 3 | 2 | |
| VGA Port | 1 | - | |
| Weight | 3.04 lbs | 3.24 lbs |
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