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Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-71F2 i7 17.3 inch HDD+SSD Black
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MSI Classic CX72 i5 17.3 inch SSD Black
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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 2.7 GHz 2 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce MX130 will ensure smooth game and the advanced wifi ensure you'll be victorious in any adventure. |
Whether your scoring in FIFA or battling knights in Assassins' Creed a basic laptop won't cut the mustard. The 2.5 GHz 2 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 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 2 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 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 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 '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 Aspire 5 A517-51G-71F2 will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Classic CX72 7QL-026 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 i7-7500U 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 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 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A517-51G-71F2 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 4.7 hours battery life in the Classic CX72 7QL-026 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire 5 A517-51G-71F2 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 4.7 hours battery life in the Classic CX72 7QL-026 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 Aspire 5 A517-51G-71F2 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 4.7 hours battery life in the Classic CX72 7QL-026 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 3 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.8 kg 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 | 7 hours | 4.66 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | - | Yes | |
| Cable Lock Slot Type | - | Kensington | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Frame Rate | - | 30 fps | |
| Camera Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 28.99 cm | 28.7 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.83 cm | 3.7 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 42.33 cm | 42 cm | |
| Display HD Type | FHD | HD | |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | |
| Display Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce MX130 | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX | |
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Dedicated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | - | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Mini DisplayPort | - | 1 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | - | 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 Home | |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD Burner | DVD Burner | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 2 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core i5 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i7-7500U | Intel Core i5-7200U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.70 GHz | 2.50 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | - | 2133 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| SSD Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1128 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD + SSD | SSD | |
| 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 | |
| Weight | 3 kg | 2.8 kg |
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