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Acer Aspire A715 i5 15.6 Black
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Acer Aspire 3 (Black)
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| Hardcore Gaming |
A resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, means rich graphics to shoot Zombies or cross the galaxy in detail Your Acer's Intel Core i5-7300HQ processor means whilst your thumbs may struggle with the Call of Duty or Doom your will not. The 8 GB RAM combines nicely with the GPU on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 which hits a 3DMark benchmark score of 6036.5, and the 4 cores CPU hit a Passmark benchmark of 6845 You can have the 'dark arcade experience' without tapping blindly thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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 Acer'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 Acer'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 A715-71G-50WU will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire E5 will do just fine. | |
| Browsing |
All components of your Acer 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 i5-7300HQ 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 A9-9410 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 A715-71G-50WU is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire E5 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 7 hours battery life in the Aspire A715-71G-50WU has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire E5 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 A715-71G-50WU can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 6 hours battery life in the Aspire E5 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 2.4 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 2.23 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.4 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 2.23 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
| Working in Low Light |
This laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. |
This laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. | |
| 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 | 6 hours | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Certifications | - | ACPI 5.0 | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 26.28 cm | 25.9 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.4 cm | - | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (front) | 2.4 cm | 2.3 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height (rear) | 2.4 cm | 3 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 38.16 cm | 38.1 cm | |
| Display Brightness | 220 cd/m² | - | |
| Display HD Type | FHD | HD | |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | |
| Display Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | - | |
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon R5 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| Keyboard Back-lit | Yes | Yes | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | Acer | Acer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NX.GP8EK.006 | E5-523-95SK | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | Aspire A715-71G-50WU | Aspire E5 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.0 | 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 | 64 Bit | |
| Operating System Name | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows | |
| Operating System Version | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | - | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 2 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i5 | AMD A | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-7300HQ | AMD A9-9410 | |
| Processor Speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | - | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| SSD Capacity | - | 128 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 1128 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD + 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 | |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge Ports | 1 | - | |
| VGA Port | - | 1 | |
| Weight | 2.4 kg | 2.23 kg |
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