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Huawei Matebook X Pro i5 13.9 inch SSD Silver
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ASUS ZenBook UX431FA i7 14 inch
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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 1.60 GHz 4 cores processor and NVIDIA GeForce MX15 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 13.9 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 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. | |
| Basic Video Editing |
With a resolution of 3000 x 2000 pixels pixels, you'll have sufficient visual clarity to decide which video sequence will give the impact you're looking for. Continuously tweaking video clips are fun but requires a quite a bit of computing power. Which is why the memory size of 8 GB, the multi-core processor and the NVIDIA GeForce MX15 graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs In addition, this laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. |
With a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels pixels, you'll have sufficient visual clarity to decide which video sequence will give the impact you're looking for. Continuously tweaking video clips are fun but requires a quite a bit of computing power. Which is why the memory size of 8 GB, the multi-core processor and the graphics card all combine to provide a level of performance that matches your needs In addition, this laptop can be used night or day thanks to the built in back-lit keyboard. It also comes with the Memory card reader just in case you need an alternative option to move your creative work from once device to another. | |
| 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 4 cores core process will help speed up music format conversions or codec-based compression. | |
| Pro Music Production |
Since you're all about the music, this laptop will make a great side-kick to you music production gear. It's multi-core processor gives you the necessary muscle to rip, encode or convert your audio craft without having to wait forever. Also, it's on-board audio chip and high resolution screen (3000 x 2000 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup. |
Since you're all about the music, this laptop will make a great side-kick to you music production gear. It's multi-core processor gives you the necessary muscle to rip, encode or convert your audio craft without having to wait forever. Also, it's on-board audio chip and high resolution screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) offer a competent and mobile deputy to your existing tools and setup. | |
| Bookkeeping |
The 13.9 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 MateBook X Pro will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ZenBook UX431FA-ES74 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 i7-8565U 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 9.91 hours battery life in the MateBook X Pro is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZenBook UX431FA-ES74 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 9.91 hours battery life in the MateBook X Pro has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZenBook UX431FA-ES74 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 9.91 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 10 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 9.91 hours battery life in the MateBook X Pro can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 10 hours battery life in the ZenBook UX431FA-ES74 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | |
| Use At the Client's |
With a great run time of approximately 9.91 hours, there isn't a huge need to carry a charger each time your about. |
With a great run time of approximately 10 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 1.33 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. |
Because this has got a weight measuring in at 1.45 kg, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.33 kg weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 1.45 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. | |
| Cool Look |
It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices. |
It's got clean lines and a premium look, which showcases a refined taste in mobile devices. | |
| Regular Look |
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. | ||
| Serious Multitasking | |||
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| 13 to 14 Inches | |||
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| Battery Life | 9.91 hours | 10 hours | |
| Camera | - | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution (Numeric) | 1 MP | - | |
| Colour | Silver | Silver | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 21.7 cm | 21.08 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 1.46 cm | 1.52 cm | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 30.4 cm | 32.26 cm | |
| Display Brightness | 450 cd/m² | - | |
| Display HD Type | 3K | FHD | |
| Display Resolution | 3000 x 2000 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
| Display Size | 13.9 inches | 14 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| Display Touchscreen | Yes | - | |
| Fingerprint Reader | - | Yes | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | NVIDIA GeForce MX15 | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Integrated | |
| HDMI Port | - | 1 | |
| Keyboard Back-lit | Yes | Yes | |
| Keyboard Language | - | US English | |
| Keyboard Spill Resistant | Yes | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | - | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
| 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 | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 4 cores | 4 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-8565U | |
| Processor Speed | 1.60 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz | |
| RAM Type | LPDDR3-SDRAM | LPDDR3-SDRAM | |
| SSD Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB | |
| Storage Type | - | SSD | |
| Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C Port Ports | 1 | - | |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | |
| USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C Port | - | 1 | |
| Weight | 1.33 kg | 1.45 kg |
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