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HP 17-x116dx
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Acer Aspire A517 i3 17.3 SSD Black
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| 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 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 HP '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 17-x116dx will do just fine. |
Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the Aspire A517-51-39PY will do just fine. | |
| Browsing |
All components of your HP 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 i5-7200U 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 i3-6006U 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 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. |
The 4 hours battery life in the Aspire A517-51-39PY is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys |
The 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. |
The 4 hours battery life in the Aspire A517-51-39PY has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | |
| Use Around the Office |
The 6.3 hours battery life in the 17-x116dx can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. |
The 4 hours battery life in the Aspire A517-51-39PY 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 5.8 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. |
As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 6.6 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Serious Multitasking | |||
| Windows | |||
| 17+ Inches | |||
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Technical Specifications
| Battery Life | 6.25 hours | 4 hours | |
| Cable Lock Slot | Yes | - | |
| Cable Lock Slot Type | Kensington | - | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 27.8 inches | 28.99 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.4 inches | 2.82 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 41.9 inches | 42.3 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 | SVASVA | TN | |
| Energy Star Certified | Yes | - | |
| EPEAT Compliance | Silver | - | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | - | ||
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 520 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Integrated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | - | |
| HDMI Port | 1 | 1 | |
| Keyboard Num-Pad | Yes | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | HP | Acer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 1BQ14UA | NX.GSUEH.005 | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | 17-x116dx | Aspire A517-51-39PY | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | - | 4.0 | |
| Network Wired Type | 10/100 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Network Wireless Type | b/g/n | 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 i5-7xxx | Intel Core i3 | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i5-7200U | Intel Core i3-6006U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.50 GHz | 2.00 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | - | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| Sound System | DTS Studio Sound | - | |
| SSD Capacity | - | 256 GB | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 256 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | SSD | |
| USB 2.0 Ports | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 1 | 1 | |
| Weight | 5.84 lbs | 6.61 lbs |
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