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                                                HP ZBook 14u G4 i7 14 inch Black
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                                                Lenovo ThinkPad A485 AMD 14 inch  Black
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| Match Rating | Match Rating | Match Rating | |
| 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 AMD FirePro W4190M 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 GHz 4 cores processor and 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 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. | 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. | 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 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 HP '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 ZBook 14u G4 will do just fine. | Facebook, twitter etc require little processing power or screen specification so the ThinkPad A485 will do just fine. | |
| Browsing | All components of your HP 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 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor and 8 GB RAM ensures even image laden files won't leave you watching the 'spinning wheel'! | |
| 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 ZBook 14u G4 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | The 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 is sufficient for short sessions of use in coffee shops, parks etc. | |
| Short Journeys | The 10 hours battery life in the ZBook 14u G4 has got enough juice to help you work while on the move during quick trips around the city. | The 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 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 10.8 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 ZBook 14u G4 can keep you going while moving from one meeting space to another. | The 10.8 hours battery life in the ThinkPad A485 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 10.8 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 3.6 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | Because this has got a weight measuring in at 3.6 lbs, it'll help you stay light and nimble. | |
| Carrying Occasionally | As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3.6 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. | As you'll be needing to move about now and then, it's 3.6 lbs weight should suit your needs just fine. | |
| 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. | |
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| Battery Life | 10 hours | 10.76 hours | |
| Camera | 1 | 1 | |
| Camera Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 pixels | |
| Colour | Black | Black | |
| Dimesnsions - Depth | 23.7 inches | 23.2 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Height | 2.21 inches | 1.9 inches | |
| Dimesnsions - Width | 33.8 inches | 33.6 inches | |
| Display HD Type | FHD | HD | |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels | |
| Display Size | 14 inches | 14 inches | |
| Display Technology Name | TN | TN | |
| DisplayPort | 1 | - | |
| Docking Port | 1 | - | |
| Energy Star Certified | - | Yes | |
| EPEAT Compliance | - | Gold | |
| Fingerprint Reader | - | Yes | |
| Form Factor | Clamshell | Clamshell | |
| Graphics Card Model - Dedicated | AMD FirePro W4190M | - | |
| Graphics Card Model - Integrated | Intel HD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | |
| Graphics Card Type | Dedicated | Integrated | |
| HDD Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| HDMI Port | - | 1 | |
| HDMI Version | - | 2.0 | |
| Keyboard Language | - | English | |
| Keyboard Spill Resistant | - | Yes | |
| Manufacturer | HP | - | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 2UK91UT#ABA | - | |
| Memory Card Reader | 1 | 1 | |
| Microphone | 1 | 1 | |
| Model Name | ZBook 14u G4 | - | |
| Network Bluetooth Type | 4.2 | 4.1 | |
| 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 Pro | Windows 10 Pro | |
| Processor Architecture | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |
| Processor Cores | 2 cores | 4 cores | |
| Processor Family | Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO | |
| Processor Model | Intel Core i7-7500U | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U | |
| Processor Speed | 2.70 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Processor Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB | |
| RAM Speed | 2133 MHz | 2400 MHz | |
| RAM Type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM | |
| RoHS Compliance | - | 1 | |
| Storage Total Capacity | 1000 GB | 500 GB | |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD | |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports | 2 | 1 | |
| USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C Port | - | 2 | |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge Ports | - | 1 | |
| USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen 2) | - | 1 | |
| VGA Port | 1 | - | |
| Weight | 3.62 lbs | 3.64 lbs | 
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