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funkey_monkey

My concerns with this setup are the ability for me to connect 2 1920x1080 monitors to it. Are the connections sufficient to allow this to happen?
I have concerns about the USB drives - should I opt for one which has a USB 3.1 Type C port? Or do I definitely need a display port? The display ports are only on their top spec machines.

This machine will be primarily used for home office work, interest and bookkeeping activities. I'll be planning to also watch movies on it (and possibly on external screen). There will also be some IDE based work too.


General Spec:

• 7th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢ CPUs
• Intel Integrated Graphics
• Backlit Keyboard
• Thin 12mm ~ 24.7mm Design
• DDR4 Memory Support
• IPS Panel Option
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0
• VGA Output Connection
• HDMI Output Connection
• 1.0MP Webcam
• Wireless Fitted as Standard
• BluRay Capable
• Bluetooth Option Available

Chassis & Display
UltraNote: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Dual Core Processor i5-7200U (2.50GHz, 3.1GHz Turbo)

Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston SODIMM DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 620 - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12

1st Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED

M.2 SSD Drive
120GB KINGSTON SSDNow M.2 2280 G2, SATA 6Gb/s (550MB/R, 200MB/W)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Ultra Slim 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

AC Adaptor
1 x 40W AC Adaptor

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0

USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS

Battery
UltraNote IV Series 44WH Lithium Ion Battery

Keyboard Language
SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days

K.O.Kiki

You're looking at the Ultranote IV?
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/ultraNoteIV-15/#detailed_spec

My concerns with this setup are the ability for me to connect 2 1920x1080 monitors to it. Are the connections sufficient to allow this to happen?
I have concerns about the USB drives - should I opt for one which has a USB 3.1 Type C port? Or do I definitely need a display port? The display ports are only on their top spec machines.

It has 1x HDMI and 1x VGA, along with Intel HD 620 integrated graphics - seems to me it should be ok to output to 2 monitors, though you could consider an Ultrawide (2560x1080) monitor instead.
Displayport and USB 3.1 are not used for the same things.

Any reason for laptop instead of a better/cheaper desktop?

SterlingArcher

Unless it is a must have necessity to be portable at all times . Consider what ko i saying.

A laptop can be a very costly endeavour. small pc is like lego swap out broken bit swap in.

Laptop. Unless its screen repair or trivial stuff. It's for the bin.