Meet the new pocket printer
The Asus Pro has a 14-inch, full high-definition (1920 x 1080) display with a deep rich colour. One of the main features of this device is its screen. The laptop has incredibly thin bezels that helps increase the screen size while keeping the laptop as compact as possible. The screen is anti-reflective as well, which is a pleasure to watch absolutely anything on. On the audio front, similar to the display, the Asus sports deep rich audio, but lacks in volume. The Acer Swift 7 is wrapped in an all-aluminium uni-body and sports a scratch-resistant 13.3-inch full HD IPS display. It has a crisp display with a sharp contrast, while its audio output is loud but lacks depth. Typing on the Acer is something that you will have to get used to. A drawback is that it doesn’t sport a backlit keyboard, if you’re a night owl this would be a slight issue for you. The keys are slightly smaller than normal as well. The Acer makes up for that with a massive trackpad though, which makes navigation effortless — an additional plus point. Here’s how we ranked them against each other in terms regular usage. While these laptop and their variants are almost similarly priced, a winner comes down to personal preference.
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Display Audio Ease of use (Typing/Navigation) This little guy is the new HP Sprocket; something you would never actually go out and buy — but something that you would love to receive. (This is the ideal gift for a techie, by the way.)
The HP Sprocket is a palm-sized, wireless and inkless photo printer. The device connects to your smartphone through Bluetooth and via a dedicated application, prints out 5x7.6cm photographs. You can also edit and personalise the images on the application.
The Sprocket is priced at Dh499. The device uses Zink Photo Paper, which costs Dh79 for 50 sheets, that’s about a Dh1.5 per photo. Compatible operating systems: Android: 4.4 above and iOS: 8.0 above Product colour: White No Ink cartridges required Media sizes supported: 5.0 x 7.6cm Media types: ZINK Print resolution: 313×400 dpi Weight: 0.172kg Print speed: Up to 40 sec