Laptop for $700 - Acer V5 or ASUS S56CM?

LRocketSwitch on 19/05/2014 - 16:43
Last edited 19/05/2014 - 16:43

Hi guys,

Which laptop would you buy if you had $700 to spend on one, which will also be able to play the new Sims 4 game:

Acer V5 - $650 after cashback:

http://www.centrecom.com.au/acer-v5-573g-54204g75aii-156-led…

ASUS S56CM - $599 refurb:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-S56CM-XX035H-VIVOBOOK-ULTRAB…

From what I found, these seem like the best options. I'm thinking more the Acer, as I have seen the ASUS reach $499 before, so not sure about the $599 price point.

Have I missed any with better specs for the price?

Computing

Comments

  • scrimshaw on 19/05/2014 - 17:40
    +2

    The ASUS with Nvidia 635m will have better performance in 3d games, whereas the Acer has a more up-to-date Haswell CPU with better power saving properties. The ASUS will have an advantage in boot times and application load times because of the 24GB SSD cache. Acer probably has a better battery life. emphasis on probably.

    If you have $762 dollars to spend, why not try
    http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/tos…

    It's most likely overkill considering you only play Sims 4, but the GPU is a lot more powerful and is therefore capable of playing the latest games as well.

    To get an idea of what each GPU is capable of
    720m - Acer
    635m - ASUS
    740m - Toshiba

    • Riczter on 19/05/2014 - 19:11
      +1

      Pricematch that toshiba at Officeworks and get it 5% cheaper.
      Come on Scrim, stay on the ball ;)

      Otherwise I agree with Scrimshaw's comments. The ASUS looks like the better laptop, but refurbished and older CPU turns me off it. Pay a little more and go with the Toshiba.

    • RocketSwitch on 19/05/2014 - 19:37

      Thanks dude for your input, much appreciated!!

  • RocketSwitch on 20/05/2014 - 08:47

    Looks like JB just put this up by over $100?

  • McEels on 20/05/2014 - 17:56

    MSY link for that product is
    http://www.msy.com.au/home/12659-acer-v5-573g-54204g75aii-nx…

    Pay $708…$79 cashback from Acer = $629. Add $9 for additional year of warranty too.

    Don't think it is a touch screen though if that's a feature you are after.

    • RocketSwitch on 20/05/2014 - 23:43

      But it's only 4GB DDR3, the one I linked has 8GB.

  • ozhunter68 on 26/05/2014 - 06:48

    Just carefully open her up and slap another 4 to 8 GB in, and while your at it upgrade the hdd to a SSD too.

  • uraha on 26/05/2014 - 09:19

    Acer has bad warranty

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