Opinions on these laptops

Morpork

Hi,

I'm looking to get a new laptop for college starting this September, studying Java, network security, data mining, digital forensics, that sort of thing. I'll only use it for studies and general use, no games.

I'm on a fairly tight budget €400-550 but I don't think I need too much in terms of hardware.

Screen size would have to be 15.6" as I'd be doing a lot of typing and using special keys while programming and keyboards on a 13" are too small for me.

I narrowed it down to two options:

1 - Acer Aspire 5749 Corei3-2350, 4GB, 500GB

2 - Asus Corei3-2350, 6Gb, 500GB

Option two is only there because I like Asus and the colour blue.

So do you think these laptops suit my needs? If not could you suggest otherwise?
Also since I don't start until September is it worth waiting to get one?

Thanks kindly!

Jarren

I would pick that Asus any day over the Acer having said that you might have other options.
But this is personal opinion based on reliability,built quality etc.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007XERAJ0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0X85VFDZ5JW5VQAMHP40&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128473&pf_rd_i=468294

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G570-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B006ZXJXHC/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1339777499&sr=1-8


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G570-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B007IZU8UC/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1339777572&sr=1-2

The last Lenovo would be top end of your budget.

Don't forget that you can upgrade hard drive/memory with no problems ,CPU would be another story.


You can wait until September to get the possible deal ,more different laptop choices etc.

Morpork

Thanks for your reply Jarren. I definitely hear you on the reliability and build quality of Asus over Acer. I hear Lenovo are quite good these days, but I always hated IBM for some reason! I guess I could give them another chance.

Just out of curiosity, is the reliability the only reason you'd take the Asus over the Acer?

Thanks.

Jarren

Reliabilty would be the most important feature for me personally speaking.
I have had Two Dell laptops before ,currently owning an Acer for the last 5 years and spent far too much time fixing/replacing parts because of the hardware failure.
My Acer died on me a few days ago(fried motherboard)so I'm on lookout for a new lappy myself .
Why Asus?

Asus laptops get excellent reviews among the users,obviously from time to time you can find a lemon but it is rare.