Acer Aspire vs Lenovo Flex 3

[Appleblaster]

I'm looking at getting a new laptop as I head into college. I'll want it to be able to handle all the basic functions of a PC (word processing, websurfing, etc.), but I'd also like for it to be able to handle some very light gaming (CS:GO on low settings?). I Have a $700 budget as of right now, and the two laptops I'm looking at are the Lenovo Flex 3 (i7 6500u, 8gb ram, 1tb hdd, geforce 940m) and the Acer Aspire E15 (i5 6200u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, geforce 940mx). I like the 2 in 1 abilities that the Flex 3 provides, both for the touch screen and because it would make it better for use with an actual keyboard and a mouse, but I'm unsure whether this should be good enough reason to purchase it over the acer with the slightly better graphics card and ssd (with open slot for hdd expansion if I wish to later on). Here are the links to the two laptops:

Flex 3- http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2G84UH4585&cm_re=lenovo_flex_3-_-9SIA2G84UH4585-_-Product

Aspire E- http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6V648F4494&cm_re=Acer_Aspire_E_15_E5-575G-53VG_Laptop%2c_15.6_Full_HD_%28Intel_Core_i5%2c_NVIDIA_940MX%2c_8GB_DDR4%2c_256GB_SSD%2c_Windows_10%29-_-1TS-000B-002B7-_-Product

I'm also open to suggestions for other models if anyone has any. Thanks!

 

[jaguarskx]

The actual performance difference between the 940m and 940mx is actually relatively small based on the benchmarks in the following link from www.Notebookcheck.net.

http/tinyurl.com/hatp36y



There are a few exceptions where the 940mx actually does perform better by a decent margin, but overall, the difference is not that great which is why the 940m is currently ranked at #179 and the 940mx is ranked at #177.


If you find the 2-in-1 laptop to be more useful to you overall, then I recommend you buy it.