Looking for a Cheap School/Gaming Laptop

[awsomejake]

I'm looking for a laptop under $600 that I can use for school and some light gaming on games like Dayz, Titanfall, and Planetside 2

Here are the specs of the 1st

Intel Core i5 4200U (1.60GHz) processor
6GB DDR3L memory - 500GB hard drive
AMD Radeon™ R7 M265 graphics

Specs for the 2nd

AMD quad-core A10-5757M accelerated processor (2.5GHz/3.5GHz)
8GB DDR3 memory - 1TB hard drive
AMD Radeon™ HD 8750M graphics

And the 3rd

Intel Core i5-4200M 2.5GHz processor
8GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM-750GB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
Switchable AMD Radeon HD 8750M/Intel HD Graphics 4600

 

[dasulman]

3rd does the best over all - however very slightly - what laptop is it? link?

 

[awsomejake]

First
http/us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MCTAA.005

Second
http/us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MK9AA.004

Third
http/www.microcenter.com/product/427856/ProBook_450_G1_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Black

 

[dasulman]

yeah definitely the 3rd.

 

[Smallfilou]

Totally agree. Probooks are generally well built mechanically, and that is VERY important for a notebook, and always forgotten!!!
You will find a test here:
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Update-HP-ProBook-450-G1-E9Y58EA-Notebook.112013.0.html
so it seems they cut corners on the screen that time. Check if it is important to you (not much if you use it most often indoors and do not edit photos and stuff...).