Please advise, tight budget for laptop

[Headhunterz_507]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for assistance getting a new laptop from US (I live in Panama). I have a budget of up to $425 and have been browsing through different vendors. I will be using it for college and possible some basic gaming (CS:GO, LoL).

Here are some that I was looking at but they are all too similar and I don't even get why the prices are so different:

Not too convinced that the i3 is worth the $380 - I may be missing something:
Dell Inspiron 15'' i3 - 6GB - $379.99

Easiest for me to get, as someone can just go and pick it up and bring it here:
HP Pavilion 17'' i3 - 4GB - $349.99

I believe this one is the best price vs performance:
HP Pavilion 15'' i5 - 4GB - $385.88

Similar to the HP above but with double RAM and Acer might be more reliable?:
Acer Aspire Touchscreen 15'' i5 - 8GB - $422.00

Not sure why the price went up:
HP ProBook 15'' i5 - 4GB - $439.00

Would there be any noticeable difference between the HP from BestBuy for $350 and the others? Or should I just get that one as it will be easier for me to bring and it is also cheaper? Are the others more worthy?

I would appreciate any help!

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

The HP - Pavilion 17.3" Laptop only uses Intel i3 CPU while the HP Pavilion 15.6-inch uses Intel i5. If I may suggest, if you can add couple of dollars more I would suggest getting an ACER Laptop Aspire E 15 E5-574G-54Y2 which is a lot better compare to all those laptops you posted.

Here's the Acer Laptop Aspire E 15 E5-574G-54Y2:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315302

 

[Headhunterz_507]

Hi,

The HP - Pavilion 17.3" Laptop only uses Intel i3 CPU while the HP Pavilion 15.6-inch uses Intel i5. If I may suggest, if you can add couple of dollars more I would suggest getting an ACER Laptop Aspire E 15 E5-574G-54Y2 which is a lot better compare to all those laptops you posted.

Here's the Acer Laptop Aspire E 15 E5-574G-54Y2:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315302

Thank you, I believe the extra dollars will be worth it for those specs, but is Acer good / reliable compared to other brands?