Re: ACER SWIFT 3 or ACER NITRO 5 Laptop?? Cannot decide, please help!
@KashmirG2002 This is a bit of a tough call for me. I would absolutely prefer a larger hard drive (i.e. 512 GB) just in general, but I wouldn't use anywhere near 256 GB for Sims 4 and Windows. If everything else is streamed, then you may not ever need the extra space. On the other hand, I'd also be comfortable installing a second hard drive myself, so I wouldn't worry about making a decision I couldn't fix later.
It's difficult to say which laptop is the best for you here. I'd exclude the Swift because its hardware is not anywhere near as strong. As for the others, they all have very mediocre webcams, but then that's to be expected of entry-level gaming laptops. The connectivity of the Lenovo isn't great either, but it's also faster (~300 Mb/s) than most people's home wifi, so you might never notice a difference. (The connectivity of the others is fine.) The battery life of a gaming laptop is typically not great, with the Nitro being somewhat of an exception; the Aspire also rates well, whereas the Asus options do not.
In terms of gaming performance, the Aspire does surprisingly well, better than I'd have expected, but there are only a few percentage points difference among them. The Ideapad has one quite mediocre rating there, which might not be representative of typical performance, but it's hard to say from my vantage point. The Asus models run a bit louder than the others but still quieter than average, nothing that would bother me, but I play with headphones. The Acer Aspire runs hotter than the others but nowhere near the danger zone; I'd consider this a negative if I were going to play other games, but Sims 4 is not overly taxing on the processor, and the overall games performance suggests that this is not much of an issue.
If I were in your position, I would prioritize a larger (512 GB) hard drive and likely go with the Acer Aspire, but you may never need the extra storage. (Check your current computer's free and total storage to get an idea of what you might use.) If storage were not an issue, and it wouldn't be for me if I were only playing Sims 4, I would choose between the Nitro and the Asus Tuf A15, depending on whether I cared about battery life. But I'm not you and don't necessarily have the same priorities, so it's difficult for me to even suggest what might be the best option in your case.
