ACER SWIFT 3 or ACER NITRO 5 Laptop?? Cannot decide, please help!
@KashmirG2002 Some of these questions have simple answers:
- For gaming purposes, an i5-10300H and a Ryzen 5 4600H are close to equivalent, and you'd never notice the difference in Sims 4. If you planned on doing other CPU intensive projects, this choice might matter, but for Sims 4 it does not.
- The 1650 ti is marginally faster than the 1650, but given the higher game performance benchmarks of the Asus, performance would likely be equivalent.
- GDDR6 memory is faster than GDDR5, but the difference will likely be too small to notice. Both are extremely fast, much faster than main memory (RAM) if you want to compare.
The Asus does have significantly better reviews: the Tuf A17 model is one of the best reviewed budget gaming laptops, with "budget" here meaning lower than about £1,200. The Lenovo Ideapad is fine but not as highly rated. The Lenovo Legion is quite highly rated too, but since you're only shopping at Currys, it's a moot point.
On points like the screen, keyboard, trackpad, and chassis, the two laptops are very similar. Neither one has a great camera or speakers, although the Asus is better. The Ideapad is of course smaller, with its 15" screen, and lighter. These are still two laptops in the same general category though, so their performance will likely be quite similar. Don't overthink it (and I say that as someone who would totally be overthinking this); just go with the one that you like more.
