Question Ideapad 5 (5500u) vs. Swift 3 (i7)

[Andersledes]

Hi!

I'm buying a new laptop and I'd like your help.

I have to choose between buying a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 with ryzen 5500u and 16 gb ddr4 ram and 512 gb ssd or an Acer Swift 3 with i7-1165g7, 16 gb lpddr4x ram and 512 gb ssd.

I'm going to use it for studying (word, medium-heavy excel sheets, etc.) and then possibly some casual gaming with not too demanding titles (I know they are not gaming computers). Of course battery life and durability is important too.

The Acer Swift 3 will cost me approx. 600 USD and the IdeaPad 5 approx. 650 USD. My budget is max. 670 USD.

Your advice is much appreciated.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Can you please parse the links to both the laptops you've narrowed down to? Also, can you state the titles you want to casually game on your laptop? Adding where you're located would help us two fold given how we have a global audience.

 

[Andersledes]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Can you please parse the links to both the laptops you've narrowed down to? Also, can you state the titles you want to casually game on your laptop? Adding where you're located would help us two fold given how we have a global audience.

Ofc, sorry. I live in Denmark.

Here are the links to the laptops:

Acer swift 3: https://www.elgiganten.dk/product/c...cer-swift-3-i716512-14-barbar-computer/339411

Ideapad 5: https://www.dustinhome.dk/product/5011254486/ideapad-5

I'd like to casually play titles like: Deep Rock Galactic, Quake Champions, Apex Legends, Diablo 3, Age of Empires IV. I'm aware of the low refresh rate of the displays of the two laptops.

Thank you.