Acer or Dell ?

First time windows user (laptop wise) i always owned macs, cant decide which brand to get ? We used dell at work and they worked pretty good but stuck between the two. Pretty much looking for something quality built, not a cheap plastic laptop. Looking to spend up to $600 please let me know which would be best below or if you have another suggestion.


Acer 17" Laptop Intel Core i5 6GB RAM 1TB HDD w/ - E5-771-58YD

or

Dell Inspiron 17" Laptop - Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, 500GB - i5749-1111

 

I would say to go with Acer. I think that it would be the more reliable company. Dell is a pretty old company and you will have to keep getting you laptop fixed if you get it. I have a friend who has one, and it does not work well at all. I have seen so many more people with the Acer laptops today, that I would say you should go with that one.

 

I have always been a Sony users and later HP as far as laptop and desk top too! My computer teacher years ago, had taught us not to buy a Dell since it is not reliable and cheaply put together. Things could have changed since.

I know many people who have Acer though, and not Dell either.

 

I have a Dell Laptop and I personally think that it works pretty well. You know if you go to used laptop store you can get one for about $200, you will never have to spend over $300 and it pretty reliable. I use my laptop for school and for work.

 

I'm using my Dell Laptop from 4 years. I have no issue in Software & other Hardware parts till then. There was a little problem occur in this year when hinge had rusted somehow and got stuck.

 

I've been using a Dell desktop for years, with no problems. I had a Dell laptop many years ago, with no issues, as well. I had an Acer laptop that also worked well. I think as long as you're not abusing it by dropping or mishandling it, and aren't downloading bad software, either will work for you. The one I have currently is a Toshiba, and it's giving me issues, but that's most likely due to a suspicious program I added, as well as the age of the laptop.

 

I personally would go with the Dell. I once owned an Acer computer, and things didn't turn out how I initially expected. Perhaps I caused the computer to crash. All I know is that it didn't last long or perform up to my expectations.