04-13-2017, 12:58 AM
(04-12-2017, 07:41 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Thanks for the tip. Wasn't aware of that one. I'm replacing a dual core and naturally thought I'd go for quad, but now I might do some more investigating...
I have an i7-6500U (not much difference vs. the i5-6200U) and don't have much issue running YUGE spreadsheets. And that's a lower-voltage ultrabook processor. A LOT of ultrabooks run warm/hot, partially because they're a good bit thinner then what you're looking at but they have that lower power dual core.
Unless you're doing video editing or massive spreadsheets, you shouldn't need more than a dual-core i5. For that matter, you probably don't need more than 8GB of ram. 4k screens will get considerably less battery life, as well, than a FHD screen.
Don't know if the quad core is going to make much difference in gaming, you'd have to research. Not sure if that video card is better than the intel integrated graphics (don't know).
Looks like that Acer has pretty good reviews for being good value, but it really depends on what your usage is. If you're hoping to use this with a VR headset you'll probably not get good performance from any laptop in this price range.
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