Acer Aspire 7 vs. Asus ROG Strix GL5. VDIf youre a PC gamer like I am, the thought of an affordable, portable gaming laptop gets you excited. However, finding that magic combination of price, size and power can be a bit of a headache, which is why tjen. Toms Guide for help in choosing a portable laptop that would be used for both gaming and editing. Colemans budget is between 1,2. The machine needs to have a backlit keyboard and both a solid state drive and a hard drive. It also has to have enough power to play games on good to high quality settings. Oh, and one more thing Coleman isnt really a fan of the gamer aesthetic that most systems sport but is willing to compromise. Price and Value. Coleman has narrowed down the options to the 1,3. Acer Aspire 7 A7. G and the 9. 79 Asus ROG Strix GL5. VW DH7. 1. The Aspire 7 comes packed with a 2. GHz Intel Core i. 3D Texture Painting Software there. HQ processor with 8. GB of RAM a 1. TB hard drive an Nvidia Ge. Force GTX 1. 05. 0 GPU with 2. GB of VRAM and a 1. The Strix GL5. 52. VW is an older model of the current line and features a last gen 2. If youre a PC gamer like I am, the thought of an affordable, portable gaming laptop gets you excited. However, finding that magic combination of price, size and. Tested and Burned ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 580 Platinum Review Chrisad 20110614 at 1211. ASUS ROG MATRIX GTX 580 gets the best performances in all. GHz Intel Core i. HQ CPU, 1. 6GB of RAM, a 1. TB hard drive, an Nvidia Ge. Force GTX 9. 60. M and a 1. However, because Coleman will be using the new laptop for gaming and editing, Im going to suggest the newer version of the Strix the GL5. L0/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Asus Rog Windows 7' title='Asus Rog Windows 7' />Rog Windows 7 IsoVD, which bumps up the system to a 7th gen Core i. HQ CPU with an Nvidia GTX 1. GPU with 4. GB of RAM. At 1,0. 38, its only 5. MORE The Best Gaming Laptops. If Coleman really wants a Core i. CPU on the Aspire 7, theyll have to be willing to fork over 1,8. However, the extra money also nets Coleman a 2. GB SSD and an Nvidia Ge. Force GTX 1. 05. 0 Ti GPU with 4. GB of RAM. Based on price alone, I have to recommend the Strix, which is 3. Rog Windows 7 Os' title='Rog Windows 7 Os' />Aspire 7. And yes, I know that the bright orange logo can be a bit much, but with the money youre saving, you can buy quite a few games or some editing software. But money isnt everything, so lets dig a bit deeper. Design. In addition to having a more refined design, the Aspire 7 is also fairly light, at 5. Strixs 5. 6 pound frame. At 1. 5 x 1. 0. 3 x 0. Aspire 7 is also slimmer than the Strix 1. However, the Strixs slightly thicker dimensions allow it to house a tray loading DVD drive in addition to its two USB 3. USB 2. 0 port, USB Type C port, HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone jack and Kensington lock slot. The Aspire 7s ports include one USB 3. USB Type C port, a pair of USB 2. SD card reader, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet and a headset jack. Display. Unfortunately, we havent reviewed the Aspire 7 yet, so other than telling you that it has an 1. IPS panel, I dont have much more information. However, we found that the Strixs 1. RGB color gamut with a 1. Delta E test the closer to 0, the better and an above average brightness of 2. Keyboard. Rocking four customizable zones, the Strix is definitely a gamers laptop, allowing you to trick out the keyboard in myriad colors. The Aspire 7, by contrast, has white backlighting, which is more subtle in a classroom setting. However, we are really fond of the Strixs keyboard, as it offers a deep 2 millimeters of key travel and requires 6. Specs. Specs wise, the Strix is the clear winner. For the price, you get a 7th gen Core i. GB of RAM. Thats double the memory of the Aspire, which has a less powerful CPU. Although both systems have the same Nvidia GTX 1. GPU, the Strix has 4. GB of VRAM, compared to with Aspire, which has only 2. GB. Although it might seem inconsequential, those specs can greatly affect your multitasking capabilities. And because Coleman is planning to game and video edit, those extra 2. GB of VRAM will come in handy whether theyre setting up for a kill shot or cutting together a few scenes. Battery Life. Acer claims that the Aspire 7 will get up to 7 hours on a charge. Its a claim Im looking forward to putting to the test sooner rather than later. However, most laptops with a discrete graphics card often fall short of that claim. MORE Laptops with the Longest Battery Life. The Strix lasted only 3 hours and 4. Laptop Mag battery test, which consist of continuous web surfing over Wi Fi. Bottom Line. Ultimately, Im recommending that Coleman go for the Asus ROG Strix. Despite its gamer looks, it offers better specs, a comfortable keyboard and a lovely display for significantly less money than the Aspire 7. If Coleman wants a slimmer, low key design, then they should consider the Acer Aspire 7, but the Strix is definitely the better deal. Illustration Laptop Magibg id2. LAPTOP INTERACTIVE BUYING GUIDE.