Acer Asus or Lenovo – which is the best Windows laptop?

The variety of Windows laptops out there is almost endless. Unlike Apple, Windows operating system is featured on thousands of different products in different sizes with different specs. We’ve got it narrowed down here to three of the most popular brands that each offers a wide selection of Windows laptops.

Acer is a Taiwanese company that’s been around since 1976. As of 2015, they’re the 6th largest computer vendor in the world.
Founded in 1989, Asus is also a Taiwanese brand. They’re the 4th largest vendor, specializing in notebooks and ultraportables.
Lenovo hails from Beijing, China. Founded in ‘84, they are the number one personal computer vendor in the world with 19.8% of the market share. Number two, three, and five are HP, Dell, and Apple respectively.

All three of these companies have some excellent models on the market. That’s not to say that every laptop they make is a 5-star masterpiece, but all three of them are well regarded. Here we’ll compare three products from each and see which brand makes the best all around laptop computer.

– High Performance

Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition VN7-792G-709L 17.3-inch Ultra HD Notebook

Aspire is Acer’s flagship series and features numerous high-class laptops. The V17 Nitro is their most talked about product for games, video editing, and entertainment. It frequently garners positive reviews, with very few complaints about build quality, performance, or features.

Specs:

• Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz (6MB Cache)
• 17.3″ Ultra HD widescreen LED-backlit IPS display
• 16 GB of RAM
• 1TB Hard Drive + 512GB SSD
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M with 4GB GDDR5 VRAM
• 7-hour battery
• Windows 10 Home
• Includes type C USB 3.1 support

ASUS Zenbook Pro UX501VW-XS74T 15.6″ 4K TouchScreen Laptop

The Zenbook series is one of the most attractive and sleek on the market. Zenbooks are easily the most pleasing to the eye out of all the products that Acer, Asus, and Lenovo make. They get their name from the pattern emanating from the Asus logo on the shell. They have durable, all metal bodies. Many reviews mention how great it looks and feels, with its light weight and simple yet classic exterior.

Specs:

• Latest Generation Intel Skylake Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz Quad-core CPU
• 15.6-Inch Touch IPS 4K Ultra-HD display, 3840 x 2160
• 512 GB NVMe SSD
• 16 GB DDR4 RAM
• Nvidia GeForce GTX960M GPU 4G GDDR5
• 6-hour battery
• Type C USB 3.1 support
• Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit with Cortana Premium

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 20HD000RUS 14-Inch Laptop with IPS Display

For entertainment, the ThinkPad T470s can’t quite match the specs the other two high-performance laptops offer, but it does perform quite well. It’s snappy as it should be for its high price tag, but if a UHD screen is important to you, choose one of the other two. Otherwise, this is a fast machine with good specs that includes a fingerprint scanner.

Specs:

• Intel Core i5-7300U 2.60 GHz (Up to 3.50 GHz) Processor
• 14” 1920×1080 FHD screen IPS Non-Touch Display
• 8GB RAM
• 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD
• Intel HD Graphics 620
• Fingerprint Reader and Backlit Keyboard
• Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

– Mid-Range Ultraportables

Acer Aspire S7-392-6832 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook

The Aspire is one of Acer’s most popular Ultrabook models. The touch screen matches well with Windows 8.1. With an aluminum body and Gorilla Glass screen, this ultrabook is lightweight yet tough. At less than 12.9 mm, it’s an incredibly thin laptop with very decent performance. Value wise, it’s not the greatest bargain on the market regarding specs, but it is still a very good option for mid-range Ultrabooks.

Specs:

• Intel Core i5-4200U 1.6 GHz 3 MB Cache
• 13.3″ 1920 x 1080 FHD IPS LED-backlit multitouch display
• 8GB DDR3
• Bluetooth 4.0, HD Webcam, Dolby Advanced Audio
• 256 GB SSD
• 7-hour battery life, with up to 80-days of standby
• Windows 8.1

ASUS ZenBook Flip UX360CA-UBM1T 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Convertible Laptop

This ZenBook has a great combination of specs for a relatively low price. The signature Asus ZenBook design on the shell looks very nice. The screen has very good viewing angles and features 360º rotation. Its aluminum body is less than .5-inch thin and weighs only 3 pounds, making it incredibly light and easy to tote around. If any product ever was, this is a Windows laptop equivalent of a MacBook Air.

Specs:

• 6th Gen Intel Core M3-6Y30 Processor
• 13.3-Inch Touchscreen FHD display, 1920 by 1080 resolution
• 8 GB DDR3 RAM
• 256 GB Solid State Drive
• 10 Hours max Battery Life
• Windows 10 with Microsoft Cortana with Voice-Premium

Lenovo LaVie Z 360 – Core i7-5500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.3in WQHD Touch Display 20FF0022US (Newest Model)

The Lenovo LaVie Z 360 is one of the lightest notebooks in the world. At just two pounds, it weighs about the same as an average hard cover book but packs a snappy 5th gen Core i7. The LaVie is an NEC (Japanese company) and Lenovo partnership product. It features design from both manufacturers and presents a relatively original hybrid product due to its mix of features from each company. As a result, the keyboard set up is somewhat unconventional and can be hard to get used to. The LaVie Z 360 can be used as a tablet as well as a laptop and is quite thin and easily portable.

Specs:

• 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U Processor
• 8 GB LPDDR3 RAM
• 13.3” WQHD 2560 x 1440 LED touch screen
• 256GB SSD
• Windows 10 64 bit

– Budget Options

Acer Aspire One Cloudbook, 14-Inch HD, 64GB, Windows 10, Gray (AO1-431-C7F9)

This computer offers some basic features at a very good price. The Cloudbook is by no means a state of the art laptop, but it offers considerable value for the money. It weighs only three pounds and has a very long lasting 12-hour battery; this is due to its low voltage processor. For battery life and value, this is a fantastic budget option.

Specs:

• Intel Celeron N3050 1.6 GHz
• 2GB of DDR3L RAM
• 64 GB hard drive
• 14” 1366×768 HD Screen
• Intel HD Graphics
• 12-hour battery life
• Windows 10 with Microsoft Office 365 1-Year Subscription

Asus X540LA 15.6″ Premium High-Performance Laptop PC, Intel i3-5020U Processor

For a marginal increase in price, you can get a pretty nice upgrade. This laptop’s specs are somewhat reminiscent of what a top of the line laptop would have looked like a few years ago, which isn’t a bad thing. For the price, this Asus is a great value buy.

Specs:

• Intel Core i3-5020U
• 15.6″ HD 1366 x 768 LED screen
• Integrated Intel HD Graphics
• 4 GB DDR3L RAM
• 1TB 5400RPM Hard drive
• Windows 10 home 64bit

Lenovo – IdeaPad 110s High-Performance 11.6″ Laptop / Intel Dual-Core N3060 Processor

This is a small, lightweight, and very cheap option with a great keyboard. It doesn’t get much cheaper than this. What you have here is a fully operational machine for a fraction of what a standard laptop would cost.

Specs:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor
• 2GB SDRAM DDR3
• 32GB eMMC flash memory drive
• 11.6″ LED backlight screen
• Intel HD Graphics 400
• Windows 10 with a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal

Pros, Cons and Conclusion

– Acer

Pros:

• Good value
• Wide selection of products
• Decent customer support

Cons:

• Basic design
• Little to no innovation
• No special software or features

– Asus

Pros:

• Fantastic design, especially Zenbook
• Highly regarded by others
• Durable, many products are all-aluminum

Cons:

• No special software

– Lenovo

Pros:

• Good value
• Plenty of selection in the mid and budget range

Cons:

• Somewhat basic design

Not known for superior quality

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