Which one of these would be best for my usage?

[Jake90]

I am looking for a new laptop to upgrade from my good old Dell Inspiron i3-3110m before going back to school. I will be doing programming on the new laptop and I wanted to get something with good performance as well as something that is future proof, as I am planning to keep this laptop for a long time. Minimum specs that I desire:

-15.6 Full HD display (1920 x 1080p)
-Kaby Lake Intel i5 processor (AMD isn't shipping Ryzen laptop cpus yet :s)
-8GB DDR4 RAM
-SSD if included, if not, that's fine, I'll do the upgrade to the 850 EVO 250GB on my own
-I barely do gaming but if a 940MX is included, why not
-Would prefer Wireless AC
-Light design, preferably less than or equal to 5 lbs.
-Will use the laptop as my daily driver

I narrowed my search down to these 4 models:


http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-332-708

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-234-649

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_369&item_id=105145

https://www.staples.ca/en/ASUS-VivoBook-X541UA-SB51-CB-15-6-Notebook-2-5-GHz-Intel-Core-i5-7200U-256-GB-SSD-8-GB-DDR4-Windows-10/product_2723174_2-CA_1_20001##specificationsContent

I can't find any reviews for the VivoBook X541UA. The VivoBook S510 looks gorgeous with the slim bezel. The IdeaPad 510 has the 940MX. The ASUS F556UA has an i7. What is your opinion?

 

[kam]

The ASUS VivoBook F556UA-UH71 looks like your best bet. That's just my opinion, you should wait until at least a few members share their opinion

 

[Kajus]

Myself I would pick the Lenovo IdeaPad because it has the same CPU as the other ones but also features a 940MX which is the superior one to the Intel HD Graphics 620 (as seen on these benchmarks

). All of them have 8GB of DDR4 RAM.

 

[Jake90]

Myself I would pick the Lenovo IdeaPad because it has the same CPU as the other ones but also features a 940MX which is the superior one to the Intel HD Graphics 620 (as seen on these benchmarks

). All of them have 8GB of DDR4 RAM.

I just came across this review and apparently the IdeaPad has screen flickering, which can cause eye strain if looked at the screen for long periods of time.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-510-15IKB-Notebook-Review.184629.0.html

 

[Kajus]

I just came across this review and apparently the IdeaPad has screen flickering, which can cause eye strain if looked at the screen for long periods of time.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-510-15IKB-Notebook-Review.184629.0.html

Then you could get the ASUS VivoBook X541U... if you want to save a couple of hundred bucks but the other two left are pretty much identical. In that case look more to the reviews, battery life, bluetooth version, the wifi adapter and ports that you need. They're identical in the base specs.