Lenovo LOQ Essential or Acer Aspire 5?

[u/kerstoph]

Looking to purchase a laptop for uni. Just occasional casual gaming, Microsoft programs, and web browsing. I’ve stumbled upon 2 laptops with almost exactly the same specs at the exact same price. I’m pretty stumped which one to go for though. Which would be better long-term? Build quality differences? Heating? Battery?

Listed below are the notable specs of each laptop:

Lenovo LOQ Essential - Intel Core i5 12450HX - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 6GB VRAM - 1920 x 1080 144Hz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - DDR5

Acer Aspire 7 - Intel Core i5 12450H - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 6GB VRAM - 1920 x 1080 144Hz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - DDR4

[u/kerstoph]

I meant to type Acer Aspire 7 on the title*