Which Should I Go For?

[Houdini111]

I'm going to college in the fall, and have 1,225 USD in financial aid grants for the year. I'm not sure on how much to dedicate to a laptop, so I'm aiming at about half that. (I'm going into Computer Science/Software Engineering, so I'll want a computer).
I'd be nice if I could do some gaming on it, but that isn't a priority. I'd just be a nice option. I'm not expecting anything great. Even if I have to turn the settings to minimum to be playable.
After some searching, I found this one.
http://www.walmart.com/msharbor/ip/Dell-Inspiron-15-5000-15-5548-15.6-Touchscreen-Led-Notebook-Intel-Core-I5-I5-5200u-2.20-Ghz-Silver-8-Gb-Ram-1-Tb-Hdd-Intel-Hd-Graphics-5500/43623706
Some pretty good specs. The one review on there is talking about having a defective battery, but that's it. So only the specs to go off of.
Then, today, I found these two.
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-C55-C5241-Laptop-Windows/dp/B010SBAJDS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R45UGN0/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_sfg_msftfeat_9_t?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_r=1CR74QSNEPC1J41QY4MZ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=2136370942&pf_rd_i=11758178011
Both seem like good options. Their specs are pretty much identical. For $100 more, the Acer one has wireless AC (I do have a AC Dual Band router) and a Full HD display. However, it doesn't have an optical drive (but I do have a USB reader/writer), and it weighs more. I expect to be carrying to and from campus every day. They are also practically identical in size.

So, basically, my choice boils down to, is the FHD and AC worth $100?
And, also, if there happens to be something else you'd reccomend for the price of 600 or below, then I'm all ears.
I have until around August 22 to decide (that's about the time I can get the money from the grant).

[Sam Z Man]

But this and another 4gb dimm for it.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=34-314-822

Also if you want to game on a laptop a lower resolution is better for fps.

[legopc]

But this and another 4gb dimm for it.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=34-314-822

Also if you want to game on a laptop a lower resolution is better for fps.

But a screen with a higher resolution is a screen with a higher resolution and in my opinion nice to work with.

[Sam Z Man]

But a screen with a higher resolution is a screen with a higher resolution and in my opinion nice to work with.

It won't make much of a difference visually anyway.

[legopc]

It won't make much of a difference visually anyway.

Apart from the extra pixels. more pixels is more nicer.

[Sam Z Man]

Apart from the extra pixels. more pixels is more nicer.

Not when your trying to game with a weak GPU.

[legopc]

Not when your trying to game with a weak GPU.

Gaming isn't the priority, school work is and more pixels is more better for school work.

[Sam Z Man]

Gaming isn't the priority, school work is and more pixels is more better for school work.

It's a nice to have for him, getting a 1080p panel makes it near impossible.

For schoolwork will it really make a noticible difference on a screen that small, the pixel density is already quite high.