Good deal or not?

[r2724r16]

I found a laptop for $625 USD ($820 CAD) with an i5 8250u, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, MX150 graphics, and a 15.6" 1080p IPS screen. 

 

Here's the link to it: https://www.staples.ca/en/acer-aspire-5-nx-gtcaa-006-15-6-inch-notebook-1-6-ghz-intel-core-i5-8250u-256-gb-ssd-8-gb-ddr4-windows-10-home/product_2802077_1-CA_1_20001

 

Is this a good deal or not? Thanks in advance.

 

EDIT: Would you pay another $60 USD ($80 CAD) for a laptop with the same specs as above, except with an i7 8550u instead of a i5 8250u?

[EPPHO]

7 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

I found a laptop for $625 USD ($820 CAD) with an i5 8250u, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, MX150 graphics, and a 15.6" 1080p IPS screen. 

 

Here's the link to it: https://www.staples.ca/en/acer-aspire-5-nx-gtcaa-006-15-6-inch-notebook-1-6-ghz-intel-core-i5-8250u-256-gb-ssd-8-gb-ddr4-windows-10-home/product_2802077_1-CA_1_20001

 

Is this a good deal or not? Thanks in advance.

 

EDIT: Would you pay another $60 USD ($80 CAD) for a laptop with the same specs as above, except with an i7 8550u instead of a i5 8250u?

6 months ago I paid 700 Euros for slightly worse version, in Germany.

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, frozeNNN said:

6 months ago I paid 700 Euros for slightly worse version, in Germany.

So it's a good deal, right? And how's the experience on it?

[EPPHO]

1 minute ago, r2724r16 said:

So it's a good deal, right? And how's the experience on it?

Yeah pretty good deal. Experience is good, I think they could have done better with cooling but everything is alright.

[r2724r16]

2 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Yeah pretty good deal. Experience is good, I think they could have done better with cooling but everything is alright.

How are temps under light load?

[Crunchy Dragon]

4 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

I think they could have done better with cooling

That's basically every laptop these days though...

[EPPHO]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

That's basically every laptop these days though...

True

[Rainbow Dash]

That's pretty high for the price. Local shop here selling that exact same laptop for $719CAD.

[EPPHO]

6 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

How are temps under light load?

Under light load temps are pretty good. Gaming is when it gets hot because both GPU and CPU produce heat and they share 1 fan.

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, Rainbow Dash said:

That's pretty high for the price. Local shop here selling that exact same laptop for $719CAD.

Which shop is that?

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, frozeNNN said:

Under light load temps are pretty good Gaming is when it gets hot because both GPU and CPU produce heat and they share 1 fan.

I see. I'm not gaming much on it so it should be all good. 

[Rainbow Dash]

1 minute ago, r2724r16 said:

Which shop is that?

Nvm that. My local shop had a 1TB HDD instead of the 256GB SSD, so considering an SSD costs like $130CAD that would be a pretty decent price.

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, Rainbow Dash said:

Nvm that. My local shop had a 1TB HDD instead of the 256GB SSD, so considering an SSD costs like $130CAD that would be a pretty decent price.

Same here. My local shop had a 1T HDD and it was also like $100 CAD less than the model with a 256GB SSD. 

[genexis_x]

It's a good deal, however I'll suggest Swift 3 with the same specs. Check my review