ASUS K501UW-AB78 vs DELL Gaming Laptop

[link1day]

I am conflicted between these two but can only find the Dell in store to try. Has anyone compared these two side-by-side?


https/www.amazon.com/K501UW-AB78-15-6-inch-Full-HD-Gaming-Glacier/dp/B01DT49XN8#Ask

https/www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ

Thanks for any help

 

[velo3100]

What do you plan to do with this laptop?

 

[link1day]

General use, some gaming, and some music creation. I did notice having tried the Dell in store the keyboard and touch pad are a little iffy.

 

[velo3100]

Go with the dell.

 

[biggs92]

Asus all the way.
Dell are good for work computers and that's about it.
Asus actually has a better spec and imo is a more trusted and quality brand

 

[jaguarskx]

The good thing about the Dell is that it has a more powerful CPU, the quad core i5-6300HQ as opposed to a dual core i7-6500u. Though it has a smaller capacity SSD (256GB vs. 512GB). Everything else looks similar based on the specs.

Can say much about the much about the keyboard. I tested out keyboards of various laptops I was interested in buying over the years and I have to say I generally prefer keyboards on business laptops as opposed to consumer laptops. The trackpad is not a bit deal to me since I always use a mouse with laptop.

Based on lots of posts regarding Asus customer / tech support... it seems that is their weakest link. If you need to contact Asus support, then it can be pretty difficult to reach a human being. I recall one complaint where someone was finally able to speak to a human being after 3 weeks of the initial call to Asus support. You should take it with a grain of salt because most people generally post about complaints rather than compliments.

The best advice I can give when looking for possible issues with the laptops is to read the 1 and 2 stars reviews for each laptops to determine what the most common complaints each laptop has and then decide from there. The Dell does have a higher percentage of 1 and 2 star reviews compared to the Asus.