Need help deciding on best sub $500 "gaming" laptop!

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I have this one in mind, but I want a second opinion before pulling the trigger.

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 8 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Windows 8.1 E5-573G-59C3 - Newegg.com-34-315-016--Product

Thanks!!!

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Thanks for letting me know!!

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I have a Lenovo with similar specs except without the 8GB ssd, an AMD M260 gpu which I think is comparable and a 1080p screen. Got it for about 800AUD so IMO what you have there is a good deal. I get around 50fps in non demanding games like Terraria and DotA2 for reference. Take note if you plan to also put Linux on your machine you will have to deal with laptop dual graphics driver issues (hit and miss problem). Another thing to note is I have a 6 cell battery with this model so maybe you could get a better deal still.