Dell or Acer laptop?

Definitely not Acer:

For what you are doing, I suggest getting an i5 or i7 processor and at least 8 gigs of RAM.

Mainstream Windows laptop mfg ratings:

Lenovo is the number one, followed by Asus, HP, Dell, and Samsung.

At the bottom of the pile are, from the bottom up, Sony, Acer/Gateway, and Toshiba.

Purchasing a laptop is a highly personal decision. You need to decide what type of keyboard you want: do you want a full sized keyboard or are you okay with something smaller? Do you like or despise the chicklet keyboards like apple uses? Do you want a backlit keyboard? Do you want a numeric keypad? Do you want a touchpad and/or point stick? Do you want 2 mouse buttons or 3? Do you want them above or below the touchpad? How large a screen: 13"? 14"? 15.6"? 17"? If you are highly mobile, then smaller is lighter. If you don't move around much then bigger means heavier but a much more visible screen. These are all things to ponder which have a significant impact on how happy you are with your laptop experience.

Best to go with a dell better specs and good gpus also some can be custom made