As an engineering student, laptops are one of our major investments that we can use in the

field. So we must be a little selective in choosing what laptop would be appropriate in accommodating
the software’s we’re using in civil engineering such as AutoCAD, Excel Based Programs, Revit, STAAD,
Sketchup, Lumion, etc. Moreover, our decision will lead us to utilizing the laptop’s capability to ease our
work and loads.

In purchasing a laptop, quality is an essential thing to look whatever its price is because we’re
looking for a laptop that we will use for our entire college journey and career as well. Through
narrowing, there are three laptops that tops off my list. Acer Nitro 5, Asus TUF Gaming F15 and MSI
PS63 8RD-254PH.

SPECIFICATIONS MSI GF63 THIN 11UD - Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45- ASUS TUF FX506HCB-
022PH R2NV HN175W
PRICE RANGE (70K –
72k)
PRICE 71, 999 69,999 69,995
GENERAL
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 11
WEIGHT 2 kg 2.7 kg 2.3 kg
DISPLAY
SCREEN SIZE 15.6 inches 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
SCREEN RESOLUTION 1920 x 1080 Pixels 1920 x 1080 Pixels 1920 x 1080 Pixels
PERFORMANCE
PROCESSOR INTEL CORE i7 11800H RYZEN 7 5800H INTEL CORE i7 11800H
GRAPHICS CARD 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce 6GB, NVIDIA GeForce 6GB, NVIDIA GeForce
RTX3050Ti RTX3060 RTX3060
RAM (GB) 8GB RAM 16GB RAM 8GB RAM
DOUBLE DATA RATE DDR4 DDR4 DDR4
STORAGE 512GB SSD 512GB SSD 1TB SSD

SPECIFICATIONS MSI GF63 THIN 11UD - Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45- ASUS TUF FX506HCB-
022PH R2NV HN175W
PRICE RANGE
PRICE PHP PHP PHP
GENERAL
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
WEIGHT kg kg kg
DISPLAY
SCREEN SIZE inches inches inches
SCREEN RESOLUTION Pixels Pixels Pixels
PERFORMANCE
PROCESSOR INTEL CORE i7 11800H RYZEN 7 5800H INTEL CORE i7 11800H
RAM (GB) bytes bytes bytes
DOUBLE DATA RATE DDR DDR DDR
STORAGE bytes bytes bytes
SPECIFICATIONS CRITERIA (HIGHEST FOR MOST PREFERRED;
LOWEST FOR THE LEAST PREFERRED)
PRICE CHEAPEST (3 POINTS)
AVERAGE (2 POINTS)
EXPENSIVE (1 POINT)
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 11 (3 POINTS)
WINDOWS 10 ( Z POINTS)
AESTHETICS HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE (3 PTS)
ATTRACTIVE (2 PTS)
SLIGHTLY ATTRACTIVE (1 PT)
WEIGHT LIGHT (3 POINTS)
SLIGHTLY HEAVY ( 2 POINTS)
HEAVY (3 POINTS)
SCREEN RESOLUTION 1920 x 1080 Pixels ( 3 POINTS)
PROCESSOR INTEL CORE i7 11800H (3 POINTS)
RYZEN 7 5800H (2 POINTS)
GRAPHICS CARD NVIDIA 3060 ( 3 POINTS)
NVIDIA 3050 (2 POINTS)
RAM(GB) 16 GB RAM ( 3 POINTS)
8 GB RAM (2 POINTS)
DOUBLE DATA RATE DDR4 (3 POINTS)
STORAGE 1TB SSD ( 3 POINTS)
512GB SSD (2 POINTS)

SPECIFICATIONS MSI GF63 THIN 11UD - Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45- ASUS TUF FX506HCB-
022PH R2NV HN175W
AESTHETICS SLIGHTLY ATTRACTIVE HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE
WEIGHT LIGHT HEAVY SLIGHTLY HEAVY
SCREEN RESOLUTION VERY HIGH VERY HIGH VERY HIGH
PROCESSOR HIGH PROCESSING LESS PROCESSING HIGH PROCESSING
POWER POWER POWER
GRAPHICS CARD HIGH FPS VERY HIGH FPS VERY HIGH FPS
RAM(GB) AVERAGE FASTER AVERAGE
DOUBLE DATA RATE HIGHER LATENCY HIGHER LATENCY HIGHER LATENCY
STORAGE SMALL SMALL LARGE

SPECIFICATIONS MSI GF63 THIN 11UD - Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45- ASUS TUF FX506HCB-
022PH R2NV HN175W
PRICE 1 2 3
OPERATING SYSTEM 2 2 3
AESTHETICS 1 3 3
WEIGHT 3 1 2
SCREEN RESOLUTION 3 3 3
PROCESSOR 3 2 3
GRAPHICS CARD 2 3 3
 RAM(GB) 2 3 2
DOUBLE DATA RATE 3 3 3
STORAGE 1 1 3
TOTAL: 21 22 26 (BEST OPTION)

Upon tabulating the result, ASUS TUF FX506HCB-HN175W garners the highest score of 26 points
among the other two options. This laptop also is the cheapest has the best quality in terms of specs and
its look. Furthermore, I personally do believe that this laptop will help me elevate my skills in different
software through its specs and I’m looking forward to purchase this laptop as part of who I will become
in the near future.