Advice on a laptop

Personally I think I'd suggest the ASUS, but it's moderately tough decision. I don't think either option is a great one, but they certainly aren't bad for the price. The ACER's screen may end up looking a touch better because they are the same resolution but the ACER screen is slightly smaller, but then the smaller screen may be an issue depending on what you are wanting to do. I multitask so much, I won't do less than the full size 15.6" standard myself.
In the end, the reason I go with the ASUS is the fact that, while I know both brands, I trust ASUS more. I've been using ASUS products for nearly 2 full decades now, and the only one time I ever had an issue was with a laptop (and really, that wasn't on ASUS, it was an HDD failure, so it falls more on the HDD manufacturer than them). They had STELLAR customer service, and got me RMA'd, totally sorted out, and I had my laptop back in about two weeks, which was amazing considering the shipping times. You'd have to check on that particular model, but another thing I love about ASUS is their warranties are usually pretty great too. Like my laptop was listed as having a 1 year warranty when I bought it, but when I got it the warranty pamphlet told me that if I registered it through their website within 30 days, the warranty was extended to 2 years, and the first year would include accidental damage coverage.