Laptop opinions for a student?

Ok so this is my first post on the Verge forum. I'm looking for a laptop. I'm a student and I will be using it for Word Processing, lots of music, movies, TV shows, and web browsing. I will not be gaming, editing video etc. so I don't need anything amazing. I am considering the new Dell Inspiron 15r and the Acer Aspire TimelineX.

Aspire - http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/models/aspire-timelinex

Inspiron - http://www.dell.com/us/soho/p/inspiron-15r-5520/pd

My price range is around $500 - $600. I'm having some trouble deciding between the two. If anyone has opinions or anything I should know about the two it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!