Acer - Nitro 5 - 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop – Intel Core i5 – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti - 16GB DDR4 - 512GB Gen 4 SSD - Black - Obsidian Black
Model: AN515-58-5046
SKU: 6504566
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Customers enjoy the Nitro 5's performance, graphics capabilities, and backlit keyboard. Positive feedback also highlights its price, display, and storage options, along with its sturdy build. However, some users note that the battery life could be improved, and that the fan noise and heat generation are potential drawbacks. The weight of the laptop and the sound quality of the speakers also received some negative comments.
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I've used a few Acer laptops in the past, was never really impressed with them. But this? I was absolutely blown away by this laptop. Has a decent graphics card for light gaming, a beast of a processor, 16gb of ddr4 ram, at 3200mhz, and a 512gb SSD, which can be either upgraded, or you can add an extra SATA SSD if needed. Not sure why it says this runs on android, it has Windows 11 lol. Also, it doesnt get fingerprints on it, which was nice to see. It is a plastic build, but very durable. The cooling system in this is better than most gaming laptops out there, the thermals are incredible. And the Nitro Sense software lets you adjust the RGB on the keyboard, as well as the cooling. As for battery life, I mean its a gaming laptop. You can get 2-4 hours when using just the battery. The Display is decent, definitely not the best, but its not bad at all. If you have a budget under 1,000, this is the one to go with
Posted by Lexius
I've reviewed other Acer Nitro 5 laptops and this is by far the best revision. Comes with all the bells you could ask for in a budget entry level machine. A powerful i5-12500H that competes with some CPUs that are more expensive. Its has an RTX 3050 TI that is faster than the standard 3050. It's not by much but it is what it is. The case design is pretty clean and does away with those horrible red keys. Has 16GB of RAM standard which used to be only 8GB. Plenty of expansion space and comes with a pretty fast NVME drive which is only 512GB. It'll hold 10 games easily so don't install all of the COD series as some of them such as Warzone is over 150GB. Webcam is pretty decent while the speakers are awful. Battery life is still the same as its still using the same size battery as the previous (55wh). Expect around 3 hours and even less if you are gaming. There is no mux switch which would help. Display is 144Hz and the brightness is low. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-300 nits. Other improvements are the increased fan speeds for the fans reaching over 7000RPM’s when on Max.. This helps to lower temps that were high in the past in conjunction with the new openings on the top to allow air intake. With that said, it’s still a good machine for under a grand. My full review can be found on YouTube. Just look for Meanpooh.
Posted by Meanpooh
i use this laptop specifically to play games and i have a macbook for everything else. it runs everything i play super smooth and i really love it. wouldn’t recommend for just general use, definitely only get if you plan to play lots of games on it. only complaints are that the speakers are pretty bad and the battery dies fast, but that’s expected with a budget gaming laptop that’s gonna be plugged in and used with headphones most of the time anyway. the only thing i really wish was different was the color accuracy, it’s not bad but not great either. also, the keyboard is AMAZING
Posted by natalie